Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Head-thorax airbags
Seat belts
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The head-thorax airbags are deployed:
For information on infants and children
traveling with you in the vehicle and re-
straint systems for infants and chil-
dren, see “Children in the vehicle”
(୴ page 74).
When the engine is started, the seat belt
telltale < illuminates to remind you and
your passenger to fasten your seat belts. If
the driver’s seat belt is not fastened before
the engine is started, the seat belt
telltale < illuminates and a warning
chime sounds for approximately six sec-
onds when the engine is started.
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on the impacted side of the vehicle
in impacts exceeding a preset deploy-
ment threshold
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independently of the front airbags
The head-thorax airbags are not deployed
in impacts which do not exceed the sys-
tem’s deployment threshold.
The use of seat belts and infant and child
restraint systems is required by law in all
The passenger head-thorax airbag will only
deploy if the system senses that the pas-
senger seat is occupied.
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states, the District of Columbia, the
U.S. territories, and all Canadian provinc-
es. Even where this is not the case, all ve-
hicle occupants should have their seat
belts fastened whenever the vehicle is in
motion.
For information on fastening seat belts,
see “Fastening the seat belts” (୴ page 45).
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Head-thorax airbag
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Manuals |
|---|---|
| Tags | Mercedes-Benz SL500, Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG, Mercedes-Benz SL600, Mercedes-Benz SL65 |
| Model Year | 2005 |
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