Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe Owner's Manual page 46

Sidebags
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WARNING
If you wish to use seat covers, Mercedes-Benz
recommends that, for safety reasons, you
only use seat covers that have been approved
for Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
The seat covers must have a special tear seam
for sidebags/pelvisbags. Otherwise, the side-
bag/pelvisbag cannot deploy correctly and
would fail to provide the intended protection
in the event of an accident. Appropriate seat
covers can be obtained, for example, from a
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
When deployed, the sidebags offer additional
protection for the thorax of the vehicle occu-
pants on the side of the vehicle on which the
impact occurs. However, they do not protect
the:
head
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neck
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arms
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Example: Coupé
Front sidebags : and rear sidebags ;
deploy next to the outer seat cushions.
The sidebags are deployed:
on the side on which an impact occurs
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at the start of an accident with a high rate
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of lateral vehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion, e.g. in a side impact
independently of seat belt use
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independently of the front airbags
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independently of the belt tensioners
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Occupant safety
Cabriolet: if the vehicle overturns, the side-
bags are generally not deployed. They are
deployed if the system detects high vehicle
deceleration or acceleration in a lateral direc-
tion and determines that sidebag deployment
can offer additional protection to that provi-
ded by the seat belt.
Front headbags (Cabriolet)
Headbags are available in the Cabriolet.
The headbags enhance the level of protection
for the head (but not chest or arms) of the
vehicle occupants in the front of the vehicle
on the side on which the impact occurs.
Headbags : deploy in the area of the side
windows at the front. They are deployed:
at the start of an accident with a high rate
R
of lateral vehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion, e.g. in a side impact
on the side on which an impact occurs
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on the driver's and the front passenger's
R
side if the vehicle overturns and the system
determines that windowbag deployment
can offer additional protection to that pro-
vided by the seat belt
independently of seat belt use
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regardless of whether the front-passenger
R
seat is occupied
independently of the front airbags
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Pelvisbags
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Pelvisbags are only available in certain
countries.
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