2011 Mercedes SLK-Class Owner's Manual - Page 40

171_AKB; 3; 60, en-US d2ureepe, 2009-05-11T16:00:23+02:00 - Seite 38 Version: 2.11.8.1 38 Occupant safety weight sensor readings from the seat, remain illuminated or go out. With the 04 indicator lamp illuminated, the passenger front air bag is deactivated. With the 04 indicator lamp out, the passenger front air bag is activated. When the OCS senses that the passenger seat occupant is classified as an adult or someone larger than a small individual, the 04 indicator lamp will illuminate for approximately 6 seconds when the engine is started and then go out, indicating that the passenger front air bag is activated. If the 04 indicator lamp is illuminated, the passenger front air bag is deactivated and will not be deployed. If the 04 indicator lamp is not illuminated, the passenger front air bag is activated and will be deployed Rin Rif Safety and security Occupants, especially children, should always sit as upright as possible, wear the seat belt properly and use an appropriately sized infant restraint, toddler restraint, or booster seat recommended for the size and weight of the child. Children can be killed or seriously injured by an inflating air bag. Note the following important information: RYour vehicle is equipped with air bag technology designed to deactivate 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. 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. RA child in a rear-facing child restraint on the the event of certain frontal impacts impact exceeds a preset deployment threshold of the head-thorax air bag Rindependently RIf you install a rear-facing child restraint on If the passenger front air bag is deployed, the rate of inflation will be influenced by Rthe Rthe rate of relevant vehicle deceleration as assessed by the air bag control unit passenger's weight category as identified by the OCS For more information on air bag display messages in the multifunction display, see (Y page 239). Children 12 years old and under must be seated and properly secured in an appropriate infant restraint, toddler restraint, or booster seat 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. G Warning! the passenger seat, make sure the 04 indicator lamp is illuminated, indicating that the passenger front air bag is deactivated. Should the 04 indicator lamp not illuminate or go out while the restraint is installed, please check installation. Periodically check the 04 indicator lamp while driving to make sure the 04 indicator lamp is illuminated. If the 04 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. RIf you place a child in a forward-facing child restraint on the passenger seat, move the seat as far back as possible, use the proper child restraint recommended for the age,