Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2007 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 74)

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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
If the 75 indicator lamp is
illuminated, the passenger front air bag is
deactivated and will not be deployed.
If the 75 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!
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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.
ț 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 in a collision which
could occur under some circumstances,
even with the air bag technology in-
stalled in your vehicle.
ț If you install a rear-facing child restraint
on the passenger seat, make sure that
the
75 indicator lamp is
illuminated, indicating that the passen-
ger front air bag is deactivated. Should
the
75 indicator lamp not
illuminate or go out while the restraint is
installed, please check installation.
Periodically check the
75
indicator lamp while driving to make
sure the
75 indicator lamp
is illuminated. If the 75 in-
dicator 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 in-
jured or even killed if the passenger
front air bag inflates.
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