Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster 2012 Owner's Manual page 58

elling carried out at a qualified specialist
workshop.
You should only use seat covers that have
been approved for your vehicle by Mercedes-
Benz. The seat covers must have a special
tear seam for sidebags. Otherwise, the side-
bags cannot deploy correctly and therefore
cannot provide the intended protection in the
event of an accident.
Example: sidebag on the driver's side
Sidebags : deploy next to the outer seat
cushions of the seat backrest.
When deployed, the sidebags offer additional
thorax protection for vehicle occupants 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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The sidebags are deployed:
on the side on which an impact occurs
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at the start of an accident with a high rate of
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lateral vehicle deceleration or acceleration,
e.g. in a side impact
independently of the use of the seat belt
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independently of the front airbags
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independently of the belt tensioners
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If the vehicle overturns, the sidebags are gen-
erally not deployed. Sidebags are deployed if
the system detects high vehicle deceleration
or acceleration in a lateral direction and
determines that sidebag deployment can
Occupant safety
offer additional protection to that provided by
the seat belts.
Headbags
Example: headbag on the front-passenger side
Headbags : deploy in the area of the front
side windows. Headbags enhance the level of
protection for the head, but not chest or arms,
of the vehicle occupants on the side of the
vehicle on which the impact occurs.
The headbags are deployed:
at the start of an accident with a high rate of
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lateral vehicle deceleration or acceleration,
e.g. in a side impact
on the side on which an impact occurs
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on the driver's and the front-passenger's
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side if the vehicle overturns and the system
determines that deployment can offer addi-
tional protection to that provided by the
seat belt
independently of the use of the seat belt
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regardless of whether the front-passenger
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seat is occupied
independently of the front airbags
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Roll bars
G DANGER
If the roll bar has developed a fault, it may not
function, e.g. in the event of an accident. The
roll bars may then not protect the vehicle
occupants as intended. This poses an
increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
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