Overview of occupant safety
In this section, you will learn the most important facts about the restraint system components of the vehicle.
The restraint system consists of:
- seat belts
- child restraint systems
- LATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat anchors
- dditional protection is provided by:
- SRS (Supplemental Restraint System)
- NECK-PRO head restraints
- PRE-SAFE®
- Air bag system components with:
- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
- front-passenger seat with Occupant
Classification System (OCS)
WARNING
Modifications to or work improperly
conducted on restraint system components
or their wiring, as well as tampering with
interconnected electronic systems, can lead
to the restraint systems no longer functioning
as intended.
Air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices (ETDs), for example, could deploy inadvertently or fail to deploy in accidents although the deceleration threshold for air bag deployment is exceeded. Therefore, never modify the restraint systems. Do not tamper with electronic components or their software.
See "Children in the vehicle" for more information on infants and children traveling with you in the vehicle and restraints for infants and children.
See also:
Emergency Tensioning Devices, belt force limiters
The front seat belts and the outer seat belts in the rear are equipped with ETDs
and seat belt force limiters.
The ETDs tighten the seat belts in an accident, pulling them close against the
body. ...
Important safety notes
WARNING
Air bags are designed to reduce the incidence of injuries and fatalities in certain
situations:
frontal impacts (driver's and frontpassenger front air bags and driver's
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