2011 Mercedes CLS-Class Owner's Manual - Page 43

219_AKB; 4; 54, en-US d2ureepe, 2009-05-11T16:21:02+02:00 - Seite 41 Version: 2.11.8.1 Occupant safety conjunction with a properly positioned and fastened seat belt. authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for availability. 41 Side impact air bags G Observe Safety notes, see page 37. Window curtain air bags Front side impact air bags : and rear side impact air bags ; are designed to provide increased protection for the thorax but not the head, neck and arms. The side impact air bags are deployed Ron Rin Window curtain air bags : are designed to provide increased protection for the head but not the chest or arms. Window curtain air bags : are deployed Ron Rin the impacted side of the vehicle the impacted side of the vehicle instances with a high rate of lateral vehicle deceleration or acceleration impacted side of the vehicle are in use instances with a high rate of lateral vehicle deceleration or acceleration of the front air bags of whether the front passenger seat is occupied certain vehicle rollovers, if the system determines that air bag deployment can offer additional protection to that provided by the seat belt Rregardless of whether the seat belts on the Rindependently Rindependently Rindependently Rregardless Rin of the front air bags of the ETDs The side impact air bags are not deployed in side impacts which do not exceed the system's deployment threshold. The side impact air bags will not deploy in the event of a rollover unless the vehicle's rate of lateral deceleration or acceleration exceeds the preset deployment threshold for the side impact air bags. Window curtain air bags : are not deployed in impacts which do not exceed the system's deployment threshold. Window curtain air bags : deploy in the area indicated by the arrows. G Warning! Only use seat covers which have been tested and approved by Mercedes-Benz for your vehicle model. Using other seat covers may interfere with or prevent the deployment of the front side impact air bags. Contact an Occupant Classification System The Occupant Classification System (OCS) activates or deactivates the front passenger front air bag automatically. The respective status is based on the classified occupant Z Safety and security G Observe Safety notes, see page 37.