Safety and security
Occupant safety
Rindependently of the front air bags
Window curtain air bags
Rregardless of whether the front passenger
seat is occupied
Rindependently of the ETDs
G
Observe Safety notes, see
Rin certain vehicle rollovers, if the system
determines that air bag deployment can
offer additional protection to that provided
by the seat belt
The side impact air bags are not deployed in
side impacts which do not exceed the
system’s deployment threshold.
The side air bags will not deploy in the event
of a rollover unless the vehicle’s rate of lateral
deceleration or acceleration exceeds the
preset deployment threshold for the side air
bags.
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Window curtain air bags 1 are not deployed
in impacts which do not exceed the system’s
deployment threshold.
Window curtain air bags 1 deploy in the area
G Warning!
indicated by the arrows.
Only use seat covers which have been
tested and approved by Mercedes-Benz for
your vehicle model. Using other seat covers
may interfere with or prevent the
deployment of the front side impact air
bags. Contact an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center for availability.
Occupant Classification System
Example illustration sedan
The Occupant Classification System (OCS)
automatically turns the front passenger front
air bag on or off based on the classified
occupant weight category determined by
weight sensor readings from the front
passenger seat.
The system does not deactivate the front
passenger side impact air bag, the window
curtain air bag and the Emergency Tensioning
Devices (ETDs).
1
Window curtain air bag
When deployed, window curtain air bags 1
are designed to provide increased protection
for the head (but not the chest or arms) of the
occupants on the side of the vehicle on which
the impact occurs.
Window curtain air bags 1 are deployed
Ron the impacted side of the vehicle
Rin side impacts exceeding a preset
deployment threshold
Occupants must sit with the seat belt
properly fastened in a position that is as
upright as possible with their back against the
seat backrest and feet on the floor to be
correctly classified. If the occupant’s weight
Rindependently of the front air bags
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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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