2010 Mercedes S-Class Owner's Manual - Page 47
2010 Mercedes S-Class Manual
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Occupant safety Side impact air bags G Observe Safety notes, see page 41. G Warning! 45 Window curtain air bags G Observe Safety notes, see page 41. Front side impact air bags : and rear side impact air bags ; are designed to provide increased protection for the thorax but not the head, neck and arms. The side impact air bags are deployed Ron Rin the impacted side of the vehicle instances with a high rate of lateral vehicle deceleration or acceleration impacted side of the vehicle are in use 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 Rregardless of whether the seat belts on the Rindependently Rindependently of the front air bags of the ETDs The front passenger side impact air bag will not deploy if the OCS senses that the front passenger seat is empty and the front passenger seat belt is not fastened. With the front passenger seat empty and the seat belt fastened, the front passenger side impact air bag will deploy independently of the empty seat. Whether a seat belt is recognized as fastened depends on whether or not the latch plate is properly inserted into the buckle. The side impact air bags are not deployed in side impacts which do not exceed the system's deployment threshold. The side impact air bags will not deploy in the event of a rollover unless the vehicle's rate of lateral deceleration or acceleration exceeds the preset deployment threshold for the side impact air bags. 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 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. Z Safety and security Only use seat covers which have been tested and approved by Mercedes-Benz for your vehicle model. Using other seat covers may interfere with or prevent the deployment of the side impact air bags. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for availability.
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