Mercedes-Benz 2007 CLK 350 Operator's Manual page 71

Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Head-thorax air bags
1 Head-thorax air bag
The head-thorax air bags 1 in the drivers
and front passenger seat are deployed:
on the impacted side of the vehicle
in impacts exceeding a preset deploy-
ment threshold
independently of the front air bags
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The head-thorax air bags 1 are not de-
ployed in impacts which do not exceed the
system's deployment threshold.
Warning!
Only use seat covers which have been
tested and approved by Mercedes-Benz for
your vehicle model. Using other seat covers
may interfere with or prevent the
deployment of the head-thorax air bags.
Contact your authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center for availability.
Rear side impact air bags*
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1 Rear side impact air bag*
The rear side impact air bags* 1 are
deployed:
on the impacted side of the vehicle
in impacts exceeding a preset deploy-
ment threshold
independently of the front air bags
The rear side impact air bags* 1 are not
deployed in impacts which do not exceed
the system's deployment threshold.