Mercedes-Benz G-Class 2008 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 69)

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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
In this section you will learn the most
important facts about the restraint
systems of the vehicle.
ț Seat belts ( ୴ page 74)
ț Child restraints ( ୴ page 83)
ț Lower Anchors and Tethers for
CHildren (LATCH) (
୴ page 82)
Additional protection potential provide
ț Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
with
ț Air bags ( ୴ page 70)
ț Air bag control unit (with crash
sensors)
ț Emergency Tensioning Device
(ETD) for seat belts (
୴ page 77)
Air bag system components with
ț Front passenger front air bag off
indicator lamp (
୴ page 80)
ț BabySmart TM air bag deactivation
system ( ୴ page 80)
Although independent systems, their
protective functions work in conjunction
with each other.
The 1 indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster (
୴ page 27) comes on:
ț for about 4 seconds when you turn the
SmartKey in the starter switch to
position
1.
ț for about 4 seconds when you start the
engine by turning the SmartKey.
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:
ț fails to go out after approximately
4 seconds.
ț does not come on at all.
ț comes on after the engine was started
or while driving.
For more information, see “Practical hints”
(
୴ page 332).
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” (
୴ page 77).
i The 1 indicator lamp remains lit if the
SmartKey is turned to position 2 and left there.
The indicator lamp will go out when you start the
engine.
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