Mercedes-Benz 2009 CLS-Class Operator's Manual page 51

i If your seat, including the trim cover and
cushion, needs to be serviced in any way,
take the vehicle to an authorized Mer-
cedes-Benz Center.
Only seat accessories approved by Mer-
cedes-Benz may be used.
Both the driver and the front passenger
should always use the
75
cator lamp as an indication of whether or not
the front passenger is properly positioned.
G Warning!
If the 75 indicator lamp illu-
minates when an adult or someone larger
than a small individual is in the front pas-
senger seat, have the front passenger re-
position himself or herself in the seat until
the 75 indicator lamp goes
out, or check whether objects are caught
under or around the seat.
In the event of a collision, the air bag control
unit will not allow front passenger front air
bag deployment when the OCS has classi-
fied the front passenger seat occupant as
weighting as much as or less than a typical
12-month-old child in a standard child
restraint or if the front passenger seat is
classified as being empty.
When the OCS senses that the front pas-
senger seat occupant is classified as being
up to or less than the weight of a typical
12-month-old child in a standard child
restraint, the 75 indicator
lamp will illuminate when the engine is
started and remain illuminated, indicating
that the front passenger front air bag is
indi-
deactivated.
When the OCS senses that the front pas-
senger seat is classified as being empty,
the 75 indicator lamp will illu-
minate when the engine is started and
remain illuminated, indicating that the front
passenger front air bag is deactivated.
When the OCS senses that the front pas-
senger seat occupant is classified as being
heavier than the weight of a typical
12-month-old child seated in a standard
child restraint or as being a small individual
(such as a young teenager or a small adult),
the 75 indicator lamp will illu-
minate for approximately 6 seconds when
the engine is started and then, depending
on occupant weight sensor readings from
the seat, remain illuminated or go out. With
the 75 indicator lamp illumi-
nated, the front passenger front air bag is
Safety and security
Occupant safety
deactivated. With the 75 indi-
cator lamp out, the front passenger front air
bag is activated.
When the OCS senses that the front pas-
senger seat occupant is classified as an
adult or someone larger than a small indi-
vidual, the 75 indicator lamp
will illuminate for approximately 6 seconds
when the engine is started and then go out,
indicating that the front passenger front air
bag is activated.
If the 75 indicator lamp is illu-
minated, the front passenger front air bag
is deactivated and will not be deployed.
If the 75 indicator lamp is not
illuminated, the front passenger front air
bag is activated and will be deployed:
in the event of certain frontal impacts
R
if impact exceeds a preset deployment
R
threshold
independently of the side impact air bags
R
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