Mercedes-Benz SLK 230 KOMPRESSOR 1999, Owner'S Manual

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im pacts which may cause sig­
nificant injuries, however, no
system available today can
totally elim inate injuries and
fatalities.
The activation of the “SR S”
tem porarily releases a small
am ount of dust from the
airbags.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. To provide
continued reliability after that
date, they should be inspected
by an authorized M ercedes-B enz
dealer at that tim e and replaced
when necessary.
Your vehicle was originally
equipped with a Supplem ental
Restraint System (SRS). The
SRS airbags are designed to
activate in certain im pacts
exceeding a preset threshold to
reduce the potential and severity
of injury. M ercedes-B enz
encourages you to replace
deployed airbags and repair any
m alfunctioning airbags to
ensure the vehicle will continue
to provide m axim um crash
protections for occupants.
W arning!
It is very im portant for 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 against the back­
rest. Fasten your seat belt and
ensure that it is properly
positioned on the body.
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
upright position with your
back against the backrest.
• A djust the driver seat
rearw ard as far as possible,
still perm itting proper
operation of vehicle
controls.
• 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 the driver front airbag
inflates.
• A djust the p assenger seat
as far as possible rearw ard
from the dashboard when
the seat is occupied.
• C hildren 12 years old and
u nder m ust never ride in
this vehicle, except in a
M ercedes-B enz authorized
BabySm art™ com patible
child seat, w hich operates
w ith the B abySm art™
system installed in the
vehicle to deactivate the
passenger side front airbag
w hen it is properly installed.
O therw ise they will be
struck by the airbag when it
inflates in a crash. If this
happens, serious or fatal
injury will result.
Failure to follow these in­
structions can result in severe
or fatal injuries to you or other
occupants.
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