Mercedes-Benz 2006 S 350 Operator's Manual page 67

Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Side impact air bags
1 Side impact air bags
The side impact air bags are deployed:
in impacts exceeding a preset deploy-
ment threshold
on the impacted side of the vehicle
independently of the front air bags
The side impact air bags are not deployed
in impacts which do not exceed the sys-
tem's deployment threshold.
The front passenger side impact air bag
will only deploy if the system senses that
the front passenger seat is occupied.
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Window curtain air bags
1 Window curtain air bag
The side window curtain air bags are de-
ployed:
in impacts exceeding a preset deploy-
ment threshold
on the impacted side of the vehicle
independently of the front air bags
in certain vehicle rollovers
The side window curtain air bags are not
deployed in impacts which do not exceed
the system's deployment threshold.
The window curtain air bags fill up the area
indicated by the arrows.