W arning!
The B abySm art™ Airbag
Deactivation System will ONLY
w ork with a special seat d e
signed to operate w ith it. It will
not w ork with seats w hich are
not B abySm art™ com patible.
N ever place anything between
seat cushion and child seat
(e.g. pillow ), since it reduces
the effectiveness of the
deactivation system .
Follow the m a n u fa ctu rer’s
instructions for installation of
special child seats.
The p assen g er side front
a irbag w ill not d eploy only if
the E53 in d icato r lam p rem ains
illum inated.
Please be sure to check the
indicator every tim e you use
the special system child seat.
Should the light go out w hile
the restraint is installed, please
check installation. If the light
rem ains out, do not use the
BabySm art™ restraint to tran s
port children, or o th e rw is e -
do not tran sp ort child
restraints on the fro nt passen
ger seat until the system has
been repaired.
Self-Test B abySm art™
W ithout Special Child Seat
Installed
A fter turning electronic key in
steering lock to position 1 or 2, the
S 3 indicator lamp located on
center console com es on for
approx. 6 seconds.
If the lam p should not com e on or
is continuously lit, the system is not
functioning. You m ust see an
authorized M ercedes-Benz dealer
before using any child seat.
S u p p lem en tal R estrain t System
(SR S)
The term S upplem ental R estraint
System m eans that airbags are
intended as a supplem ent to seat
belts. A irbags alone cannot protect
as w ell as airbags plus seat belts in
im pacts for w hich the airbags were
designed to operate, and do not
afford any protection w hatsoever in
crashes for w hich the system is not
designed to deploy.
The SR S uses tw o crash severity
levels (thresholds) to activate
either the ETR or airbag or both.
Activation d epends on the direction
and se verity of the impact, exceed
ing the th re sho lds and fastening of
the seat belt.
Seat belt fastened
• first threshold exceeded:
ETR activates
• second threshold exceeded:
airbag also activates
Seat belt not fastened
• first threshold exceeded:
airbag activates, but not ETR
B abyS m a rt is a tra d e m a rk of
S iem en s A u to m o tive C orp.
D river and fron t passenger
system s operate independently
from each other.
Summary of Contents for C 230 1998
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