Safety and Security
Occupant safety
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When the OCS senses that the passenger
seat occupant is classified as being heavier
than the weight of a typical 12-month-old
child seated in a standard child restraint or
as being a small individual (such as a young
teenager or a small adult), the
If the5/ indicator lamp is
illuminated, the passenger front air bag is
deactivated and will not be deployed.
Warning!
Children 12 years old and under must be
seated and properly secured in an appropri-
ate infant or child restraint recommended
for the size and weight of the child.
If the5/ indicator lamp is not
illuminated, the passenger front air bag is
activated and will be deployed:
5/
indicator lamp will illuminate for
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in the event of certain frontal impacts
The infant or child restraint must be properly
secured with the vehicle’s seat belt fully in
accordance with the child seat manufactur-
er’s instructions.
approximately 6 seconds when the engine is
started and then, depending on occupant
weight sensor readings from the seat, re-
main illuminated or go out. With the
if impact exceeds a preset deployment
threshold
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independently of the head-thorax air
bags
5/
indicator lamp illuminated, the
Children can be killed or seriously injured by
an inflating air bag. Note the following
important information:
passenger front air bag is deactivated. With
the5/ indicator lamp out, the pas-
senger front air bag is activated.
If the passenger front air bag is deployed,
the rate of inflation will be influenced by:
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Your vehicle is equipped with air bag
technology designed to turn off the pas-
senger front air bag in your vehicle when
the system senses the weight of a typi-
cal 12-month-old child or less along with
the weight of a standard appropriate
child restraint on the passenger seat.
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the rate of relevant vehicle deceleration
as assessed by the air bag control unit
When the OCS senses that the passenger
seat occupant is classified as an adult or
someone larger than a small individual, the
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the passenger’s weight category as
identified bythe Occupant Classification
System (OCS)
5/
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.
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes-Benz R230, Mercedes-Benz SL55 AMG, Mercedes-Benz SL550, Mercedes-Benz SL600, Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG |
| Model Year | 2008 |
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