2007 Mercedes C-Class Owner's Manual - Page 59

Safety and Security Occupant safety In this section you will learn the most important facts about the restraint system components of the vehicle. Seat belts ( page 69) Child restraints ( page 77) Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren (LATCH) ( page 79) Additional protection potential provide Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) with Air bags ( page 59) Air bag control unit (with crash sensors) Emergency tensioning device (ETD) for seat belts ( page 72) Active head restraints ( page 73) Air bag system components with Front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp ( page 68) Front passenger seat with Occupant Classification System (OCS) ( page 64) Although independent systems, their protective effects work in conjunction with each other. The SRS components are in operational readiness if the 1 indicator lamp is not lit when the engine is running. A malfunction in the system has been detected if the 1 indicator lamp: fails to go out after approximately 4 seconds after the engine was started does not come on at all comes on after the engine was started or while driving. Warning! i For information on infants and children traveling with you in the vehicle and restraint systems for infants and children, see "Children in the vehicle" ( page 74). The SRS system conducts a self-test when the ignition is switched on and in regular intervals while the engine is running. This facilitates detection of system malfunctions. The 1 indicator lamp in the instrument cluster comes on when the ignition is switched on and goes out no later than a few seconds after the engine has been started. G Modifications to or work improperly conducted on restraint systems (such as seat belts and anchors, emergency tensioning devices, seat belt force limiters or air bags) or their wiring, as well as tampering with interconnected electronic systems, can lead to the restraint systems no longer functioning as intended. 58