Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988, Owner'S Manual

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Im p o rtan t note:
The air bag is desig ned to a c tiv a te
only in se ve re fro n tal im p acts within
th e shaded area shown in th e illus­
tra tio n on p ag e 38. Only during
th e s e typ es of im p ac ts will it p ro ­
vide its s u p p lem en tal p ro tectio n .
The driver should alw ays w e a r th e
s e a t b elt, o th e rw is e it is not p ossi­
ble for th e air bag to provide its
intended p ro tectio n .
In ca se s o f le ss seve re fro n ta l
im p a c ts , ro ll-o v e rs , s id e o r rea r c o lli­
s io n s , o r o th e r a c c id e n ts w ith o u t s e ­
vere fro n ta l fo rc e s , the air bag w ill n o t
be activ a te d . The d riv e r and o th e r
p a s s e n g e rs w ill th e n be p ro te c te d by
th e fa s te n e d sea t b e lts.
T he a c tiv a tio n o f th e “ S R S ” te m p o ra ­
rily releases a sm all a m o u n t o f d u s t
fro m the d riv e r a ir bag and th e seat
b e lt e m e rg e n c y te n s io n in g re tra c to rs .
T his d u s t, ho w e ver, is n e ith e r in ju ­
rio u s to y o u r health, n o r d o e s it in d i­
c a te a fire in th e veh icle .
S afe ty G uid elin es for th e S u p p le­
m ental R e s tra in t S ystem - S ea t
Belts, E m erg en cy Tensioning
R e tra c to r and Air Bag
W arning!
D am aged belts or b elts th at
w ere highly stres sed in an a c c i­
d en t m ust b e rep laced and th eir
anchoring points m ust also be
checked. Use only b elts installed
o r su p plied by M E R C E D E S -
BENZ.
• Do not pass b elts over sharp
edges.
• Do not m ake any m odification
th a t could ch an g e th e e ffe c tiv e ­
ness of th e belts.
• An air bag o r e m ergency te n s io n ­
ing re tra c to r (ETR) th a t w as a c ti­
va ted m ust be replaced.
• No m o d ificatio n s of any kind may
be m ade to any co m p o nents or
w iring of th e “ S R S ” . This
includes th e installatio n of ad d i­
tional trim m aterial, badges, etc.
over th e ste erin g w heel hub and
installatio n of ad d itio nal e le c tri­
c a l/e le c tro n ic e q u ip m e n t on or
near “ S R S ” co m p o nents and w ir­
ing.
Im p o rtan t n ote:
The service life of th e air bag
ex ten d s to th e d a te ind icated on th e
label lo c a te d on th e d river-sid e d oo r
latch post. To provide co ntinued
reliab ility a fte r th a t d a te , it should
be in s p e cte d by an au th orized
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z d e a le r a t th at
tim e and re p la ced w hen necessary.
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