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Page 2: ... in a Mercedes often long before they appeared in other vehicles As a result the Mercedes Benz brand has become synonymous with automotive safety around the world Seat belts and air bags are perhaps two of the most well known and still most effective passive safety features Mercedes Benz first offered its customers 3 point seat belts in1968 and in 1980 was the world s first automotive manufacturer...

Page 3: ...sk of injuries from intrusions into the passenger compartment Seat belts are vital The seat belt is the single most important restraint system in the vehicle When worn correctly it reduces the possibility or severity of the occupant striking the interior of the vehicle or the likelihood that the occupant will be ejected from the vehicle in an accident A properly worn seat belt also helps to hold t...

Page 4: ...cceleration rate sufficient to meet the system s deployment threshold ETDs in vehicles equipped with rollover sensors will also deploy during a lateral rollover if the sensor determines that potential additional protection can be provided In vehicles equipped with an occupant sensor for the front passenger seat the ETD will only be activated if the sensor detects an occupant in the seat or if the ...

Page 5: ...ccupant s striking interior surfaces of the vehicle The front air bag or side impact air bag will deflate through vent holes or a permeable fabric after inflation in order to provide the intended occupant restraint The gases that are used to inflate the air bag are hot when expelled from the inflator into the air bag itself and cool down relatively rapidly when they mix with the atmosphere within ...

Page 6: ...ETD s and or air bag s must be anticipatory since deployment has to happen very early in the collision Vehicle deceleration or acceleration rate and impact force direction are determined based on the force distribution the collision angle the deformation characteristics of the vehicle and the state mass and deformability of the object with which the vehicle collides Vehicle damage is neither a det...

Page 7: ...hem The driver front air bag inflates in front of the steering wheel The passenger front air bag inflates in front of and above the glove compartment Driver and or front passenger air bags are deployed in an accident generating a longitudinal vehicle deceleration rate meeting the system s deployment thresholds sensed early in the collision The front air bag deployment can differ depending on seat ...

Page 8: ...lassified occupant size category determined by weight sensor readings from the front passenger seat The system is not designed to deactivate a side impact air bag or window curtain air bag If OCS classified the occupant sitting in the front passenger seat as an adult the passenger front air bag will be enabled and deploy in an accident meeting the respective air bag deployment criteria If OCS clas...

Page 9: ...A side impact air bag is designed to help further protect the thorax that is upper body but not the head neck or arms of the occupant sitting on the impacted side of the vehicle in a collision generating a lateral sideways vehicle acceleration deceleration rate meeting the system s deployment threshold sensed early in the collision In such cases the side impact air bag deploys in the area of the d...

Page 10: ...ags Your Mercedes Benz vehicle may be equipped with window curtain air bags as optional or standard equipment typically in sedans or coupes but not in convertibles that are designed to help increase head protection for the occupant sitting on the impacted side of the vehicle where the system s deployment threshold has been met The window curtain air bag deploys in the area of the side windows Wind...

Page 11: ... calling for deployment even if the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp on the center console is lit due to the proper installation of a BabySmart child seat Similarly in vehicles equipped with OCS the system will not disable the head thorax side air bag when it disables the passenger front air bag We hope we have given you a helpful insight into some of the safety engineering in place in your ve...

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