Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2011 Owner's Manual page 45

Occupant safety
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The front airbags increase protection for the
driver's and front-passenger's head and
chest.
Driver's airbag : deploys in front of the
steering wheel; front-passenger front air-
bag ; deploys in front of and above the glove
compartment.
They are deployed:
at the start of an accident with a high rate
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of vehicle acceleration or deceleration in a
longitudinal direction
if the system determines that airbag
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deployment can offer additional protection
to that provided by the seat belt
depending on whether the seat belt is being
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used
independently of other airbags in the vehi-
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cle
If the vehicle overturns, the front airbags are
generally not deployed unless the system
detects high vehicle deceleration in a longi-
tudinal direction.
Front-passenger airbag ; is only activated if
the system detects that the front-passenger
seat is occupied. The PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicator lamp 4 on the centre con-
sole is not lit (
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a child restraint system without automatic
child seat recognition has been fitted to the
front-passenger seat, or a child restraint sys-
tem with automatic child seat recognition has
been fitted incorrectly.
page 49). This means that
Driver's kneebag
Driver's kneebag : is always deployed along
with the driver's airbag and inflates under-
neath the steering column.
Driver's kneebag : increases the driver's
protection against:
knee injuries
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thigh injuries
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lower leg injuries
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Rear sidebags
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WARNING
If you wish to use seat covers, Mercedes-Benz
recommends that, for safety reasons, you
only use seat covers that have been approved
for Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
The seat covers must have a special tear seam
for sidebags. Otherwise, the sidebags cannot
deploy correctly and would fail to provide the
intended protection in the event of an acci-
dent. Appropriate seat covers can be
obtained, for example, from a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
When deployed, the sidebags offer additional
protection for the thorax of the vehicle occu-
pants on the side of the vehicle 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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