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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 modications or incorrect work per-
formed on the doors or door trim, or if the
doors are damaged.
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Never modify the doors or parts of the
doors.
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Always have work on the doors or door
trim carried out at a qualied specialist
workshop.
Risk due to components of the restraint system
that have already been deployed
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have the
vehicle towed to a qualied specialist workshop
aer an accident.
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WARNING Risk of burns from hot air bag
components
The air bag parts are hot aer an air bag has
been deployed.
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Do not touch the air bag parts.
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Have a deployed air bag replaced at a
qualied specialist workshop as soon as
possible.
&
WARNING Risk of injury due to deployed
airbag
A deployed airbag no longer oers any protec-
tion.
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Have the vehicle towed to a qualied
specialist workshop in order to have the
deployed airbag replaced.
Have deployed air bags replaced immediately.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or death from
deployed pyrotechnic Emergency Tension-
ing Devices
Pyrotechnic Emergency Tensioning Devices
that have been deployed are no longer opera-
tional and are unable to perform their inten-
ded protective function.
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Therefore, have deployed pyrotechnic
Emergency Tensioning Devices immedi-
ately replaced at a qualied specialist
workshop.
Seat belts
Releasing seat belts
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Press the release button in the seat belt
buckle and guide the seat belt back with the
seat belt tongue.
*
NOTE Damage caused by trapping the
seat belt
If an unused seat belt is not fully retracted, it
may become trapped in the door or in the seat
mechanism.
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Always ensure that an unused seat belt
is fully retracted.
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