Mercedes-Benz 2001 S 600, Operator'S Manual

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Safety Guidelines for the Seat Belt,
Emergency Tensioning Retractor
and Airbag
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.
•
Do not make any modification that
could change the effectiveness of
the belts.
•
The "SRS" is designed to
function on a one-time-only
basis. An airbag or emergency
tensioning retractor (ETR) that
was activated must be replaced.
•
No modifications of any kind may
be made to any
components or wiring of the
"SRS". This includes the
installation of additional trim
material, badges etc. over the
steering wheel hub or front
passenger airbag cover and
installation of additional electrical/
electronic equipment on or near
"SRS" components and wiring.
• An airbag system component
within the steering wheel gets
hot after the airbag has inflated.
•
Improper work on the system,
including incorrect installation
and removal, can lead to possible
injury through an uncontrolled
activation of the "SRS".
•
In addition, through improper
work there is the risk of
rendering the "SRS" inoperative.
Work on the "SRS" must
therefore only be performed by
an authorized Mercedes-Benz
dealer.
•
When scrapping the airbag unit
or emergency tensioning
retractor, it is mandatory to
follow our safety instructions.
These instructions are available
at your authorized Mercedes-Benz
dealer .
When you sell the vehicle we strongly
urge you to give notice to the subsequent
owner that it is equipped with an "SRS"
by alerting him to the applicable section
in the Owner's Manual.
Infant and Child Restraint
Systems
We recommend that all infants and
children be properly restrained at all
times while the vehicle is in motion.
All seats except driver seat have
special seat belt retractors for secure
fastening of child restraints. To use,
fasten child restraint with seat belt:
Follow child restraint instructions for
routing. Then pull belt out completely
and let it retract. The belt is now
locked. Push down on child restraint to
take up any slack.