Mercedes-Benz 2009 SLK 300, Operator'S Manual

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Occupant safety
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ing wheel hub, passenger front air bag
cover, outboard sides of the seat
backrests, door trim panels, or door
frame trims, and installation of additional
electrical/electronic equipment on or
near SRS components and wiring. Keep
area between air bags and occupant free
of objects (e.g. packages, purses,
umbrellas, etc.).
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Air bag system components will be hot
after an air bag has inflated. Do not touch
them.
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Never place your feet on the instrument
panel, dashboard, or on the seat. Always
keep both feet on the floor in front of the
seat.
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In addition, improper repair work on the
SRS creates a risk of rendering the SRS
inoperative or causing unintended air bag
deployment. Work on the SRS must
therefore only be performed by qualified
technicians. Contact an authorized Mer-
cedes-Benz Center.
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For your protection and the protection of
others, when scrapping the air bag unit
or ETD, our safety instructions must be
followed. These instructions are available
from any authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
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Given the considerable deployment
speed, required inflation volume, and the
material of the air bags, there is the pos-
sibility of abrasions or other, potentially
more serious injuries resulting from air
bag deployment.
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Warning!
Only use seat covers which have been
tested and approved by Mercedes-Benz for
your vehicle model. Using other seat covers
may interfere with or prevent the deploy-
ment of the head-thorax air bags. Contact
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for
availability.
If you sell your vehicle, we strongly recom-
mend that you inform the subsequent owner
that the vehicle is equipped with SRS and
refer them to the applicable section in the
Operator’s Manual.
Front air bags
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Observe Safety notes, see
page 43.
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Driver air bag
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Passenger air bag
3
Knee bag (passenger side)
4
Knee bag (driver’s side)
The front air bags are designed to provide
increased protection for the driver and pas-
senger against the risk of injuries to the head
and thorax.
Driver and passenger air bags and knee bags
are deployed:
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in the event of certain frontal impacts
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if impact exceeds a preset deployment
threshold
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