Mercedes-Benz SL SERIES Operator's Manual page 68

Occupant safety
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be deployed even though the vehicle suffers
only minor deformation. This is the case if, for
example, very rigid vehicle parts such as lon-
gitudinal body members are hit, and sufficient
deceleration occurs as a result.
If the restraint system control unit detects a
side impact or if the vehicle rolls over, the
applicable components of the restraint sys-
tem are activated independently of each
other depending on the apparent type of acci-
dent.
Side impact air bag on the side of impact,
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independently of the Emergency Tension-
ing Device and the use of the seat belt on
the driver's seat
The side impact air bag on the front-
passenger side deploys under the following
conditions:
the OCS system detects that the front-
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passenger seat is occupied or
the belt tongue is engaged in the belt
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buckle of the front-passenger seat
Head bag on the side of impact, independ-
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ently of the use of the seat belt and inde-
pendently of whether the front-passenger
seat is occupied
Emergency Tensioning Devices, if the sys-
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tem determines that deployment can offer
additional protection in this situation
Head bags on the driver's and front-
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passenger side in certain situations when
the vehicle rolls over, if the system deter-
mines that deployment can offer additional
protection to that provided by the seat belt
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Not all air bags are deployed in an acci-
dent. The different air bag systems work
independently of each other.
How the air bag system works is deter-
mined by the severity of the accident detec-
ted, especially the vehicle deceleration or
acceleration and the apparent type of acci-
dent:
frontal collision
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side impact
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rollover
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NECK-PRO head restraints
Important safety notes
G WARNING
The function of the head restraint may be
impaired if you:
attach objects such as coat hangers to the
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head restraints, for example
use head restraint covers
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If you do so, the head restraints cannot fulfill
their intended protective function in the event
of an accident. In addition, objects attached
to the head restraints could endanger other
vehicle occupants. There is an increased risk
of injury.
Do not attach any objects to the head
restraints and do not use head restraint cov-
ers.
Method of operation
NECK-PRO head restraints reduce the likeli-
hood of head and chest injuries. The NECK-
PRO head restraints on the driver's and front-
passenger seats are moved forwards and
upwards in the event of a rear-end collision of
a certain severity. This provides better head
support.
If the NECK-PRO head restraints have been
triggered in an accident, you must reset the
NECK-PRO head restraints on the driver's and
front-passenger seat (
wise, the additional protection will not be
available in the event of another rear-end col-
lision. You can recognize when NECK-PRO
head restraints have been triggered by the
fact that they have moved forwards and can
no longer be adjusted.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have
the NECK-PRO head restraints checked for
functionality at a qualified specialist work-
shop after a rear-end collision.
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