Knee Bag; Side Impact Air Bag - Mercedes-Benz SL Operator's Manual

The lighter the passenger side occupant, the
higher the vehicle deceleration rate required
(predicted at the start of the impact) for
second-stage inflation of the front-passenger
front air bag. In the second stage, the front
air bags are inflated with the maximum
amount of propellant gas available.
The front air bags are not deployed in
situations where a low impact severity is
predicted. You will then be protected by the
fastened seat belt.
Front-passenger front air bag ; will only
deploy if:
the system, based on the OCS weight
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sensor readings, has detected that the
front-passenger seat is occupied.
the ^a indicator lamp on the center
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console is not lit, ( Y
the air bag control unit predicts a high
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impact severity.
Knee bags
The driver's knee bag : deploys underneath
the steering column and front-passenger
knee bag ; underneath the glove box. They
deploy together with the front air bags. They
are designed to operate together with the
front air bags in frontal impacts if certain
thresholds are exceeded. The knee bags
operate at best in conjunction with correctly
positioned and fastened seat belts.
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Occupant safety
Knee bags provide increased protection for
the driver and front passenger against the risk
of:
knee injuries
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thigh injuries
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lower leg injuries
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Side impact air bags
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WARNING
The pressure sensors for side impact air bag
control are located in the doors. Do not
modify any components of the doors or door
trim panels including, for example, the
addition of door speakers.
Improper repair work on the doors or the
modification or addition of components to the
doors create a risk of rendering the side
impact air bags inoperative or causing
unintended air bag deployment. Work on the
doors must therefore only be performed by
qualified technicians. Contact an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
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WARNING
Only use seat covers which have been tested
and approved by Mercedes-Benz for your
vehicle model. Using other seat covers may
interfere with or prevent the deployment of
the side impact air bags. Contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for
availability.
Example: side impact air bag on the driver's side
side impact air bags : deploy next to the
outer side bolsters of the seat backrest.
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