Child Protection Warning Label For Airbag Models (91/28)
Publication date: 1996-04-01Reference number: 91/28
CHILD PROTECTION WARNING LABEL FOR AIRBAG MODELS
TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN
ALL MODELS WITH FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG; CHILD PROTECTION WARNING LABEL
Model(s): 1989-on Mercedes-Benz, All Models With Passenger Airbag
Group: 91 - Seats, Seat Belts, Supplemental Restraint System SRS), Roll Bar
Bulletin No.: 91/28
Date: April 1996
SERVICE INFORMATION
Beginning in M.Y. 1989, Mercedes-Benz vehicles started to be equipped with a front passenger air bag. Air bags pose a risk to rear-facing child seats (as required with infants). Due to the fact that the back of a rear-facing child seat is positioned near the air bag, the child seat could be struck with enough force by the deploying air bag to cause serious injury or even death to a baby. Even older children are at risk from a deploying air bag if they are not properly restrained. All children are safest when properly restrained in the rear seats. For this reason, MBNA is voluntarily installing a child protection warning label (shown in Fig. Fig 1 ) on all new vehicles commencing end of April 1996. Affixing of the child protection warning label is shown in Fig. Fig 2 . Until further notice, these child protection warning labels will be available to dealers and customers free-of-charge upon request.
AFFIXING CHILD PROTECTION WARNING LABEL
If requested by an owner please affix child protection warning label to the right front passenger door interior panel. See Fig 2 , (arrow).
- Surface must be clean, dry, and not colder than 50°F.
- Clean area with rubbing alcohol if necessary.
- Peel off backing and apply label to proper location. See Fig 2 , (arrow).
- Complete bonding of label takes 72 hours.
The affixed child protection warning label should be visible only when right front passenger door is open. This location was selected so that the label message is visible when the door is open, the critical time when an adult needs to make the right decision about their child. In addition, this will avoid the urge for front passenger to pick and peel" the label when the car is in motion.
Each dealer will receive an initial supply of 250 child protection warning labels with this Service information.
Additional labels may be ordered over MB-Net using the following order number: S-2656-096.
Comments on the label (not ordering) may be sent to: E-mail (childlabel@usa.mercedes-benz.com).