Mercedes-Benz 2009 CLS 550, Operator'S Manual

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Occupant safety
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If the front passenger front air bag is
deployed, the rate of inflation will be influ-
enced by:
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the rate of relevant vehicle deceleration
as assessed by the air bag control unit
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the front passenger’s weight category as
identified by the OCS.
For information about air bag display mes-
sages (
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page 258).
Deployment of the driver front air bag does
not mean that the front passenger front air
bag also should have deployed.
The OCS may have determined:
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that the seat was empty or occupied by the
weight up to or less than that of a typical
12-month-old child seated in a standard
child restraint – both instances where the
system suppresses deployment of the front
passenger front air bag even though the
impact met the criteria and was of suffi-
cient severity to deploy the driver front air
bag
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that the seat was occupied by a small indi-
vidual (such as a young teenager or a small
adult) or a child who weighs more than the
weight of a typical 12-month-old child in a
standard child restraint – both of which are
instances where the system may suppress
deployment of the front passenger front air
bag even though the impact met the criteria
and was of sufficient severity to deploy the
driver front air bag
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Front passenger front air bag off indicator
lamp
The
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indicator lamp
1
will be
illuminated, except with the SmartKey
removed from the starter switch or with the
starter switch in position
0.
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Warning!
If the
1
indicator lamp and the
75
indicator lamp are lit at the
same time, there is a malfunction in the
OCS. The front passenger front air bag will
be deactivated in this case. Have the sys-
tem checked as soon as possible by quali-
fied technicians. Contact an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Only have the seat repaired or replaced at
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
In order to ensure proper operation of the
air bag system and OCS
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Do not place more than 4.4 lb (2 kg) into
the storage bag on the back of the front
passenger seat. Otherwise, the OCS may
not be able to properly approximate the
occupant weight category.
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Do not place objects under and/or
around the front passenger seat.
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Do not hang anything from or attach any
items to the seats.
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Do not stuff objects such as books
between the front passenger seat and
the middle console or front passenger
door.
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Do not move the front passenger seat
backwards against stiff objects.
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Sit with the seat belt properly fastened in
a position that is as upright as possible
with your back against the seat backrest.
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