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NOOTETE Impairment of the operating e-
ciency of the restraint systems from
installing accessory parts or from repairs
or welding
Airbags and Emergency Tensioning Devices,
as well as control units and sensors for the
restraint systems, may be installed in the fol-
lowing areas of your vehicle:
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Doors
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Door pillars
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Door sills
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Seats
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Cockpit
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Instrument cluster
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Center console
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Lateral roof frame
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Do not install accessory parts such as
audio systems in these areas.
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Do not carry out repairs or welding.
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Have accessory parts retrotted at a
qualied specialist workshop.
You could jeopardize the operating safety of your
vehicle if you use parts, tires and wheels as well
as accessories relevant to safety which have not
been approved by Mercedes-Benz. Safety-relevant
systems, e.g. the brake system, may malfunction.
Only use genuine Mercedes-Benz parts or parts of
equal quality. Only use tires, wheels and acces-
sory parts that have been specically approved
for your vehicle model.
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts are subject to
strict quality inspections. Each part has been spe-
cially developed, manufactured or selected for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles and adapted to them.
Therefore, only genuine Mercedes-Benz parts
should be used.
More than 300,000 dierent genuine Mercedes-
Benz parts are available for Mercedes-Benz mod-
els.
All authorized Mercedes-Benz Centers maintain a
supply of genuine Mercedes-Benz parts for neces-
sary service and repair work. In addition, strategi-
cally located parts delivery centers provide for
quick and reliable parts service.
Always specify the vehicle identication number
(VIN) (/ page 329) when ordering genuine
Mercedes-Benz parts.
OperOperatator's Manualor's Manual
This Operator's Manual and the Digital Operator's
Manual in the vehicle describe the following mod-
els and the standard and special equipment for
your vehicle:
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The models and the standard and special
equipment available at the time of this Opera-
tor's Manual going to press.
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The models and the standard and special
equipment only available in certain countries.
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The models and the standard and special
equipment, which will only be available at a
later date.
Note that your vehicle may not be equipped with
all features described. This is also the case for
systems relevant to safety. Therefore, the equip-
ment on your vehicle may dier from that in the
descriptions and illustrations.
General notes
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