2011 Mercedes S-Class Owner's Manual - Page 48

46 Occupant safety bags will continue to provide supplemental crash protection for occupants. if a second deployment threshold is exceeded within a few milliseconds. The deployment of the front-passenger air bag is also influenced by the weight category of the front passenger, which is determined by the Occupant Classification System (OCS) (Y page 48). The lighter the passenger side occupant, the higher the vehicle deceleration rate required for second stage inflation of the frontpassenger front air bag. In the second stage, the front air bags are inflated with the maximum amount of propellant gas available. In impact situations with deceleration or acceleration values lower than the vehicle deceleration or acceleration values preset in the system, the front air bags are not deployed. You will then be protected by the seat belt. The front-passenger air bag will only deploy if: Rthe Front air bags Safety G Warning Observe "Important safety notes" (Y page 44). The front air bags increase protection for the driver's and front-passenger's head and chest. Driver's air bag : deploys in front of the steering wheel; front-passenger air bag ; deploys in front of and above the glove box. They are deployed: Rin Rif the event of certain frontal impacts the system determines that air bag deployment can offer additional protection to that provided by the seat belt Rif the seat belt is fastened Rindependently of other air bags in the vehicle If the vehicle overturns, the front air bags are generally not deployed unless the system detects high vehicle deceleration in a longitudinal direction. Your vehicle has adaptive, two-stage front air bags. In the event of a collision, the air bag control unit evaluates the vehicle deceleration. When the first deployment threshold is reached, the front air bag is filled with enough propellant gas to reduce the risk of injuries. The front air bag is fully deployed system, based on the OCS weight sensor readings, has detected that the front-passenger seat is occupied. Rthe 42 indicator lamp in the center console is not lit, (Y page 48) Rthe impact exceeds a preset deployment threshold. Side impact air bags G Warning Observe "Important safety notes" (Y page 44). G Warning! 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 create a risk of rendering the side impact air bags inoperative or causing unintended air bag deployment. Work on the