Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2007 Owners Manual User Manual
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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
When the OCS senses that the passenger
seat occupant is classified as being heavier
than the weight of a typical 12-month-old
child seated in a standard child restraint or
as being a small individual (such as a young
teenager or a small adult), the
5/ in-
dicator lamp will illuminate for approximate-
ly 6 seconds when the engine is started and
then, depending on occupant weight sensor
readings from the seat, remain illuminated
or go out. With the
5/ indicator lamp
illuminated, the passenger front air bag is
deactivated. With the
5/ indicator
lamp out, the passenger front air bag is acti-
vated.
When the OCS senses that the passenger
seat occupant is classified as an adult or
someone larger than a small individual, the
5/ 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
5/ indicator lamp is
illuminated, the passenger front air bag is
deactivated and will not be deployed.
If the
5/ indicator lamp is not
illuminated, the passenger front air bag is
activated and will be deployed:
ț
in the event of certain frontal impacts
ț
if impact exceeds a preset deployment
threshold
ț
independently of the head-thorax air
bags.
If the passenger front air bag is deployed,
the rate of inflation will be influenced by:
ț
the rate of relevant vehicle deceleration
as assessed by the air bag control unit
ț
passenger's weight category as identi-
fied by the Occupant Classification
System (OCS).
Warning!
G
Children 12 years old and under must be
seated and properly secured in an appropri-
ate infant or child restraint 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 manufactur-
er's instructions.
Children can be killed or seriously injured by
an inflating air bag. Note the following
important information:
ț
Your vehicle is equipped with air bag
technology designed to turn off the pas-
senger front air bag in your vehicle when
the system senses the weight of a typi-
cal 12-month-old child or less along with
the weight of a standard appropriate
child restraint on the passenger seat.
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