Safety and Security
Occupant safety
When you sell your vehicle we strongly
urge you to give notice to the subsequent
owner that it is equipped with an SRS by
alerting them to the applicable section in
the Operator’s Manual.
Driver and passenger airbags are
deployed:
ț
ț
An airbag system component within the
steering wheel gets hot after the airbag
has inflated. Do not touch.
ț
ț
in the event of a frontal impact
Improper work on the system, including
incorrect installation and removal, can
lead to possible injury through an unin-
tended activation of the SRS.
if impact exceeds a preset deployment
threshold
Front airbags
ț
independently of the side impact
airbags
ț
ț
ț
In addition, through improper work
there is a risk of rendering the SRS inop-
erative or causing unintended airbag de-
ployment. Work on the SRS must
therefore only be performed by qualified
technicians. Contact your authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
The airbags will not deploy in impacts
which do not exceed the system’s
deployment thresholds. You will then be
protected by the fastened seat belts.
The passenger front airbag will only be
deployed if:
For your protection and the protection
of others, when scrapping the airbag
unit or emergency tensioning device,
our safety instructions must be fol-
lowed. These instructions are available
from your authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
ț
ț
the front passenger seat is occupied
the PASS. AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp
in the center console is not lit
(୴ page 66)
ț
the impact exceeds a preset
deployment treshold
Given the considerable deployment
speed and the textile structure of the
airbags, there is the possibility of abra-
sions or other injuries resulting from air-
bag deployment.
1 Driver’s airbag
2 Passenger front airbag
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Product Specification
Categories | Mercedes-Benz C-Class Manuals, Mercedes-Benz Manuals |
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Tags | Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Mercedes-Benz C230, Mercedes-Benz C240, Mercedes-Benz C32 AMG, Mercedes-Benz C320, Mercedes-benz W203 |
Model Year | 2004 |
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It is a good reference material specially if you bought the car second hand