2007 Mercedes E-Class Owner's Manual - Page 75

Safety and Security Occupant safety Front air bags i The front air bags in this vehicle have been designed to inflate in two stages. This allows the air bag to have different rates of inflation that are based on the rate of vehicle deceleration as assessed by the air bag control unit. USA only: On the front passenger side, the front air bag deployment is additionally influenced by the passenger's weight category as identified by the Occupant Classification System (OCS) ( page 75). The front passenger front air bag will only be deployed if: the system senses that the front passenger seat is occupied the 75 indicator lamp in the center console is not lit ( page 79) the impact exceeds a preset deployment threshold 1 Driver front air bag 2 Front passenger front air bag Driver and front passenger front air bags are deployed: in the event of certain frontal impacts if impact exceeds a preset deployment threshold independently of the side impact air bags USA only: The lighter the front passenger side occupant, the higher the vehicle deceleration rate required for the second stage inflation of the air bag. ! Canada only: Do not place objects heavier than 20 lb (9 kg) on the front passenger seat. This could cause the front or side impact air bag on the front passenger side to deploy in a crash which exceeds the system's deployment threshold. 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. 74