Mercedes Benz 2008 c300 Manuale Utente

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Air bags are designed to reduce the poten-

tial of injury and fatality in certain frontal im-

pacts (front air bags), side impacts (front 

side impact air bags, rear side impact air 

bags* and window curtain air bags) or roll-

overs (window curtain air bags). However, 

no system available today can totally elimi-

nate injuries and fatalities.

The deployment of the air bags temporarily 

releases a small amount of dust from the air 

bags. This dust, however, is neither injurious 

to your health, nor does it indicate a fire in 

the vehicle. The dust might cause some tem-

porary breathing difficulty for people with 

asthma or other breathing trouble. To avoid 

this, you may wish to get out of the vehicle 

as soon as it is safe to do so. If you have any 

breathing difficulty but cannot get out of the 

vehicle after the air bag inflates, then get 

fresh air by opening a window or door.

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To reduce the risk of injury when the front 

air bags inflate, it is very important for the 

driver and front passenger to always be in a 

properly seated position and to wear their 

respective seat belt.

For maximum protection in the event of a 

collision always be in normal seated position 

with your back against the backrest. Fasten 

your seat belt and make sure it is properly 

positioned on your body.

Since the air bag inflates with considerable 

speed and force, a proper seating and hands 

on steering wheel position will help to keep 

you at a safe distance from the air bag. 

Occupants who are unbelted, out of position 

or too close to the air bag can be seriously 

injured or killed by an air bag as it inflates 

with great force in the blink of an eye:

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Sit properly belted in a nearly upright 
position with your back against the seat 
backrest.

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Adjust the driver’s seat as far as possi-
ble rearward, still permitting proper op-
eration of vehicle controls. The distance 
from the center of the driver’s breast-
bone to the center of the air bag cover 
on the steering wheel must be at least 
10 inches (25 cm) or more. You should 
be able to accomplish this by a combina-
tion of adjustments to the seat and 
steering wheel. If you have any prob-
lems, please see an authorized 
Mercedes-Benz Center.

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Do not lean your head or chest close to 
the steering wheel or dashboard.

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Keep hands on the outside of steering 
wheel rim. Placing hands and arms in-
side the rim can increase the risk and 
potential severity of hand/arm injury 
when driver’s front air bag inflates.

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Adjust the front passenger seat as far as 
possible rearward from the dashboard 
when the seat is occupied.