2011 Mercedes E-Class Owner's Manual - Page 40

38 Occupant safety The front air bags increase protection for the driver's and front-passenger's head and chest. vehicle deceleration rate required for second stage inflation of the front-passenger front air bag. In the second stage, the front air bags are inflated with the maximum amount of propellant gas available. In impact situations with deceleration or acceleration values lower than the vehicle deceleration or acceleration values preset in the system, the front air bags are not deployed. You will then be protected by the seat belt. Safety Driver's air bag : deploys in front of the steering wheel; front-passenger air bag ; deploys in front of and above the glove box. They are deployed: Rin Rif the event of certain frontal impacts the system determines that air bag deployment can offer additional protection to that provided by the seat belt Rif the seat belt is fastened Rindependently of other air bags in the vehicle If the vehicle overturns, the front air bags are generally not deployed unless the system detects high vehicle deceleration in a longitudinal direction. Your vehicle has adaptive, two-stage front air bags. In the event of a collision, the air bag control unit evaluates the vehicle deceleration. When the first deployment threshold is reached, the front air bag is filled with enough propellant gas to reduce the risk of injuries. The front air bag is fully deployed if a second deployment threshold is exceeded within a few milliseconds. Vehicles with OCS (USA only): frontpassenger front air bag deployment is also influenced by the passenger's weight category as identified by the Occupant Classification System (OCS) (Y page 42). Vehicles with OCS (USA only): the lighter the passenger side occupant, the higher the ! Vehicles with BabySmart™ (Canada only): do not place any objects which weigh more than 20 lb (9 kg) 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 are triggered. Have restraint systems that have been triggered replaced. The front-passenger air bag will only deploy if: Rthe system, based on the OCS weight sensor readings, detects that the frontpassenger seat is occupied (USA only). Rthe 45 indicator lamp in the center console is not lit, USA: (Y page 42), Canada: (Y page 47). Rthe impact exceeds a preset deployment threshold. Driver's knee bag G Warning Observe "Important safety notes" (Y page 36).