2008 Mercedes R-Class Owner's Manual - Page 77

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 front passenger front air bag will only be deployed if: the system, based on OCS sensor readings, senses that the front passenger seat is occupied the 59 indicator lamp in the center console is not lit ( page 81) the impact exceeds a preset deployment threshold Side impact air bags, window curtain air bags Warning! G The pressure sensors for side impact air bag control are located in the doors. Do not modify any components of the doors or door trim panels including, for example, the addition of door speakers. Improper repair work on the doors or the modification or addition of components to the doors creates a risk of rendering the side impact air bags inoperative or causing unintended air bag deployment. Work on the doors must therefore only be performed by qualified technicians. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Light Truck Center. 1 Front side impact air bag 2 Window curtain air bag 3 Rear side impact air bag (second-row seats, USA only) The 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 76