Mercedes-Benz SLK Operator's Manual page 40

Occupant safety
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weight sensor readings from the seat, remain
illuminated or go out. With the
04 indicator lamp illuminated,
the passenger front air bag is deactivated.
With the 04 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
04 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 04 indicator lamp is
illuminated, the passenger front air bag is
deactivated and will not be deployed.
If the 04 indicator lamp is not
illuminated, the passenger front air bag is
activated and will be deployed
in the event of certain frontal impacts
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if impact exceeds a preset deployment
R
threshold
independently of the head-thorax air bag
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If the passenger front air bag is deployed, the
rate of inflation will be influenced by
the rate of relevant vehicle deceleration as
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assessed by the air bag control unit
the passenger's weight category as
R
identified by the OCS
For more information on air bag display
messages in the multifunction display, see
Y
( page 239).
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Warning!
Children 12 years old and under must be
seated and properly secured in an appropriate
infant restraint, toddler restraint, or booster
seat recommended for the size and weight of
the child.
The infant or child restraint must be properly
secured with the vehicle's seat belt fully in
accordance with the child seat
manufacturer's instructions.
Occupants, especially children, should always
sit as upright as possible, wear the seat belt
properly and use an appropriately sized infant
restraint, toddler restraint, or booster seat
recommended for the size and weight of the
child.
Children can be killed or seriously injured by
an inflating air bag. Note the following
important information:
Your vehicle is equipped with air bag
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technology designed to deactivate the
passenger front air bag in your vehicle
when the system senses the weight of a
typical 12-month-old child or less along
with the weight of a standard appropriate
child restraint on the passenger seat.
A child in a rear-facing child restraint on the
R
passenger seat will be seriously injured or
even killed if the passenger front air bag
inflates in a collision which could occur
under some circumstances, even with the
air bag technology installed in your vehicle.
If you install a rear-facing child restraint on
R
the passenger seat, make sure the
04 indicator lamp is
illuminated, indicating that the passenger
front air bag is deactivated. Should the
04 indicator lamp not
illuminate or go out while the restraint is
installed, please check installation.
Periodically check the 04
indicator lamp while driving to make sure
the 04 indicator lamp is
illuminated. If the 04 indicator
lamp goes out or remains out, do not
transport a child on the passenger seat
until the system has been repaired.
A child in a rear-facing child restraint on the
passenger seat will be seriously injured or
even killed if the passenger front air bag
inflates.
If you place a child in a forward-facing child
R
restraint on the passenger seat, move the
seat as far back as possible, use the proper
child restraint recommended for the age,