Safety and Security
Occupant safety
The side impact air bags are deployed:
The side window curtain air bags are de-
ployed:
Seat belts
ț
in impacts exceeding a preset deploy-
ment threshold
When the engine is started, the seat belt
telltale < illuminates to remind you and
your passengers to fasten your seat belts.
If the driver’s seat belt is not fastened be-
fore the engine is started, the seat belt
telltale < illuminates and a warning
chime sounds for approximately six sec-
onds when the engine is started.
ț
in impacts exceeding a preset deploy-
ment threshold
ț
ț
on the impacted side of the vehicle
independently of the front air bags
ț
ț
ț
on the impacted side of the vehicle
independently of the front air bags
in certain vehicle rollovers
The side impact air bags are not deployed
in impacts which do not exceed the sys-
tem’s deployment threshold.
The side window curtain air bags are not
deployed in impacts which do not exceed
the system’s deployment threshold.
The front passenger side impact air bag
will only deploy if the system senses that
the front passenger seat is occupied.
The use of seat belts and infant and child
restraint systems is required by law in all
50
states, the District of Columbia, the
The window curtain air bags fill up the area
between the A and C pillars (see arrows).
U.S. territories and all Canadian provinces.
Even where this is not the case, all vehicle
occupants should have their seat belts fas-
tened whenever the vehicle is in motion.
Window curtain air bags
For more information, see “Fastening the
seat belts” (୴ page 43).
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Window curtain air bag
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz S-Class Manuals |
|---|---|
| Tags | Mercedes-Benz S430, Mercedes-Benz S500, Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG, Mercedes-Benz S600 |
| Model Year | 2005 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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