2007 Mercedes S-Class Owner's Manual - Page 50
2007 Mercedes S-Class Manual
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Safety and Security Occupant safety Front air bags based on the rate of relevant vehicle deceleration as assessed by the air bag control unit 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 50). The lighter the front passenger-side occupant, the higher the vehicle deceleration rate required for the second stage inflation of the air bag. Side impact air bags 1 Driver 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 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 59 indicator lamp in the center console is not lit ( page 53) the impact exceeds a preset deployment threshold 1 Front side impact air bag 2 Rear side impact air bag The side impact air bags are deployed: in impacts exceeding a preset deployment threshold on the impacted side of the vehicle independently of the front air bags The front passenger side impact air bag 1 will not deploy if the OCS senses that the front passenger seat is empty and the front passenger seat belt is not fastened (latch plate is not inserted into the buckle). With an empty front passenger seat and the 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 49
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