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The driver's and front-passenger knee bags
offer additional thigh, knee and lower leg pro-
tection.
Side impact air bags
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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 opera-
tion 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.
Side impact air bags : deploy next to the
outer bolster of the seat backrest.
When deployed, the side impact air bag offers
additional thorax protection. However, it does
not protect the:
R
head
R
neck
R
arms
If the restraint system control unit detects a
side impact, the side impact air bag is
deployed on the side on which the impact
occurs.
The side impact air bag on the front passenger
side deploys under the following conditions:
R
the OCS system detects that the front
passenger seat is occupied or
R
the seat belt buckle tongue is engaged in
the belt buckle of the front passenger seat
If the belt tongue is engaged in the belt
buckle, the side impact air bag on the front
passenger side deploys if an appropriate acci-
dent situation occurs. In this case, deployment
is independent of whether the front passenger
seat is occupied or not.
Head air bags
Head bags : deploy in the area of the side
windows at the front.
When deployed, the head bag enhances the
level of protection for the head. However, it
does not protect the:
R
chest
R
arms
If the restraint system control unit detects a
side impact, the head bag is deployed on the
side on which the impact occurs.
If the system determines that they can offer
additional protection to that provided by the
seat belt, a head bag may be deployed in other
accident situations (Y page 50).
The head bag on the front-passenger side
deploys under the following conditions:
R
the OCS system detects that the front-
passenger seat is occupied or
R
the seat belt buckle tongue is engaged in
the belt buckle of the front-passenger seat
If the belt tongue is engaged in the belt
buckle, the head bag on the front-passenger
side deploys if an appropriate accident situa-
tion occurs. In this case, deployment is inde-
pendent of whether the front-passenger seat is
occupied or not.
Occupant safety
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Safety
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