2008 Mercedes SLK-Class Owner's Manual - Page 74

Safety and Security Occupant safety If the 75 indicator lamp is illuminated, the passenger front air bag is deactivated and will not be deployed. If the 75 indicator lamp is not illuminated, the passenger front air bag is activated and will be deployed: in the event of certain frontal impacts if impact exceeds a preset deployment threshold independently of the head-thorax air bags If the passenger front air bag is deployed, the rate of inflation will be influenced by: the rate of relevant vehicle deceleration as assessed by the air bag control unit passenger's weight category as identified by the Occupant Classification System (OCS) Warning! G Children 12 years old and under must be seated and properly secured in an appropriate infant or child restraint recommended for the size and weight of the child. The infant or child restraint must be properly secured with the vehicle's seat belt fully in accordance with the child seat manufacturer's instructions. Children can be killed or seriously injured by an inflating air bag. Note the following important information: Your vehicle is equipped with air bag technology designed to turn off the passenger front air bag in your vehicle when the system senses the weight of a typical 12-month-old child or less along with the weight of a standard appropriate child restraint on the passenger seat. A child in a rear-facing child restraint on the passenger seat will be seriously injured or even killed if the passenger front air bag inflates in a collision which could occur under some circumstances, even with the air bag technology installed in your vehicle. If you install a rear-facing child restraint on the passenger seat, make sure that the 75 indicator lamp is illuminated, indicating that the passenger front air bag is deactivated. Should the 75 indicator lamp not illuminate or go out while the restraint is installed, please check installation. Periodically check the 75 indicator lamp while driving to make sure the 75 indicator lamp is illuminated. If the 75 indicator lamp goes out or remains out, do not transport a child on the passenger seat until the system has been repaired. A child in a rear-facing child restraint on the passenger seat will be seriously injured or even killed if the passenger front air bag inflates. 73