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Occupant safety
The front passenger front air bag will only
be deployed if:
ț the system, based on OCS weight sen-
sor readings, senses that the front pas-
senger seat is occupied
ț the 56 indicator lamp in the
center console is not lit (
୴ page 81)
ț the impact exceeds a preset deploy-
ment threshold
Head-thorax air bags
1 Head-thorax air bag
The head-thorax air bags 1 in the drivers
and front passenger seat are deployed:
ț on the impacted side of the vehicle
ț in impacts exceeding a preset deploy-
ment threshold
ț independently of the front air bags
The head-thorax air bags 1 are not de-
ployed in impacts which do not exceed the
system’s deployment threshold.
Rear side impact air bags*
1 Rear side impact air bag*
The rear side impact air bags* 1 are
deployed:
ț on the impacted side of the vehicle
ț in impacts exceeding a preset deploy-
ment threshold
ț independently of the front air bags
The rear side impact air bags* 1 are not
deployed in impacts which do not exceed
the system’s deployment threshold.
Warning! G
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 head-thorax air bags.
Contact your authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center for availability.