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Mercedes-Benz 2003 E-Class User Manual

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Safety and Security

Occupant safety

Occupant safety

In this section you will learn the most im-
portant facts about the restraint systems
of the vehicle.

The restraint systems are

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Seat belts

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Emergency tensioning device

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Airbags

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Child seats

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Child seat recognition

As independent systems their protective
effects work in conjunction with each oth-
er.

The

1 warning lamp in the instrument

cluster lights up for about 4 seconds when
you turn the key in the starter switch to
position 1 or 2 or press the KEYLESS-GO*
(if so equipped) start/stop button once or
twice. It goes out when you start the en-
gine. This shows that the restraint systems
are operational.

If the lamp does not come on at all or if it
fails to extinguish after approximately
4 seconds or if it comes on thereafter, a
malfunction in the system has been de-
tected.

More information can be found in the
"Practical hints" section (

page 290).

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For information on infants and children
traveling with you in the vehicle and re-
straint systems for infants and chil-
dren, see “Children in the vehicle”
(

page 65).

Warning!

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In the event that the SRS malfunction indica-
tor lamp lights up during driving or does not
come at all, the SRS may not be operational.
For your safety, we strongly recommend
that you visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center immediately to have the system
checked; otherwise the SRS may not be ac-
tivated when needed in an accident, which
could result in serious or fatal injury, or it
might deploy unexpectedly and unnecessar-
ily which could also result in injury.

Improper work on the restraint systems, in-
cluding incorrect installation and removal,
can lead to possible injury through an unin-
tended activation of the SRS.

In addition, through improper work there is
a risk of rendering the SRS inoperative or
causing unintended airbag deployment.
Work on the SRS must therefore only be per-
formed by an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.

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