2010 Mercedes ML-Class Owner's Manual - Page 44
2010 Mercedes ML-Class Manual
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42 Occupant safety Rregardless Rin of whether the front passenger seat is occupied certain vehicle rollovers, if the system determines that air bag deployment can offer additional protection to that provided by the seat belt 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 Safety and security 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. stuffed between the seat and middle console stuffed between the seat and door passengers pushing on the seat Robjects 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 weight sensor readings from the front passenger seat. The system does not deactivate Rthe Rthe Rthe applying pressure to the back of the seat Always make sure the seat has clearance in all directions at all times. front passenger side impact air bag window curtain air bag Emergency Tensioning Devices (ETDs) 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. G Warning! 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 Rwith 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. If the 42 indicator lamp illuminates when an adult or someone larger than a small individual is in the front passenger seat, have the front passenger reposition himself or herself in the seat until the 42 indicator lamp goes out, or check whether objects are caught under or around the seat. In the event of a collision, the air bag control unit will not allow front passenger front air bag deployment when the OCS has classified the front passenger seat occupant as weighting as much as or less than a typical 12-monthold child in a standard child restraint or if the front passenger seat is classified as being empty.
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