Knee Bag - Mercedes-Benz MY17 c-class Operator's Manual

Occupant safety
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Front air bags
Driver's air bag : deploys in front of the steer-
ing wheel. Front-passenger front air bag ;
deploys in front of and above the glove box.
When deployed, the front air bags offer addi-
tional head and thorax protection for the occu-
pants in the front seats.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF and PASSENGER
AIR BAG ON indicator lamps inform you about
the status of the front-passenger air bag
( page 42).
Y
The front-passenger front air bag will only
deploy if:
the system, based on the OCS weight sensor
R
readings, detects that the front-passenger
seat is occupied (
PASSENGER AIR BAG ON indicator lamp is lit
( page 49)
Y
the restraint system control unit predicts a
R
high accident severity
Knee bags
Driver's knee bag : deploys underneath the
steering column and front-passenger knee
bag ; underneath the glove box. The driver's
and front-passenger knee bags are triggered
together with the front air bags.
page 49). The
Y
The driver's and front-passenger knee bags
offer additional thigh, knee and lower leg pro-
tection for the occupants in the front seats.
Side impact air bags
G
WARNING
Unsuitable seat covers could restrict or even
prevent the deployment of the air bags inte-
grated into the seats. Consequently, the air
bags cannot protect vehicle occupants as
they are designed to do. In addition, the func-
tion of the Occupant Classification System
(OCS) could be restricted. This poses an
increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
You should only use seat covers that have
been approved for the respective seat by
Mercedes-Benz.
Front side impact air bags : and rear side
impact air bags ; deploy next to the outer bol-
ster of the seat backrest.
When deployed, the side impact air bag offers
additional thorax protection. However, it does
not protect the:
head
R
neck
R
arms
R
In the event of a side impact, the side impact air
bag is deployed on the side on which the impact
occurs.
The side impact air bag on the front-passenger
side (front) deploys under the following condi-
tions:
the OCS system detects that the front-
R
passenger seat is occupied or
the belt tongue is engaged in the belt buckle
R
of the front-passenger seat