2001 Mercedes ML-Class Owner's Manual - Page 60

3 3 Side impact airbag, front The side impact airbags are located in the front and rear doors. In conjunction with wearing the seat belts, the driver and front passenger airbags can provide increased protection for the driver and front passenger in certain frontal impacts exceeding preset thresholds. 4 Side impact airbag, rear Door mounted side impact airbags can provide increased protection to belted outboard occupants on the impacted side of the vehicle in side impacts exceeding its preset threshold. Important! The operational readiness of the airbag system is verified by the indicator lamp "SRS" in the instrument cluster when turning the key in steering lock to position 1 or 2. If no fault is detected, the lamp will go Restraint systems Instruments and controls Operation Driving Instrument cluster display 57 Practical hints Car care Technical data Index