MAYBACH 57 - Airbags

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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Warning! G
In the event that the 1 indicator lamp
comes on during driving or does not come
on at all, the SRS self-check has detected a
malfunction. For your safety, we strongly
recommend that you visit an authorized
Maybach Studio immediately to have the
system checked; otherwise the SRS may not
be activated when needed in an accident,
which could result in serious or fatal injury,
or it might deploy unexpectedly and un-
necessarily which could also result in
injury.
In addition, improper repair work on
the SRS creates a risk of rendering the SRS
inoperative or causing unintended airbag
deployment. Work on the SRS must there-
fore only be performed by qualified tech-
nicians. Contact an authorized Maybach
Studio.
Airbags
Warning! G
Airbags are designed to reduce the poten-
tial of injury and fatality in certain frontal
impacts (front airbags), side impacts (side
impact airbags and head protection win-
dow curtain airbags) or rollovers (head
protection window curtain airbags). How-
ever, no system available today can totally
eliminate injuries and fatalities.
The activation of the airbags temporarily
releases a small amount of dust from the
airbags. This dust, however, is neither inju-
rious to your health, nor does it indicate a
fire in the vehicle. The dust might cause
some temporary breathing difficulty for
people with asthma or other breathing
trouble. To avoid this, you may wish to get
out of the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do
so. If you have any breathing difficulty but
cannot get out of the vehicle after the air-
bag inflates, then get fresh air by opening
a window or door.
Warning! G
To reduce the risk of injury when the front
airbags inflate, it is very important for the
driver and front passenger to always be in
a properly seated position and to wear
your seat belts.
For maximum protection in the event of a
collision always be in normal seated posi-
tion with your back against the seat back-
rest. Fasten your seat belt and make sure it
is properly positioned on your body.
Since the airbag inflates with considerable
speed and force, a proper seating and
hands on steering wheel position will help
to keep you at a safe distance from the air-
bag. Occupants who are unbelted, out of
position or too close to the airbag can be
seriously injured by an airbag as it inflates
with great force in the blink of an eye:
 Sit properly belted in a nearly upright
position with your back against the
seat backrest.
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