Mercedes-Benz 300 TE, Owner'S Manual

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• Im p ro per w ork on th e system ,
including incorrect in s talla­
tion and rem oval, can lead to
p ossible injury through an
uncontrolled ac tiv atio n of th e
“ S R S ” . In ad d itio n, through
im proper w ork th e re is th e risk
of rendering th e “S R S ” ino­
perative. W ork on th e “ S R S ”
m ust th erefo re only be p er­
form ed by an au th orized
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
• W hen scrapping th e airbag
unit o r e m ergency tensioning
re tra cto r, it is m and ato ry to
fo llo w our sa fety instructions.
These instructions a re av ail­
ab le a t your au th orized
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
W hen y ou sell th e v e h ic le w e s tro n g ly
urge you to give n o tic e to th e s u b ­
s e q u e n t o w n e r th a t it is e q u ip p e d w ith
an “ S R S ” by a le rtin g him to th e a p p li­
cable s e c tio n in th e O w n e r’s M anual.
Infant and Child R e stra in t S ystem s
M e rc e d e s -B e n z o f N o rth A m e ric a
re c o m m e n d s th a t all in fa n ts and c h il­
dre n be re s tra in e d at all tim e s w h ile
the v e h ic le is in m o tio n .
Im p ortan t!
The use o f in fa n t o r c h ild re s tra in ts is
re q u ire d b y law in all 50 s ta te s and all
C anadian p ro v in c e s .
Infan ts and sm all c h ild re n s h o u ld be
s ea ted in an in fa n t o r c h ild re s tra in t
sys te m w h ic h is p ro p e rly s e c u re d by
th e lap b e lt o r lap b e lt p o rtio n o f a lap-
s h o u ld e r be lt, and th a t c o m p lie s w ith
U.S. Federal M o to r V e h ic le S afety
S ta n d a rd 213, and C anadian M o to r
V eh icle S a fe ty S ta n d a rd 213.1. A
s ta te m e n t by th e c h ild re s tra in t m a n u ­
fa c tu re r o f c o m p lia n c e w ith th is s ta n ­
dard can be fo u n d on th e in s tru c tio n
label on th e re s tra in t and in the
in s tru c tio n m anual p ro v id e d w ith th e
re s tra in t.
W hen u s in g any in fa n t o r c h ild re ­
s tra in t s y s te m , be sure to c a re fu lly
read and fo llo w all m a n u fa c tu re r’s
in s tru c tio n s fo r in s ta lla tio n and use.
W arning!
W hen th e child re strain t is not in
use, rem ove it from th e ca r or
secu re it w ith th e s e a t b e lt to
preven t th e child restrain t from
becom ing a p ro je c tile in th e
even t of an accid en t.
Infan ts and sm all c h ild re n s ho uld
n e v e r be held on th e lap, no r
s h o u ld th e y share a sea t b e lt w ith
a n o th e r o c c u p a n t w h ile th e veh icle
is in m o tio n .
A c c o rd in g to a c c id e n t s ta tis tic s ,
c h ild re n are sa fe r w h e n p ro p e rly
re s tra in e d in th e rear s e a tin g p o s i­
tio n s tha n in th e fro n t s e a tin g p o s i­
tio n s.
C h ild re n to o big fo r c h ild re s tra in t
s y s te m s s h o u ld ride in rea r seats
u sin g re g u la r s e a t b e lts. P o s itio n
s h o u ld e r b e lt a c ro s s th e c h e s t and
s h o u ld e r, n o t th e fa c e o r ne ck. A
b o o s te r sea t m ay be ne cessa ry.
This v e h ic le is e q u ip p e d w ith te th e r
a n c h o ra g e s fo r use w ith c h ild re s ­
tra in ts th a t have a to p te th e r strap.
C o n s u lt y o u r a u th o riz e d
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z de aler fo r the
e x a c t lo c a tio n o f th e s e a n ch o ra g e s.
N o te :
Canada M o d e ls only
In c o m p lia n c e w ith Canadian M o to r
V eh icle S afe ty S ta n d a rd 210.1, child
re s tra in t te th e r a n c h o ra g e hardw are
is a tta c h e d to th e to o l k it lo c a te d
b e h in d th e LH panel in th e c a rg o area.
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