Occupant safety
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Driver's knee bag: increases protection for When deployed, the side impact air bags offer
the driver against the risk of:
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:
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
front air bags. Driver's knee bag: operates
best in conjunction with a properly positioned
and fastened seat belt.
Side impact air bags
G Warning
Observe "Important safety instructions"
Y page 38).
Front side impact air bags: and rear side
impact air bags; deploy next to the outer
seat cushions.
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G Warning!
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.
The side impact air bags are deployed:
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
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 seat belt use
Rindependently of the front air bags
Rindependently of the ETDs/belt buckle
tensioners
The side impact air bags are generally not
deployed if the vehicle overturns, unless the
system detects high vehicle deceleration or
acceleration in a lateral direction and
determines that they 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.
Vehicles with OCS (USA only): if the OCS
detects that the front-passenger seat is not
occupied and the front passenger seat belt is
not fastened (the belt tongue is not engaged
in the seat belt buckle), the side impact air
G Warning!
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 side impact air bags. Contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for
availability.
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz GL-Class Manuals, Mercedes-Benz Manuals |
|---|---|
| Tags | Mercedes-Benz GL350 BlueTEC, Mercedes-Benz GL450, Mercedes-Benz GL550, Mercedes-Benz X164 |
| Model Year | 2011 |
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