Mercedes-Benz 300 TE, Owner'S Manual

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In th e eve nt a m a lfu n c tio n o f the
“ S R S ” is in d ic a te d as o u tlin e d above,
we s tro n g ly re c o m m e n d th a t y ou v is it
an a u th o riz e d M E R C E D E S -B E N Z
d e a le r im m e d ia te ly to have th e s y s ­
tem c h e c k e d ; o th e rw is e th e “ S R S ”
m ay n o t be a c tiv a te d in a m a jo r fro n ta l
ac c id e n t.
Im p ortan t note:
The airbag is d esigned to a c tiv a te
only in m ajor frontal im p ac ts within
th e shaded area shown in th e illus­
tratio n on p ag e 39. Only during
th ese types of im p acts will it p ro ­
vide its su p plem en tal p ro tectio n .
The driver should alw ays w ea r the
s e a t belt, o therw ise it is not p ossi­
ble for the airbag to provide its
intended p ro tectio n .
In case s o f le ss seve re fro n ta l
im p a cts, ro ll-o v e rs , c e rta in side
im p a cts, rea r c o llis io n s , o r o th e r a c c i­
d e n ts w ith o u t seve re fro n ta l fo rc e s ,
th e airbag 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 the n
be p ro te c te d by th e fa s te n e d seat
be lts.
Front P assen g er A irbag
If y o u r v e h ic le is e q u ip p e d w ith th e
o p tio n a l fr o n t p a s s e n g e r airbag, it can
be id e n tifie d by th e le tte rin g “ SRS-
A IR B A G ” on th e d a s h b o a rd ahead of
th e fro n t p a s s e n g e r (c o v e r o f airbag
un it).
Im p o rta n t note:
The fro n t p assen g er airbag is
desig ned to a c tiv a te only in m ajor
frontal im p ac ts w ithin th e shaded
area shown in th e illu stratio n on
p ag e 39. Only during th e s e typ es of
im p ac ts will it provide its s u p p le­