2008 Mercedes CLK-Class Owner's Manual - Page 71

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 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 72). The lighter the front passenger side occupant, the higher the vehicle deceleration rate required for the second stage inflation of the air bag. the 56 indicator lamp in the center console is not lit ( page 76) the impact exceeds a preset deployment threshold CLK coupe: Front side impact air bags, rear side impact air bags*, window curtain air bags 1 Driver air bag 2 Passenger 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 front side impact air bag (CLK coupe), head-thorax air bag (CLK cabriolet) and/or the rear side impact air bag* 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 front 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 1 Front side impact air bag 2 Rear side impact air bag* 3 Window curtain air bag 70