Occupant safety – Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2007 User Manual
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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
In this section you will learn the most im-
portant facts about the restraint systems
of the vehicle.
The restraint systems are
ț
Seat belts (
ț
Child restraints (
ț
Lower anchors and tethers for children
(LATCH) (
Additional protection potential provide
ț
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
with
ț
ț
Air bag control unit (with crash
sensors)
ț
Emergency tensioning device (ETD)
for seat belts (
ț
Seat belt force limiter (
ț
Preventive occupant safety
(PRE-SAFE
®
Air bag system components with
ț
The front passenger front air bag off in-
dicator lamp (
ț
Front passenger seat with Occupant
Classification System (OCS)
(
As independent systems, their protective
functions work in conjunction with each
other.
The SRS system conducts a self-test when
the ignition is switched on and in regular
intervals while the engine is running. This
facilitates early detection of malfunctions.
The
= indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster (
page 28) comes on when the
ignition is switched on and goes out no lat-
er than a few seconds after the engine has
been started.
The SRS components are in operational
readiness when the
= indicator lamp is
not lit when the engine is running.
A malfunction in the system has been
detected if the
= indicator lamp:
ț
fails to go out not later than approxi-
mately 4 seconds after the engine was
started
ț
does not come on at all
ț
comes on after the engine was started
or while driving
i
For information on infants and children trav-
eling with you in the vehicle and restraint sys-
tems for infants and children, see “Children in
the vehicle” (
Warning!
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Modifications to or work improperly con-
ducted on restraint systems (such as seat
belts and anchors, emergency tensioning
devices, seat belt force limiters or air bags)
or their wiring, as well as tampering with in-
terconnected electronic systems, can lead
to the restraint systems no longer function-
ing as intended.