2002 Mercedes CLK-Class Owner's Manual - Page 69

Instruments and controls Operation Driving Instrument cluster display 66 Practical hints Car care Technical data Index Restraint systems Self-test BabySmartTM without special child seat installed After turning electronic key in steering lock to position 1 or 2, the 7 indicator lamp located on the center console comes on for approx. 6 seconds and then extinguishes. If the indicator lamp should not come on or is continuously lit, the system is not functioning. You must see an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center before seating any child on the front passenger seat. BabySmartTM is a trademark of Siemens Automotive Corp. Supplemental restraint system (SRS) Airbags are intended as a supplement to seat belts. Airbags alone cannot protect as well as airbags plus seat belts in impacts for which the airbags were designed to operate, and do not afford any protection whatsoever in crashes for which the airbags are not designed to deploy. The SRS uses two crash severity levels (thresholds) to activate either the emergency tensioning retractor (ETR) or front airbag or both. Activation depends on the direction and severity of the impact exceeding the preset thresholds and whether the seat belt is fastened. Seat belt fastened • first threshold exceeded: ETR activates • second threshold exceeded: airbag also activates Seat belt not fastened • first threshold exceeded: airbag activates, but not ETR Driver and front passenger systems operate independently of each other.