Mercedes-Benz SLK Operator's Manual page 48

Occupant safety
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If the 4 PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp is not illuminated, the front-
passenger front air bag and the front-
passenger knee bag are activated and are
deployed:
in certain front impacts
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independently of the side impact air bag
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and head bag
if the impact has exceeded a
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predetermined threshold value for
deployment
If the front-passenger front air bag is
deployed, the rate of inflation will be
influenced by:
the rate of vehicle deceleration as assessed
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by the air bag control unit
the front passenger's weight category as
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determined by the OCS
G WARNING
Children under 12 years must be secured
correctly in a suitable infant or child restraint
system or booster seat suitable 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, in particular children, must sit as
upright as possible, fasten the seat belt
correctly and use a suitable infant restraint
system, child restraint system or booster seat
suitable for the size and weight of the child.
Children can be seriously or even fatally
injured by an air bag deploying.
Observe the following information:
Your vehicle is equipped with air bag
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technology designed to deactivate the
front-passenger front air bag and the front-
passenger knee 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 front-passenger seat.
A child in a rear-facing child restraint
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system on the front-passenger seat will be
seriously injured or even killed if the front-
passenger front air bag inflates in a collision
despite the air bag technology installed in
your vehicle, which could occur under some
circumstances.
If you must install a rearward-facing child
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restraint on the front-passenger seat, make
sure the 4 PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp is illuminated, indicating
that the front-passenger front air bag and
front-passenger knee bag are deactivated.
If the 4 PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp does not light up or goes out
when a rearward-facing child restraint
system is installed, please check
installation. Periodically check the 4
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
while driving to make sure the 4
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is
illuminated. If the 4 PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF indicator lamp goes out or
remains out do not carry a child on the
front-passenger seat.
A child in a rearward-facing child restraint
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system on the front-passenger seat will be
seriously injured or even killed if the front-
passenger air bag is deployed.
When securing a child in a child restraint
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system on the front-passenger seat, you
must:
move the front-passenger seat as far
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back as possible
use a child restraint system that is
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suitable for the age, size and weight of
the child
observe the manufacturer's installation
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instructions in order to install and secure
the child restraint system correctly.
For children larger than the typical 12-
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month-old child, the front-passenger front
air bag may or may not be activated.