Purpose And Function Of The Restraint System - Mercedes-Benz EQB 2022 Operator's Manual

50 Occupant safety
Function of the post-collision brake after an acci-
dent
Depending on the accident situation, the post-col-
lision brake can minimise the severity of a further
collision or even avoid it.
If an accident is detected, the post-collision brake
can initiate automatic braking. When the vehicle
has come to a standstill, the electric parking
brake is automatically applied.
The driver can cancel automatic braking by taking
the following actions:
braking more strongly than automatic braking
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fully depressing the accelerator pedal with
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force

Purpose and function of the restraint system

Overview of deployment situations (restraint sys-
tem)
Make sure that the following prerequisites in par-
ticular have been met so that the components of
the restraint system are able to provide the inten-
ded level of protection:
Sit correctly ( page 41).
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Fasten the seat belt correctly (
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Function of the seat belt warning lamp
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( page 44).
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Function of the rear seat belt status dis-
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play ( page 44).
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The 6 restraint system warning lamp is not
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lit up after the self-test ( page 43).
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The PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps dis-
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play the correct status of the front passenger
airbag ( page 45).
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Depending on the detected deployment situation,
the components of the restraint system can be
activated or deployed independently of each
other:
Seat belt tensioner: frontal impact, rear
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impact, side impact, rollover
Driver's airbag, front passenger airbag: frontal
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impact
Knee airbag: frontal impact
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page 42).
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Side airbag: side impact
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Window airbag: side impact, rollover, frontal
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impact
The installation location of an airbag is identified
by the AIRBAG symbol (
Observe the information on the function of the
restraint system (
Information on how the restraint system works
How the restraint system functions depends on
the severity of the impact detected and the appa-
rent type of accident.
page 55).
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page 50).
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