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Safety and Security

Occupant safety

Warning! G

Accident research shows that the safest

place for children in an automobile is in the

rear seat.

It should be noted that with respect to both

front side impact air bag and/or rear side

impact air bag* there is a possibility for a

side impact air bag related injury if occu-

pants, especially children, are not properly

seated or restrained when next to a side im-

pact air bag which needs to deploy rapidly in

a side impact in order to do its job.

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

front side impact air bag and/or rear

side impact air bag* inflates. This could

result in serious injuries or death should

the front side impact air bag and/or rear

side impact air bag* be activated.

(2) Always sit nearly upright, properly use

the seat belts and for children 12 years

old and under, use an appropriately

sized infant or toddler restraint or boost-

er seat recommended for the size and

weight of the child.

(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 the rear mount-

ed side impact air bags* deactivated, then

deactivation can be accomplished upon

your written request to do so at your autho-

rized Mercedes-Benz Center at an additional

cost.

Please contact your local authorized

Mercedes-Benz Center or call our Customer

Assistance Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes

(1-800-367-6372) for details.

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Air bags are designed to activate only

in certain frontal impacts (front

air bags), or side impacts (front side

impact air bags, rear side impact

air bags* 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 thresholds, will they provide their

supplemental protection.

The driver and passengers should

always wear their seat belts. Otherwise

it is not possible for air bags to provide

their supplemental protection.

In cases of other frontal impacts, an-

gled impacts, roll-overs, other side im-

pacts, rear collisions, or other

accidents, the air bags will not be acti-

vated. The driver and the passenger will

then be protected by the fastened seat

belts.

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