Mercedes-Benz E 2008 Series Owner's Manual page 48

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The driver's front airbag and front-passenger
front airbag are deployed:
at the start of an accident with a high rate
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of vehicle acceleration or deceleration in a
longitudinal direction
if the system determines that airbag
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deployment can offer additional protection
to that provided by the seat belt
if the seat belt is fastened
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independently of other airbags in the vehi-
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cle
if the vehicle overturns, but only if the sys-
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tem detects high vehicle deceleration in a
longitudinal direction
Driver's front airbag
1
Front-passenger front airbag
2
* optional
Version: 2.9.4
Driver's front airbag 1 deploys in front of the
steering wheel; front-passenger front airbag
2 deploys in front of and above the glove
compartment.
On vehicles with automatic child seat recog-
nition in the front-passenger seat*, the front-
passenger front airbag 2 is only deployed if
the 5 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning
lamp in the centre console is not lit
( page 49). This means that there is not a
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child restraint system with automatic child
seat recognition* fitted to the front-
passenger seat or that a child restraint sys-
tem with automatic child seat recognition*
has been fitted to the front-passenger seat
incorrectly.
Sidebags
G Risk of injury
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 be equipped with a
special tear seam for sidebags. Otherwise,
the sidebag cannot deploy correctly and
would therefore fail to provide the intended
protection in the event of an accident.
Occupant safety
Appropriate seat covers can be obtained
from a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
The purpose of sidebag deployment is to
enhance the level of protection for the thorax
(but not the head, neck or arms) of the vehicle
occupants on the side of the vehicle on which
the impact occurs.
Saloon shown as an example
Front sidebag
1
2 Rear sidebag*
The sidebag inflates next to the backrest side
cushions.
Safety
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