Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class Owner's Manual page 60

The purpose of triggering sidebags is to
increase the level of protection for the tho-
rax (but not the head, neck or arms) of
occupants affected by the impact. The
sidebags are installed in the middle of the
doors and in the sidewall in the rear. The
locations in which the sidebags in your
vehicle are fitted are identified by the
SRS/AIRBAG label on each of these areas.
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1 Front sidebag
2 Rear sidebag
3 Windowbag
The sidebag inflates in the door area below
the window.
The sidebags are triggered:
on the side on which an impact occurs
in the first stages of an accident with
high lateral forces of vehicle decelera-
tion or acceleration, e.g. a side impact
if the system foresees that airbag
deployment can offer additional pro-
tection to that provided by the seat belt
depending on the use of the seat belt
independently of the front airbags
independently of the belt tensioners
rarely if the vehicle overturns, unless
high forces of vehicle deceleration in a
longitudinal direction are detected and
it is predicted that airbag inflation will
provide additional protection to that of
the seat belt
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In the event of an impact on the front-pas-
senger side, the front-passenger sidebag is only
triggered if:
the front-passenger seat occupancy sensor
has detected that the seat is occupied
The rear sidebag on the driver's side is triggered
in conjunction with the driver's sidebag.
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You will find further information about air-
bag deployment on ( page 54).
You will find further information about the trig-
gering of belt tensioners and belt force limiters
on ( page 50).
Windowbags (Coupé)
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Risk of injury
In order for the windowbag to provide its
intended level of protection, you must make
sure that there are no other persons, ani-
mals or objects between the vehicle occu-
pants and the inflation range of the window-
bags.
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