Mercedes-Benz SL 550 BlueEFFICIENCY, Operator'S Manual

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When deployed, side impact air bags
:
offer
additional protection for the thorax of the
vehicle occupants on the side of the vehicle
on which the impact occurs. However, they
do not protect the:
R
head
R
neck
R
arms
side impact air bags
:
are deployed:
R
on the side on which an impact occurs
R
at the start of an accident with a high rate
of lateral vehicle deceleration or
acceleration, e.g. in a side impact
R
depending on whether the seat belt is being
used
R
independently of the front air bags
R
independently of the ETDs
If the vehicle rolls over, side impact air
bags
:
are generally not deployed. side
impact air bags
:
are deployed if the system
detects high vehicle deceleration or
acceleration in a lateral direction and
determines that side impact air bag
deployment can offer additional protection to
that provided by the seat belt.
side impact air bags
:
will not deploy in side
impacts which do not exceed the system's
preset deployment thresholds for lateral
acceleration/deceleration. You will then be
protected by the fastened seat belt.
If OCS detects that the front-passenger seat
is not occupied and the front-passenger seat
belt is not fastened, side impact air bag
:
on
the front-passenger side will not deploy. side
impact air bag
:
on the front-passenger side
will deploy if the front-passenger seat belt is
fastened, regardless of whether the front-
passenger seat is occupied or not.
Head bags
Example: head bag on the front-passenger side
Head bags
:
enhance the level of protection
for the head, but not chest or arms, of the
vehicle occupants on the side of the vehicle
on which the impact occurs.
Head bags
:
deploy in the area of the side
windows at the front. They are deployed:
R
at the start of an accident with a high rate
of lateral vehicle deceleration or
acceleration, e.g. in a side impact
R
on the side on which an impact occurs
R
on the driver's side and passenger side, in
the event of a vehicle rollover and if the
system determines that air bag deployment
can offer the vehicle occupants additional
protection to that provided by the seat belt
R
independently of the use of the seat belt
R
independently of the front air bags
Head bags
:
will not deploy in side impacts
which do not exceed the system's preset
deployment thresholds for lateral
acceleration/deceleration. You will then be
protected by the fastened seat belt.
If OCS detects that the front-passenger seat
is not occupied and the front-passenger seat
belt is not fastened, head bag
:
on the front-
passenger side will not deploy. Head bag
:
on the front-passenger side will deploy if the
front-passenger seat belt is fastened,
regardless of whether the front-passenger
seat is occupied or not.
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