2009 Mercedes E-Class Owner's Manual - Page 54

Safety and security Occupant safety If the 75 indicator lamp is illuminated, the front passenger front air bag is deactivated and will not be deployed. If the 75 indicator lamp is not illuminated, the front passenger front air bag is activated and will be deployed Rin Rif the event of certain frontal impacts impact exceeds a preset deployment threshold Rindependently of the side impact air bags If the front passenger front air bag is deployed, the rate of inflation will be influenced by Rthe rate of relevant vehicle deceleration as assessed by the air bag control unit identified by the OCS Rthe front passenger's weight category as For more information on air bag display messages, see (Y page 299). G Warning! According to accident statistics, children are safer when properly restrained in the rear seating positions than in the front seating position. Thus, we strongly recommend that children be placed in the rear seats whenever possible. Regardless of seating position, children 12 years old and under must be seated and properly secured in an appropriate infant restraint, toddler restraint, or booster seat recommended for the size and weight of the child. The infant or child restraint must be properly secured with the vehicle's seat belt, the seat belt and top tether strap, or lower anchors and top tether strap, fully in accordance with the child seat manufacturer's instructions. Occupants, especially children, should always sit as upright as possible, wear the seat belt properly and use an appropriately sized infant restraint, toddler restraint, or booster seat recommended for the size and weight of the child. Children can be killed or seriously injured by an inflating air bag. Note the following important information when circumstances require you to place a child in the front passenger seat: RYour weight of a typical 12-month-old child or less along with the weight of a standard appropriate child restraint on the front passenger seat. RA child in a rear-facing child restraint on the front passenger seat will be seriously injured or even killed if the front passenger front air bag inflates in a collision which could occur under some circumstances, even with the air bag technology installed in your vehicle. The only means to completely eliminate this risk is to never place a child in a rearfacing child restraint in the front seat. We therefore strongly recommend that you always place a child in a rear-facing child restraint in a backseat. you must install a rear-facing child restraint on the front passenger seat because circumstances require you to do so, make sure the 75 indicator lamp is illuminated, indicating that the front passenger front air bag is deactivated. Should the 75 indicator lamp not illuminate or go out while the restraint is installed, please check installation. Periodically check the 75 indicator lamp while RIf vehicle is equipped with air bag technology designed to deactivate the front passenger front air bag in your vehicle when the system senses the 52