2005 Mercedes-Benz S430 4MATIC S500 4MATIC S55 AMG S600 Owners Manual

Safety and Security
Occupant safety
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Adjust the driver seat as far as possible
rearward, still permitting proper opera-
tion of vehicle controls. The distance
from the center of the driver’s breast-
bone to the center of the air bag cover
on the steering wheel must be at least
This could result in serious injuries or
death should the air bag be triggered.
Always sit nearly upright, properly use
the seat belts and appropriate size in-
fant or child restraint system.
Warning!
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
seat of your vehicle, you must properly use
a BabySmartTM child restraint which will
turn off the passenger front air bag.
BabySmartTM will not, however, turn off any
side impact air bag.
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Children 12 years old and under must
never ride in the front seat, except in a
Mercedes-Benz authorized
10
in (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 an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
BabySmart
TM1 compatible child seat,
which operates with the BabySmartTM
system installed in the vehicle to deacti-
vate the passenger front air bag when it
is properly installed. Otherwise they will
be struck by the air bag when it inflates
in a crash. If this happens, serious or fa-
tal injury will result.
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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 air bags there is a
possibility for a side air bag related injury if
occupants, especially children, are not prop-
erly seated or restrained when next to a side
air bag 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 air bag inflates.
Failure to follow these instructions can re-
sult in severe injuries to you or other occu-
pants.
If you sell your vehicle, it is important that
you make the buyer aware of this safety in-
formation. Be sure to give the buyer this Op-
erator's Manual.
To help avoid the possibility of injury, please
follow these guidelines:
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Adjust the front passenger seat as far as
possible rearward from the dashboard
when the seat is occupied.
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Occupants, especially children, should
never place their bodies or lean their
heads in the area of the door where the
side air bag inflates. This could result in
Occupants, especially children, should
never lean their heads in the area of the
door where the side air bag inflates.
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BabySmartTM
is a trademark of Siemens Automo-
tive Corp.
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Model Year2005
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