Side Impact Air Bag - Mercedes-Benz R 350 Operator's Manual

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high vehicle deceleration in a longitudinal
direction, the front air bags are deployed.
Your vehicle has adaptive, two-stage front air
bags. In the event of a collision, the air bag
control unit evaluates the vehicle
deceleration. In the first deployment stage,
the front air bag is filled with enough
propellant gas to reduce the risk of injuries.
The front air bag is fully deployed if a second
deployment threshold is exceeded within a
few milliseconds.
The deployment of front-passenger front air
bag ; is also influenced by the weight
category of the front passenger, which is
determined by the Occupant Classification
System (OCS) (
page 46).
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The lighter the passenger side occupant, the
higher the vehicle deceleration rate required
(predicted at the start of the impact) for
second-stage inflation of the front-passenger
front air bag. In the second stage, the front
air bags are inflated with the maximum
amount of propellant gas available.
The front air bags are not deployed in
situations where a low impact severity is
predicted. You will then be protected by the
fastened seat belt.
Front-passenger front air bag ; will only
deploy if:
the system, based on the OCS weight
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sensor readings, has detected that the
front-passenger seat is occupied.
the 42 indicator lamp on the
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center console is not lit (
the air bag control unit predicts a high
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impact severity.
Side impact air bags
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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 side impact air bags. Contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for
availability.
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The pressure sensors for side impact air bag
control are located in the doors. Do not
modify any components of the doors or door
trim panels including, for example, the
addition of door speakers.
Improper repair work on the doors or the
modification or addition of components to the
doors create a risk of rendering the side
impact air bags inoperative or causing
unintended air bag deployment. Work on the
doors must therefore only be performed by
qualified technicians. Contact an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Front side impact air bags : and side impact
air bags in the 2nd row of seats ; inflate next
to the outer seat cushion.
When deployed, the side impact air bags offer
additional protection for the thorax of the
page 46).
vehicle occupants on the side of the vehicle
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on which the impact occurs. However, they
do not protect the:
head
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neck
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arms
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The side impact air bags are deployed:
on the side on which an impact occurs
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at the start of an accident with a high rate
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of lateral vehicle deceleration or
acceleration, e.g. in a side impact
Occupant safety
WARNING
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