Mercedes-Benz ML320. Manual — part 57

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Getting started

Parking and locking

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Press the seat belt release button
(

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page 42).

Allow the retractor to completely re-
wind the seat belt by guiding the latch
plate.

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After exiting the vehicle, press the lock
button

‹ on the remote control

(

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page 32).

The turn signal lamps flash three times
and the locking knobs on the doors
move down.

More information on parking and locking
can be found in the “Controls in detail”
section (

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page 88).

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With the key removed and the driver’s
door open, a warning sounds if the ve-
hicles exterior lamps are not switched
off.

Warning!

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To prevent possible personal injury, always
keep hands and fingers away from the door
openings when closing the doors. Be espe-
cially careful when small children are
around.

Before closing doors, ensure that there is no
possibility of someone getting caught in a
door during closing.

Warning!

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When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
key from the starter switch, and lock your
vehicle. Do not leave children unattended in
the vehicle, or with access to an unlocked
vehicle. Unsupervised use of vehicle equip-
ment may cause an accident and/or seri-
ous personal injury.

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57

Safety and Security

Occupant safety

Panic alarm

Driving and safety systems

Anti-theft systems

58

Safety and Security

Occupant safety

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Occupant safety

In this section you will learn the most im-
portant facts about the restraint systems
of the vehicle.

The restraint systems are

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Seat belts

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Emergency tensioning device

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Airbags

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Child seat

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Child seat recognition

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Lower anchors and tethers for children
(LATCH)

As independent systems, their protective
effects work in conjunction with each
other.

The

1 indicator lamp in the instrument

cluster (

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page 26) comes on for about

four seconds when you turn the key in the
steering lock to position 2. It goes out
when you start the engine. This shows that
the restraint systems are operational.

If the lamp does not come on at all or if it
fails to extinguish after approximately four
seconds or if it comes on thereafter, a mal-
function in the system has been detected.

More information can be found in the
“Practical hints” section (

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page 255).

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For information on infants and children
traveling with you in the vehicle and
restraint systems for infants and chil-
dren, see “Children in the vehicle”
(

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page 67).

Warning!

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In the event that the

1 malfunction indi-

cator lamp comes on during driving or does
not come at all, the SRS may not be opera-
tional.

For your safety, we strongly recommend
that you visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Light Truck Center immediately to have the
system checked; otherwise the SRS may not
be activated when needed in an accident,
which could result in serious or fatal injury,
or it might deploy unexpectedly and unnec-
essarily which could also result in injury.

Improper work on the restraint systems, in-
cluding incorrect installation and removal,
can lead to possible injury through an unin-
tended activation of the SRS.

In addition, through improper work there is
a risk of rendering the SRS inoperative or
causing unintended airbag deployment.
Work on the SRS must therefore only be per-
formed by qualified technicians. Contact
your authorized Mercedes-Benz Light Truck
Center.