2007 Mercedes C-Class Owner's Manual - Page 65

Safety and Security Occupant safety Front side impact air bags, rear side impact air bags*, window curtain air bags The front side impact air bags, the rear side impact air bags*, and the window curtain air bags are deployed: on the impacted side of the vehicle in impacts exceeding a preset deployment threshold independently of the front air bags The front side impact air bags, the rear side impact air bags*, and the window curtain air bags are not deployed in impacts which do not exceed the system's deployment threshold. Occupant Classification System The Occupant Classification System (OCS) automatically turns the front passenger front air bag on or off based on the classified occupant weight category determined by weight sensor readings from the front passenger seat. i The system does not deactivate the front passenger side impact air bag, the window curtain air bag and the emergency tensioning device. Occupants must sit properly belted in a position that is as upright as possible with their back against the seat backrest and feet on the floor to be correctly classified. If the occupant's weight is transferred to another object in the vehicle (e.g. by leaning on armrests), the OCS may not be able to properly approximate the occupant's weight category. 1 Window curtain air bag 2 Front side impact air bag 3 Rear side impact air bag* 64