Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3 1991, Owner'S Manual

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Driver Airbag
The most effective occupant restraint
system yet developed for use in pro­
duction vehicles is the three point seat
belt. In some cases, however, the
protective effect of seat belts can be
further enhanced by an airbag.
The driver airbag (1) is located in the
steering wheel hub and, in conjunction
with wearing the seat belts with emer­
gency tensioning retractors (2), pro­
vides increased protection for the
driver.
The operational readiness of the air­
bag system is verified by the indicator
lamp “ SRS” (3) in the instrument
cluster. If no fault is detected, the lamp
will go out after approximately
4 seconds; after the lamp goes out,
the system continues to monitor the
components and circuitry of the airbag
system and will indicate a malfunction
by coming on again.