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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
In this section you will learn the most im-
portant facts about the restraint systems
of the vehicle.
The restraint systems are
ț Seat belts (୴ page 84)
ț Child restraints (୴ page 94)
ț Lower Anchors and Tethers for
CH
ildren (LATCH) (୴ page 93)
Additional protection potential provide
ț Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
with
ț Air bags (୴ page 74)
ț Air bag control unit (with crash
sensors)
ț Emergency Tensioning Device
(ETD) for seat belts (
୴ page 87)
ț Seat belt force limiter (୴ page 87)
ț Active head restraints (୴ page 88)
Air bag system components with
ț Front passenger front air bag off
indicator lamp (
୴ page 83)
ț Front passenger seat with Occupant
C
lassification System (OCS)
(
୴ page 79)
Although independent systems, their
protective functions work in conjunction
with each other.
The SRS system conducts a self-test when
the ignition is switched on and in regular
intervals while the engine is running. This
facilitates early detection of malfunctions.
The
1 indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster (
୴ page 28) comes on when the
ignition is switched on and goes out no
later than a few seconds after the engine
was started.
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 not later than approxi-
mately 4 seconds after the engine was
started
ț does not come on at all
ț comes on after the engine was started
or while driving
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 89).
