Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2008 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 82)

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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
A statement by the child restraint manu-
facturer of compliance with these stan-
dards can be found on the instruction label
on the restraint and in the instruction
manual provided with the restraint.
When using any infant, or toddler restraint,
or booster seat, be sure to carefully read
and follow all manufacturer’s instructions
for installation and use.
Please read and observe warning labels
affixed to inside of the vehicle and to infant
or child restraints.
Warning!
G
Children 12 years old and under must be
seated and properly secured in an appropri-
ate infant or child restraint recommended
for the size and weight of the child.
The infant or child restraint must be properly
secured with the vehicle’s seat belt fully
in accordance with the child seat manufac-
turer’s instructions.
Occupants, especially children, should
never place their bodies or lean their heads
in the area of the door where the
head-thorax air bag inflates. This could
result in serious injuries or death should the
head-thorax air bag be triggered. Always sit
as upright as possible, properly use the seat
belt 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 you place a
child in the passenger seat:
ț Your vehicle is equipped with air bag
technology designed to turn off the pas-
senger front air bag in your vehicle when
the OCS senses the 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.
ț A child in a rear-facing child restraint on
the passenger seat will be seriously
injured or even killed if the passenger
front air bag inflates in a collision which
could occur under some circumstances,
even with the air bag technology
installed in your vehicle.
ț If you install a rear-facing child restraint
on the passenger seat, make sure that
the
75 indicator lamp is
illuminated, indicating that the passen-
ger 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 driving to make
sure the
75 indicator lamp
is illuminated. If the 75
indicator lamp goes out or remains out,
do not transport a child on the passen-
ger seat until the system has been
repaired. A child in a rear-facing child
restraint on the passenger seat will be
seriously injured or even killed if the
passenger front air bag inflates.
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