Mercedes-Benz 2012 A Class - Manual (Page 46)

Driver's airbag : deploys in front of the
steering wheel; front-passenger front air-
bag ; deploys in front of and above the glove
compartment.
The front airbags increase protection for the
driver's and front-passenger's head and
chest.
They are deployed:
R
at the start of an accident with a high rate
of vehicle acceleration or deceleration in a
longitudinal direction
R
if the system determines that airbag
deployment can offer additional protection
to that provided by the seat belt
R
depending on whether the seat belt is being
used
R
independently of other airbags in the vehi-
cle
If the vehicle overturns, the front airbags are
generally not deployed.
Vehicles with automatic child seat recog-
nition in the front-passenger seat: front-
passenger airbag ; is only activated if the
system determines that the front-passenger
seat is occupied. The 4 PASSENGER AIR-
BAG OFF indicator lamp on the centre con-
sole does not light up (
Y page 52).
If a child restraint system is fitted to the front-
passenger seat and the PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF 4 indicator lamp on the centre con-
sole is not on:
R
a child restraint system without a trans-
ponder for automatic child seat recognition
has been fitted or
R
a child restraint system with a transponder
has been fitted incorrectly
Driver's kneebag
Driver's kneebag : deploys under the steer-
ing column. The driver's kneebag is triggered
together with the front airbag. The driver's
kneebag is designed to operate together with
the front airbag in frontal impacts if certain
thresholds are exceeded. The driver's knee-
bag operates best in conjunction with cor-
rectly positioned and fastened seat belts.
Driver's kneebag : increases the driver's
protection against:
R
knee injuries
R
thigh injuries
R
lower leg injuries
Sidebags
G
WARNING
If you wish to use seat covers, Mercedes-Benz
recommends that, for safety reasons, you
only use seat covers that have been approved
for Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
The seat covers must have a special tear seam
for sidebags. Otherwise, the sidebags cannot
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