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Mercedes-Benz E-class 1998 Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) User Manual

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Warning!

The BabySmart™ Airbag Deactivation

System will ONLY work with a special

seat designed to operate with it. It will

not work with seats which are not

BabySmart™ compatible.

Never place anything between seat

cushion and child seat (e.g. pillow),

since it reduces the effectiveness of

the deactivation system.

Follow the manufacturer's

instructions for installation of special

child seats.

The passenger side front airbag will

not deploy only if the

indicator

lamp remains illuminated.

Please be sure to check the indicator

every time you use the special system

child seat. Should the light go out

while the restraint is installed, please

check installation. If the light remains

out, do not use the BabySmart™

restraint to transport children, or

otherwise-do not transport child re-

straints on the front passenger seat

until the system has been repaired.

Self-Test BabySmart™

Without Special Child Seat

Installed

After turning electronic key in steering
lock to position 1 or 2, the indicator
lamp located on center console comes
on for approx. 6 seconds.

If the lamp should not come on or is
continuously lit, the system is not
functioning. You must see an
authorized Mercedes-Benz dealer
before using any child seat.







BabySmart™ is a trademark of
Siemens Automotive Corp

Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)

The term Supplemental Restraint System
means that airbags are intended as a
supplement to seat belts. Airbags alone
cannot protect as well as airbags plus seat
belts in impacts for which the airbags
were designed to operate, and do not
afford any protection whatsoever in
crashes for which the system is not
designed to deploy.

The SRS uses two crash severity levels
(thresholds) to activate either the ETR or
airbag or both. Activation depends on the
direction and severity of the impact,
exceeding the thresholds and fastening of
the seat belt.

Seat belt fastened

• first threshold exceeded: ETR activates
• second threshold exceeded: airbag

also activates


Seat belt not fastened

• first threshold exceeded: airbag

activates, but not ETR


Driver and front passenger systems
operate independently from each other.

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