2004 Mercedes C-Class Owner's Manual - Page 59

Safety and Security Occupant safety When you sell your vehicle we strongly urge you to give notice to the subsequent owner that it is equipped with an SRS by alerting them to the applicable section in the Operator's Manual. Front airbags Driver and passenger airbags are deployed: in the event of a frontal impact if impact exceeds a preset deployment threshold independently of the side impact airbags The airbags will not deploy in impacts which do not exceed the system's deployment thresholds. You will then be protected by the fastened seat belts. The passenger front airbag will only be deployed if: the front passenger seat is occupied the PASS. AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp in the center console is not lit ( page 66) the impact exceeds a preset deployment treshold An airbag system component within the steering wheel gets hot after the airbag has inflated. Do not touch. Improper work on the system, including incorrect installation and removal, can lead to possible injury through an unintended activation of the SRS. In addition, through improper work there is a risk of rendering the SRS inoperative or causing unintended airbag deployment. Work on the SRS must therefore only be performed by qualified technicians. Contact your authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. For your protection and the protection of others, when scrapping the airbag unit or emergency tensioning device, our safety instructions must be followed. These instructions are available from your authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Given the considerable deployment speed and the textile structure of the airbags, there is the possibility of abrasions or other injuries resulting from airbag deployment. 1 Driver's airbag 2 Passenger front airbag 59