Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series Operator's Manual page 44

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Safety and security
Occupant safety
(e.g. by leaning on armrests), the OCS may
not be able to properly approximate the
occupant's weight category.
i If your seat, including the trim cover and
cushion, needs to be serviced in any way,
take the vehicle to an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Only seat accessories approved by
Mercedes-Benz may be used.
Both the driver and the passenger should
always use the indicator lamp as
5/
an indication of whether or not the passenger
is properly positioned.
G Warning!
If the 5/ indicator lamp illuminates
when an adult or someone larger than a
small individual is in the passenger seat,
have the passenger re-position himself or
herself in the seat until the 5/
indicator lamp goes out.
In the event of a collision, the air bag control
unit will not allow passenger front air bag
deployment when the OCS has classified
the passenger seat occupant as weighting
as much as or less than a typical 12-month-
old child in a standard child restraint or if
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the passenger seat is classified as being
empty.
When the OCS senses that the passenger
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 5/ indicator lamp will
illuminate when the engine is started and
remain illuminated, indicating that the
passenger front air bag is deactivated.
When the OCS senses that the passenger
seat is classified as being empty, the
5/ indicator lamp will illuminate
when the engine is started and remain
illuminated, indicating that the passenger
front air bag is deactivated.
When the OCS senses that the passenger
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 5/
indicator lamp will illuminate 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
5/ indicator lamp illuminated, the
passenger front air bag is deactivated. With
the 5/ indicator lamp out, the
passenger front air bag is activated.
When the OCS senses that the passenger
seat occupant is classified as an adult or
someone larger than a small individual, the
5/ indicator lamp will illuminate for
approximately 6 seconds when the engine
is started and then go out, indicating that
the passenger front air bag is activated.
If the 5/ indicator lamp is
illuminated, the passenger front air bag is
deactivated and will not be deployed.
If the 5/ indicator lamp is not
illuminated, the 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 head-thorax air bag
R
If the passenger front air bag is deployed,
the rate of inflation will be influenced by
the rate of relevant vehicle deceleration
R
as assessed by the air bag control unit
the passenger's weight category as
R
identified by the OCS