Mercedes-Benz 2007 C 230, Operator'S Manual

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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
death should the air bag be triggered. Al-
ways sit nearly upright, properly use the
seat belts and use an appropriately sized in-
fant or toddler restraint or booster seat rec-
ommended for the size and weight of the
child.
Children can be killed or seriously injured by
an inflating air bag. Note the following
important information when circumstances
require you to place a child in the front pas-
senger seat:
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Your vehicle is equipped with air bag
technology designed to turn off the front
passenger front air bag in your vehicle
when the OCS senses the weight of a
typical 12-month-old child or less along
with the weight of a standard
appropriate child restraint on the front
passenger seat.
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A child in a rear-facing child restraint on
the front passenger seat will be
seriously injured or even killed if the
front passenger front air bag inflates in
a collision which could occur under
some circumstances, even with the
air bag technology installed in your vehi-
cle. The only means to completely elim-
inate this risk is to never place a child in
a rear-facing child restraint in the front
seat. We therefore strongly recommend
that you always place a child in a
rear-facing child restraint in the back
seat.
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If you must install a rear-facing child
restraint on the front passenger seat
because circumstances require you to
do so, make sure that the
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indicator lamp is illuminated,
indicating that the front passenger front
air bag is deactivated. Should the
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indicator lamp not illuminate
or go out while the restraint is installed,
please check installation. Periodically
check the
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indicator lamp
while driving to make sure the
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indicator lamp is illuminated.
If the
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indicator lamp goes out
or remains out,
do not transport a child on the front pas-
senger seat until the system has been
repaired. A child in a rear-facing child re-
straint on the front passenger seat will
be seriously injured or even killed if the
front passenger front air bag inflates.
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If you have to place a child in a
forward-facing child restraint on the
front passenger seat, move the seat as
far back as possible, use the proper
child restraint recommended for the
age, size and weight of the child, and
secure child restraint with the vehicle’s
seat belt according to the child seat
manufacturer’s instructions. For
children larger than the typical
12-month-old child, the front passenger
front air bag may or may not be activat-
ed (
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page 65).
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