Mercedes-Benz SL 2015 Owner's Manual page 48

Front airbags
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Do not place heavy objects on the front-
passenger seat. This could cause the system
to identify the seat as being occupied. In the
event of an accident, the restraint systems on
the front-passenger side may be triggered
and have to be replaced.
Driver's airbag : deploys in front of the steer-
ing wheel. Front-passenger front airbag ;
deploys in front of and above the glove com-
partment.
When deployed, the front airbags offer addi-
tional head and thorax protection for the occu-
pants in the driver's and front-passenger seats.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF and PASSENGER
AIR BAG ON indicator lamps inform you about
the status of the front-passenger front airbag
( page 40).
Y
The front-passenger front airbag will only deploy
if:
the automatic front-passenger front airbag
R
deactivation system has detected that the
front-passenger seat is occupied
( page 46). The PASSENGER AIR BAG ON
Y
indicator lamp is lit (
the restraint system control unit predicts a
R
high accident severity
Sidebags
G
WARNING
Unsuitable seat covers may obstruct or even
prevent deployment of the airbags integrated
into the seats. The airbags may then fail to
protect the vehicle occupants as intended.
Operation of the automatic co-driver's front
airbag deactivation system may also be
page 46)
Y
Occupant safety
impaired. There is an increased risk of injury,
possibly even fatal.
Use only seat covers which have been specif-
ically approved for the respective seat by
Mercedes-Benz.
Sidebags : deploy next to the outer bolster of
the seat backrest.
When deployed, the sidebag offers additional
thorax protection. However, it does not protect
the:
head
R
neck
R
arms
R
In the event of a side impact, the sidebag is
deployed on the side on which the impact
occurs.
The sidebag on the front-passenger side deploys
under the following conditions:
the automatic front-passenger airbag deacti-
R
vation system detects that the front-
passenger seat is occupied or
the belt tongue is engaged in the belt buckle
R
of the front-passenger seat
If the belt tongue is engaged in the belt buckle,
the sidebag on the front-passenger side deploys
if an appropriate accident situation occurs. In
this case, deployment is independent of
whether the front-passenger seat is occupied or
not.
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