Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Руководство по эксплуатации

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To avoid the risks resulting from the deployment of
an airbag, each vehicle occupant must observe the
following information in particular:
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Before starting your journey, adjust your seat
correctly; both the driver's and co-driver seat
should be moved as far back as possible.
When doing so, always observe the information
on the correct driver's seat position
(
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page 66).
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Only hold the steering wheel by the steering
wheel rim. This allows the airbag to be fully
deployed.
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Always lean against the seat backrest when
the vehicle is in motion. Do not lean forwards
or against the door or side window. You may
otherwise be in the deployment area of the air-
bags.
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Always keep your feet on the floor. Do not put
your feet on the cockpit, for example. Your feet
may otherwise be in the deployment area of
the airbag.
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If children are traveling in the vehicle, observe
the additional notes (
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page 39).
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Always stow and secure objects correctly.
Objects in the vehicle interior may prevent an air-
bag from functioning correctly. Each vehicle occu-
pant must always make sure of the following in
particular:
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There are no people, animals or objects
between the vehicle occupants and an airbag.
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There are no objects between the seat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
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There are no hard objects, e.g. coat hangers,
hanging on the grab handles or coat hooks.
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There are no accessories, such as mobile navi-
gation devices, mobile phones or cup holders,
within the deployment area of an airbag, e.g.
on the cockpit, on the door, on the side win-
dow or on the side trim.
In addition, no connecting cables, tensioning
straps or retaining straps must be routed or
attached to the vehicle within the deployment
area of an airbag. Always comply with the
accessory manufacturer's installation instruc-
tions and, in particular, the notes on suitable
places for installation.
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There are no heavy, sharp-edged or fragile
objects in the pockets of your clothing. Store
such objects in a suitable place.
Limitations of the protection provided by air bags
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WARNING Risk of injury due to modifica-
tions to the cover of an airbag
If you change the cover of an airbag or attach
objects, e.g. even stickers, to it, the airbag may
no longer function as intended.
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Never modify the cover of an airbag.
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Do not attach any objects to the cover.
The installation location of an air bag is identified
by the AIRBAG symbol (
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page 36).
Objects in the deployment area of an air bag may
prevent the air bag from functioning correctly.
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WARNING Risk of injury from objects in
the deployment area of an airbag
Objects in the deployment area of an airbag
can hinder or prevent the correct deployment
of the airbag.
The airbag may then deploy in an uncontrolled
manner and may even cause additional injuries
to the vehicle occupants by deploying. This
may be the case in particular if the airbag is
integrated into the seat.
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Always stow and secure objects cor-
rectly.
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Before commencing your journey, make
sure that no objects are stowed in the
deployment area of an airbag.
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WARNING Risk of injury or death due to
the use of unsuitable seat covers
If you use unsuitable seat covers, the airbags
cannot protect vehicle occupants as they are
designed to do.
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Only use seat covers that are approved
by the sales organization responsible for
your vehicle.
You can find information on the sales organization
for your vehicle in the publication details for this
Operator's Manual.
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WARNING Risk of injury due to malfunc-
tioning sensors in the door
The function of the airbags can be impaired
due to modifications or incorrect work per-
formed on the doors or door trim, or if the
doors are damaged.
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