Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3 1993, Owner'S Manual

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Safety Guidelines for the Seat
Belt, Emergency Tensioning
Retractor and
Warning!
Damaged belts or belts that
were highly stressed in an
accident must be replaced
and their anchoring points
must also be checked. Use
only belts installed or
supplied by an authorized
Mercedes-Benz dealer.
Do not pass belts over
sharp edges.
not make any modifica-
tion that could change the
effectiveness of the belts.
The is designed to
function on a one-time only
basis. An or emer-
gency tensioning retractor
(ETR) that was activated
must be replaced.
No modifications of any
kind may be made to any
components or wiring of the
This includes the
installation of additional trim
material, badges etc. over
the steering wheel hub and
installation of additional
electrical/electronic equip-
ment on or near
components and wiring.
Several system com-
ponents at the steering
wheel get hot after the
bag has inflated. Don’t try to
touch them.
Improper work on the
system, including incorrect
installation and removal,
can lead to possible injury
through an uncontrolled
activation of the
When you sell the vehicle we
strongly urge you to give notice to
the subseauent owner that it is
equipped
an “SRS” by
alerting him to the applicable
section in the Owner’s Manual.
In addition, through impro-
per work there is the risk of
rendering the
in-
operative. Work on the
must therefore only
be performed by an autho-
rized Mercedes-Benz dealer.
When scrapping the
unit or emergency tension-
ing retractor, it is mandatory
to follow our safety instruc-
tions. These instructions
are available at your autho-
rized Mercedes-Benz dealer.
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