2010 Mercedes GL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 44

42 Occupant safety Window curtain air bags G Observe Safety notes, see page 37. weight sensor readings from the front passenger seat. The system does not deactivate Rthe front passenger side impact air bag window curtain air bag Emergency Tensioning Devices (ETDs) Safety and security Rthe Rthe To be classified correctly, the front passenger must sit Rwith Rin the seat belt properly fastened a position that is as upright as possible with the back against the seat backrest the feet on the floor Window curtain air bags : are designed to provide increased protection for the head but not the chest or arms. Window curtain air bags : are deployed Ron Rin Rwith the impacted side of the vehicle instances with a high rate of lateral vehicle deceleration or acceleration of the front air bags of whether the front passenger seat is occupied of whether the seat belt on the impacted side of the vehicle is in use certain vehicle rollovers, if the system determines that air bag deployment can offer additional protection to that provided by the seat belt Rindependently Rregardless Rregardless Rin If the occupant's weight is transferred to another object in the vehicle (e.g. by leaning on armrests), the OCS may not be able to properly approximate the occupant's weight category. Furthermore, the occupant weight may appear to increase or decrease due to the following: Robjects Robjects Robjects Robjects Rother hanging on the seat lodged underneath the seat stuffed between the seat and middle console stuffed between the seat and door passengers pushing on the seat Robjects Window curtain air bags : are not deployed in impacts which do not exceed the system's deployment threshold. Window curtain air bags : deploy in the area indicated by the arrows. applying pressure to the back of the seat Always make sure the seat has clearance in all directions at all times. Occupant Classification System The Occupant Classification System (OCS) is standard equipment in USA. The OCS activates or deactivates the front passenger front air bag automatically. The respective status is based on the classified occupant weight category determined by If your seat, including the trim cover and cushion, needs to be serviced in any way, take the vehicle to an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Only seat accessories approved by Mercedes-Benz may be used. Both the driver and the front passenger should always use the 42 indicator lamp as an indication of whether or not the front passenger is properly positioned.