2007 Mercedes CLK-Class Owner's Manual - Page 65

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 75) Child restraints ( page 82) Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren (LATCH) ( page 85) Additional protection potential provide Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) with Air bags ( page 65) Air bag control unit (with crash sensors) Emergency tensioning device (ETD) for seat belts ( page 79) Active head restraint ( page 80) Roll bars ( page 81) Air bag system components with Front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp ( page 74) Front passenger seat with Occupant Classification System (OCS) ( page 71) Although independent systems, their protective functions 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 82). 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. 64