2006 Mercedes CLK-Class Owner's Manual - Page 66
2006 Mercedes CLK-Class Manual
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Safety and Security Occupant safety Warning! G Accident research shows that the safest place for children in an automobile is in the rear seat. It should be noted that with respect to both head-thorax air bags and rear side impact air bags* there is a possibility for a head-thorax or rear side impact air bag* related injury if occupants, especially children, are not properly seated or restrained when next to a head-thorax air bag or a rear side impact air bag* which needs to deploy rapidly in a side impact in order to do its job. To help avoid the possibility of injury, please follow these guidelines: (1) Occupants, especially children, should never place their bodies or lean their heads in the area of the door or the rear side trim panel where the head-thorax air bag and/or the rear side impact air bag* inflates. This could result in serious injuries or death should the head-thorax air bag and/or the rear side impact air bag* be deployed. (2) Always sit nearly upright, properly use the seat belts and for children 12 years old and under, use an appropriately sized infant or toddler restraint or booster seat recommended for the size and weight of the child. (3) Always wear seat belts properly. If you believe that, even with the use of these guidelines, it would be safer for your rear seat occupants to have the rear mounted side impact air bags* deactivated, then deactivation can be accomplished upon your written request to do so at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center at an additional cost. Please contact your local authorized Mercedes-Benz Center or call our Customer Assistance Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372) for details. i Air bags are designed to deploy only in certain frontal impacts (front air bags), and in side impacts (head-thorax air bags and rear side impact air bags*) which exceed preset thresholds. Only during these events will they provide their supplemental protection. The driver and passengers should always wear their seat belts. Otherwise it is not possible for the air bags to provide their supplemental protection. In case of other types of impacts and impacts below air bag deployment thresholds, air bags will not deploy. The driver and passenger will then be protected to the extent possible by a properly fastened seat belt. A properly fastened seat belt is also needed to provide the best possible protection in a rollover. 65