Occupant safety
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G Warning
Only use seat covers which have been tested
and approved by Mercedes-Benz for your
vehicle model. Using seat covers or other seat
coverings can cause a malfunction of the side
impact air bags and/or the pelvis air bags.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center
for availability.
When deployed, the side impact air bags offer
additional protection for the thorax of the
vehicle occupants on the side of the vehicle
on which the impact occurs. However, they
do not protect the:
Driver's knee bag: increases protection for
the driver against the risk of:
Rknee injuries
Rthigh injuries
Rlower leg injuries
Rhead
Rneck
Rarms
Driver's knee bag: inflates beneath the
steering column. If the system determines
that deployment of driver's knee bag: can
offer additional protection to that provided by
the seat belt in the event of a frontal impact,
the system will deploy it together with the
driver's front air bag. Driver's knee bag:
operates best in conjunction with a properly
positioned and fastened seat belt.
Side impact air bags
G Warning
Example: Coupe
Observe "Important safety notes"
Front side impact air bags: and rear side
impact air bags; deploy next to the outer
seat cushions.
(
Y page 36).
G Warning!
The side impact air bags are deployed:
The pressure sensors for side impact air bag
control are located in the doors. Do not
modify any components of the doors or door
trim panels including, for example, the
addition of door speakers.
Ron the side on which an impact occurs
Rat the start of an accident with a high rate
of lateral vehicle deceleration or
acceleration, e.g. in a side impact
Rindependently of seat belt use
Improper repair work on the doors or the
modification or addition of components to the
doors create a risk of rendering the side
impact air bags inoperative or causing
unintended air bag deployment. Work on the
doors must therefore only be performed by
qualified technicians. Contact an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Rindependently of the front air bags
Rindependently of the Emergency
Tensioning Devices
Cabriolet: if the vehicle overturns, the side
impact air bags are generally not deployed.
They are deployed if the system detects high
vehicle deceleration or acceleration in a
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz E-Class Manuals, Mercedes-Benz Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes Benz C207, Mercedes Benz E350 BlueTEC, Mercedes-Benz E350, Mercedes-Benz E550, Mercedes-Benz W212 |
| Model Year | 2011 |
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