2003 Mercedes SL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 57

Safety and Security Occupant safety When an airbag deploys, a small amount of dust is released while inflating. This dust is neither injurious to your health, nor does it indicate a fire in the vehicle. The textile texture of the airbags can cause light skin abrasions due to the speed of inflation. Front airbags Driver and passenger airbags are deployed: in the event of a frontal impact if impact exceeds a preset deployment threshold independently of the head-thorax airbags The airbags will not deploy in impacts which do not exceed the system's deployment thresholds. You will then be protected by the fastened seat belts. The passenger airbag will only be deployed if: the passenger seat is occupied the 7 indicator lamp on the glove box is not lit ( page 64) ! Do not place objects heavier than 20 lbs (9 kg) on the front passenger seat. This could cause the front or side impact airbag on the front passenger side to deploy in a crash which exceeds the system's deployment threshold. Kneebag The kneebag is located on the driver-side lower instrument panel. It is designed to operate together with the driver airbag in certain frontal impacts exceeding a preset threshold. The kneebag operates best in conjunction with a properly positioned and fastened seat belt. 1 Driver airbag 2 Passenger airbag 3 Kneebag 57