Safety and security
Occupant safety
Rif the system determines that air bag
longitudinal deceleration or acceleration
Side impact air bags
deployment can offer additional protection exceeds the preset deployment threshold for
G
Observe Safety notes, see
page 45.
to that provided by the seat belt
the front air bags.
The front passenger front air bag 2 will only
be deployed if
Rdepending on whether the seat belt is in
use
Rindependently of the side impact air bags, Rthe system, based on OCS weight sensor
pelvic air bags and/or the window curtain
air bags
readings, detects that the front passenger
seat is occupied
The front air bags in this vehicle have been
designed to inflate in two stages. This allows
the air bags to have different rates of inflation
that are based on the vehicle deceleration
rate as assessed by the air bag control unit.
Rthe5/ indicator lamp in the center
console is not lit (Y page 52)
Rthe impact exceeds a preset deployment
threshold
On the front passenger side, front air bag
1
Side impact air bag
2
deployment is additionally influenced by
When deployed, side impact air bags 1 are
designed to provide increased protection for
the thorax (but not the head, neck and arms)
of the driver or front passenger on the side of
the vehicle on which the impact occurs.
the passenger’s weight category as identified
by the Occupant Classification System (OCS)
(
Y page 49).
The lighter the front passenger side
occupant, the higher the vehicle deceleration
rate required for second stage inflation of
front air bag 2.
The side impact air bags 1 are deployed
Ron the impacted side of the vehicle
The air bags will not deploy in impacts which
do not exceed the system’s preset
deployment thresholds. You will then be
protected by the fastened seat belts.
The front air bags will not deploy in the event
of a rollover unless the vehicle’s rate of
Rin side impacts exceeding a preset
deployment threshold
Rregardless of whether the seat belt is in use
Rindependently of the front air bags
Rindependently of the ETDs
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| Tags | Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Mercedes-Benz C250, Mercedes-Benz C300, Mercedes-Benz C350, Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG, Mercedes-Benz W204 |
| Model Year | 2009 |
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