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Useful information

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This Operator's Manual describes all

models and all standard and optional

equipment of your vehicle available at the

time of publication of the Operator's

Manual. Country-specific differences are

possible. Please note that your vehicle may

not be equipped with all features

described. This also applies to safety-

related systems and functions.

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Please read the information on qualified

specialist workshops (

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page 22).

Occupant safety

Introduction

In this section, you will learn the most

important facts about the restraint system

components of the vehicle.
The restraint system consists of:

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seat belts

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child restraint systems

Additional protection is provided by:

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SRS (Supplemental Restraint System)

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air bag system components with:

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PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp

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front-passenger seat with Occupant

Classification System (OCS)

The different air bag systems work

independently of each other. The protective

functions of the system work in conjunction

with each other. Not all air bags are deployed

in an accident.

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WARNING

Modifications to or work improperly

conducted on restraint system components

or their wiring, as well as tampering with

interconnected electronic systems, can lead

to the restraint systems no longer functioning

as intended.
Air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices

(ETDs), for example, could deploy

inadvertently or fail to deploy in accidents

although the deceleration threshold for air

bag deployment is exceeded. Therefore,

never modify the restraint systems. Do not

tamper with electronic components or their

software.

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See "Children in the vehicle"

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page 51) for more information on

infants and children traveling with you in

the vehicle and restraints for infants and

children.

SRS (Supplemental Restraint System)

Introduction

SRS reduces the risk of occupants coming

into contact with the vehicle's interior in the

event of an accident. It can also reduce the

effect of the forces to which occupants are

subjected during an accident.
SRS consists of:

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6 SRS warning lamp

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air bags

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air bag control unit (with crash sensors)

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Emergency Tensioning Devices

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seat belt force limiters

SRS warning lamp

SRS functions are checked regularly when

you switch on the ignition and when the

engine is running. Therefore, malfunctions

can be detected in good time.
The 6 SRS warning lamp in the instrument

cluster lights up when the ignition is switched

on. It goes out no later than a few seconds

after the engine is started.

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