2008 Mercedes-Benz R320 R350 V251 Owners Manual

Safety and Security
Occupant safety
i Deployment of the driver front air bag does
not mean that the front passenger front air bag
also should have deployed.
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If you must install a rear-facing child
restraint on the front passenger seat
because circumstances require you to
do so, make sure that the
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If you have to place a child in a
forward-facing child restraint on the
front passenger seat, move the seat as
far back as possible, use the proper
child restraint recommended for the
age, size and weight of the child, and se-
cure child restraint with the vehicle’s
seat belt according to the child seat
manufacturer’s instructions. For
children larger than the typical
The Occupant Classification System (page 77)
may have determined:
59
indicator lamp is illumi-
nated, indicating that the front passen-
ger front air bag is deactivated. Should
the 59 indicator lamp not
illuminate or go out while the restraint is
installed, please check installation. Peri-
odically check the 59 indi-
cator lamp while driving to make sure
the 59 indicator lamp is il-
luminated. If the 59 indica-
tor lamp goes out or remains out, do not
transport a child on the front passenger
seat until the system has been repaired.
A child in a rear-facing child restraint on
the front passenger seat will be seri-
ously injured or even killed if the front
passenger front air bag inflates.
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that the seat was empty or occupied by the
weight up to or less than that of a typical
12-month-old child seated in a standard
child restraint – both instances where the
system suppresses deployment of the front
passenger front air bag even though the im-
pact met the criteria and was of sufficient
severity to deploy the driver front air bag
12-month-old child, the front passenger
front air bag may or may not be activat-
ed (page 77).
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that the seat was occupied by a small individ-
ual (such as a young teenager or a small
adult) or a child weighing more than the
weight of a typical 12-month-old child in a
standard child restraint – instances where
the system may suppress deployment of the
front passenger front air bag even though
the impact met the criteria and was of suffi-
cient severity to deploy the driver front air
bag
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Model Year2008
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