Mercedes-benz 2005 ML 350 User Manual download pdf (Page 63)

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Safety and Security

Occupant safety

To help avoid the possibility of injury, please

follow these guidelines:

(1) Occupants, especially children, should

never place their bodies or lean their

heads in the area of the door where the

side airbag inflates. This could result in

serious injuries or death should the side

airbag be activated.

(2) Always sit nearly upright, properly use

the seat belts and use an appropriately

sized infant or child restraint system for

all children 12 years old or under.

(3) Always wear seat belts properly.

If you believe that, even with the use of

these guidelines, it would be safer for your

rear seat occupants to have both rear door

mounted side airbags deactivated, then

deactivation can be accomplished upon

your written request to do so at an

authorized Mercedes-Benz Light Truck

Center at an additional cost.

Please contact an authorized

Mercedes-Benz Light Truck Center or call

our Customer Assistance Center at

1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)

for details.

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Airbags are designed to activate only in

certain frontal impacts (front airbags)

and in side impacts (side impact and

head protection window curtain air-

bags) which exceed preset thresholds.

Only during these types of impacts, if of

sufficient severity to meet the deploy-

ment tresholds, will they provide their

supplemental protection.

The driver and passengers should

always wear their seat belts. Otherwise

it is not possible for airbags to provide

their supplemental protection.

In cases of other frontal impacts,

angled impacts, roll-overs, other side

impacts, rear collisions, or other acci-

dents, the airbags will not be activated.

The driver and passengers will then be

protected by the fastened seat belts.

We caution you not to rely on the

presence of the airbags in order to

avoid wearing your seat belt.

Your vehicle was originally equipped

with airbags that are designed to acti-

vate in certain impacts exceeding a

preset threshold to reduce the poten-

tial and severity of injury. It is important

to your safety and that of your passen-

gers that you replace deployed airbags

and repair any malfunctioning airbags

to make sure the vehicle will continue

to provide supplemental crash protec-

tion for occupants.

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