Mercedes-Benz 2007 E -Class Wagon, Operator'S Manual

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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Side impact air bags, window curtain
air bags
1
Side impact air bags
2
Window curtain air bag
The side impact air bags
1
and window
curtain air bags
2
are deployed:
앫
on the impacted side of the vehicle
앫
in impacts exceeding a preset deploy-
ment threshold
앫
independently of the front air bags
In addition, the window curtain air bags
2
are deployed:
앫
in certain vehicle rollovers
The side impact air bags
1
and window
curtain air bags
2
are not deployed in im-
pacts which do not exceed the system’s
deployment threshold.
Occupant Classification System
(USA only)
The Occupant Classification System (OCS)
automatically turns the front passenger
front air bag on or off based on the classi-
fied occupant weight category determined
by weight sensor readings from the front
passenger seat.
Occupants must sit properly belted in a po-
sition that is as upright as possible with
their back against the seat backrest and
feet on the floor to be correctly classified.
If the occupant’s weight is transferred to
another object in the vehicle (e.g. by lean-
ing on armrests), the OCS may not be able
to properly approximate the occupant’s
weight category.
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The system does not deactivate the front
passenger side impact air bag, the window cur-
tain air bag and the emergency tensioning de-
vice.