2003 Mercedes-Benz CL500 CL600 CL55 AMG Owners Manual

Safety and Security
Occupant safety
ț
Adjust the driver’s seat as far as possi-
ble rearward, still permitting proper op-
eration of vehicle controls. The distance
from the center of the driver’s breast-
bone to the center of the airbag cover on
the steering wheel must be at least
ț
ț
Occupants, especially children, should
never lean their heads in the area of the
door where the side airbag inflates. This
could result in serious injuries or death
should the airbag be triggered. Always
sit upright, properly use the seat belts
and appropriate size infant or child re-
straint system.
Warning!
G
Accident research shows that the safest
place for children in an automobile is in the
rear seat. Should you choose to place a child
12
years old or under in the front passenger
10
inches (25 cm) or more. You should
be able to accomplish this by a combina-
tion of adjustments to the seat and
steering wheel. If you have any prob-
lems, please see your authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
seat of your vehicle, you must properly use
a BabySmart     child restraint which will
turn off the passenger front airbag.
BabySmart
TM
Children 12 years old and under must
never ride in the front seat, except in a
Mercedes-Benz authorized
TM will not, however, turn off any
TM
side impact airbag.
BabySmart
which operates with the BabySmart
system installed in the vehicle to deacti-
vate the passenger front airbag when it
is properly installed. Otherwise they will
be struck by the airbag when it inflates
in a crash. If this happens, serious or fa-
tal injury will result.
compatible child seat,
TM
ț
ț
Do not lean with your head or chest
close to the steering wheel or dash-
board.
It should be noted that with respect to both
front and rear side impact airbags there is a
possibility for a side airbag related injury if
occupants, especially children, are not prop-
erly seated or restrained when next to a side
airbag which needs to deploy rapidly in a
side impact in order to do its job.
Keep hands on the outside of steering
wheel rim. Placing hands and arms in-
side the rim can increase the risk and
potential severity of hand/arm injury
when driver front airbag inflates.
Failure to follow these instructions can re-
sult in severe injuries to you or other occu-
pants.
To help avoid the possibility of injury, please
follow these guidelines:
ț
Adjust the front passenger seat as far as
possible rearward from the dashboard
when the seat is occupied.
If you sell your vehicle you are responsible
to make the buyer aware of these points. Be
sure to give the buyer this Operator’s Manu-
al.
(1)  Occupants, especially children, should
never place their bodies or lean their
heads in the area of the door where the
side airbag inflates. This could result in
56
Product Specification
CategoriesMercedes-Benz CL-Class Manuals, Mercedes-Benz Manuals
Tags, , ,
Model Year2003
Download File
Please Enter the Security Characters Shown Below. Letters are Case Sensitive. Your download link will appear upon completing this step.
- 384 pages
Document File TypePDF
CopyrightAttribution Non-commercial
(3 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
Automotive readers have rated 2003 Mercedes-Benz CL500 CL600 CL55 AMG Owners Manual 5.0 out of 5.0 based on 3 product reviews.
Submit your review (optional)
(will not be displayed)
* Required Field

2003 Mercedes-Benz CL500 CL600 CL55 AMG Owners Manual SKU UPC Model
mike on Oct 26, 2012.



mike on Oct 26, 2012.



mike on Oct 26, 2012.