Mercedes-Benz E 320 Wagon 1999 Additions to Manual - Manual (Page 3)

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Warning!
The BabySmart TM Airbag
Deactivation System will ONLY
work with a special child seat
designed to operate with it. It will
not work with child 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 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 the center
console comes on for approx. 6 seconds.
If the indicator 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 on the front
passenger seat.
BabySmart TM is a trademark of
Siemens Automotive Corp.
Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS)
The term SRS 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 air-bags 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
Emergency Tensioning Retractor
(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 of each other.