2006 Mercedes C-Class Owner's Manual - Page 69

Safety and Security Occupant safety The air bags 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 front air bag will only be deployed if the system, based on OCS weight sensor readings, senses that the front passenger seat is occupied the 56 indicator lamp in the center console is not lit ( page 80) the impact exceeds a preset deployment threshold 1 Window curtain air bag 2 Front side impact air bags 3 Rear side impact air bags* Front side impact air bags, rear side impact air bags*, window curtain air bags The front side impact air bags, rear side impact air bags* and 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, rear side impact air bags* and window curtain air bags are not deployed in impacts which do not exceed the system's deployment threshold. The front passenger side impact air bag will only deploy if the system senses that the front passenger seat is occupied. 68