Front air bags
!
Do not place heavy objects on the front-
passenger seat. This could cause the system
to identify the seat as being occupied. In the
event of an accident, the restraint systems on
the front-passenger side may be triggered
and have to be replaced.
Driver's air bag
:
deploys in front of the steer-
ing wheel. Front-passenger front air bag
;
deploys in front of and above the glove box.
When deployed, the front air bags offer addi-
tional head and thorax protection for the occu-
pants in the front seats.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF and PASSENGER
AIR BAG ON indicator lamps inform you about
the status of the front-passenger air bag
(
Y
page 44).
The front-passenger front air bag will only
deploy if:
R
the system, based on the OCS weight sensor
readings, detects that the front-passenger
seat is occupied (
Y
page 52). The
PASSENGER AIR BAG ON indicator lamp is lit
(
Y
page 52)
R
the restraint system control unit predicts a
high accident severity
Knee bags
Driver's knee bag
:
deploys under the steering
column and front-passenger knee bag
;
under
the glove box. The driver's and front-passenger
knee bags are triggered together with the front
air bags.
The driver's and front-passenger knee bags
offer additional thigh, knee and lower leg pro-
tection for the occupants in the front seats.
Side impact air bags
G
WARNING
Unsuitable seat covers can obstruct or pre-
vent deployment of the air bags integrated
into the seats. Consequently, the air bags
cannot protect vehicle occupants as they are
designed to do. In addition, the operation of
the occupant classification system (OCS)
could be adversely affected. This poses an
increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
You should only use seat covers that have
been approved for the respective seat by
Mercedes-Benz.
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Occupant safety
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