This dust, how ever, is neither
injurious to your health, nor
does it indicate a fire in the
vehicle.
The service life of the airbags
extends to the date indicated on
the label located on the driver-
side door latch post. T o provide
continued reliability after that
date, they should be inspected
by an authorized M ercedes-B enz
dealer at that tim e and replaced
w hen necessary.
Since the airbag inflates with
considerable speed and force,
a proper seating and hands on
steering w heel position will
help to keep you in a safe
d istance from the airbag:
• Sit properly belted in an
u pright position with your
back against the seat back.
• A djust the driver seat as far
as possible rearw ard, still
perm itting proper operation
of vehicle controls.
• Do not lean with your head
or chest close to the steer
ing w heel or dashboard.
• Keep hands on the outside
of steering w heel rim.
Placing hands and arm s
inside the rim can increase
the risk and potential
severity of hand/arm injury
w hen airbag inflates.
• A d ju st the fro n t passenger
seat rearw ard as far as
p ossible from the d ash
board w hen the seat is
occu p ied .
• C hildren 12 years old and
u n d er m ust never ride in
the fro nt seat, excep t in a
M erced es-B en z authorized
B ab yS m art™ com patib le
child seat, w h ich operates
with the B abyS m art™ sys
tem installed in the vehicle
to d eactivate the passenger
side fro n t airbag w hen it is
pro p erly installed. O th er
w ise they will be struck by
the airbag w hen it inflates
in a crash. If this happens,
serio u s or fatal injury will
result.
Failure to fo llo w these in
stru ction s can result in severe
injuries to you or other
occupants.
W arning!
It is very im portant fo r your
safety to alw ays be in a pro
perly seated position and to
w ear your seat belt.
For m axim um protection in the
event of a collision alw ays be
in norm al seated position with
your back again st the seat
back. Fasten yo u r seat belt
and ensure that it is properly
positioned on the body.
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