Safety and security
Occupant safety
Driver and front passenger front air bags are The air bags will not deploy in impacts which Side impact air bags
deployed
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
longitudinal deceleration or acceleration
G
Observe Safety notes, see
page 47.
Rin the event of certain frontal impacts
Rif impact exceeds a preset deployment
threshold
Rif the system determines that air bag
deployment can offer additional protection exceeds the preset deployment threshold for
to that provided by the seat belt
the front air bags.
Rdepending on whether the seat belt is in
use
The front passenger front air bag 2 will only
be deployed if
Rindependently of the side impact air bags
and/or the window curtain air bags
Rthe system, based on OCS weight sensor
readings, detects that the front passenger
seat is occupied
The front air bags in this vehicle have been
Example illustration sedan
designed to inflate in two stages. This allows Rthe75 indicator lamp in the
1
Front side impact air bag
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.
center console is not lit (Y page 53)
2 Rear side impact air bag
Rthe impact exceeds a preset deployment
threshold
When deployed, the side impact air bags are
designed to provide increased protection for
the thorax (but not the head, neck and arms)
of the occupants on the side of the vehicle on
which the impact occurs.
On the front passenger side, front air bag
2
deployment is additionally influenced by
the passenger’s weight category as identified
by the Occupant Classification System (OCS)
(
Y page 50).
The side impact air bags are deployed
Ron the impacted side of the vehicle
The lighter the front passenger side
occupant, the higher the vehicle deceleration
rate required for second stage inflation of
front air bag 2.
Rin side impacts exceeding a preset
deployment threshold
Z
Rregardless of whether the seat belt is in use
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz E-Class Manuals, Mercedes-Benz Manuals |
|---|---|
| Tags | Mercedes-Benz E300, Mercedes-Benz E320 BlueTec, Mercedes-Benz E350, Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, Mercedes-Benz W211 |
| Model Year | 2009 |
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