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Occupant safety
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Rregardless of whether the front passenger objects applying pressure to the back of the
seat is occupied
seat. Always make sure the seat has
clearance in all directions at all times.
If your seat, including the trim cover and
cushion, needs to be serviced in any way, take
the vehicle to an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
Rin certain vehicle rollovers, if the system
determines that air bag deployment can
offer additional protection to that provided
by the seat belt
Window curtain air bags: are not deployed
in impacts which do not exceed the system’s
deployment threshold.
Only seat accessories approved by
Mercedes-Benz may be used.
Both the driver and the front passenger
should always use the42
indicator lamp as an indication of whether or
not the front passenger is properly
positioned.
Window curtain air bags: deploy in the area
indicated by the arrows.
Occupant Classification System
G Warning!
The Occupant Classification System (OCS) is
standard equipment in USA.
If the42 indicator lamp
illuminates when an adult or someone larger
than a small individual is in the front
passenger seat, have the front passenger
reposition himself or herself in the seat until
the42 indicator lamp goes out,
or check whether objects are caught under or
around the seat.
The OCS activates or deactivates the front
passenger front air bag automatically. The
respective status is based on the classified
occupant weight category determined by
weight sensor readings from the front
passenger seat.
The system does not deactivate
In the event of a collision, the air bag control
unit will not allow front passenger front air bag
deployment when the OCS has classified the
front passenger seat occupant as weighting
as much as or less than a typical 12-month-
old child in a standard child restraint or if the
front passenger seat is classified as being
empty.
Rthe front passenger side impact air bag
Rthe window curtain air bag
Rthe Emergency Tensioning Devices (ETDs)
To be classified correctly, the front passenger
must sit
Rwith the seat belt properly fastened
When the OCS senses that the front
passenger seat occupant is classified as
being up to or less than the weight of a typical
Rin a position that is as upright as possible
with the back against the seat backrest
Rwith the feet on the floor
12-month-old
child in a standard child
If the occupant’s weight is transferred to
another object in the vehicle (e.g. by leaning
on armrests), the OCS may not be able to
properly approximate the occupant’s weight
category.
restraint, the42 indicator lamp
will illuminate when the engine is started and
remain illuminated, indicating that the front
passenger front air bag is deactivated.
When the OCS senses that the front
Furthermore, the occupant weight may
appear to increase or decrease due to the
following: objects hanging on the seat, lodged
underneath the seat, stuffed between the
seat and middle console or the seat and door,
other passengers pushing on the seat, or
passenger seat is classified as being empty,
the42 indicator lamp will
illuminate when the engine is started and
remain illuminated, indicating that the front
passenger front air bag is deactivated.
| Categories | Mercedes-Benz M-Class Manuals, Mercedes-Benz Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes-Benz ML350, Mercedes-Benz ML350 BlueTec, Mercedes-Benz ML550, Mercedes-Benz ML63 AMG, Mercedes-Benz W164 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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