Mercedes-Benz SLR-Class 2007 User Manual
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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
The passenger air bag will only be de-
ployed if:
ț
the system, based on the OCS weight
sensor readings, senses that the pas-
senger seat is occupied
ț
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp in the lower part of the center
console is not lit (
ț
the impact exceeds a preset
deployment threshold
Knee air bags
1 Knee air bag, driver’s side
2 Knee air bag, passenger side
The knee air bags are located on the lower
instrument panel. They are designed to op-
erate together with the front air bags in
certain frontal impacts exceeding a preset
threshold. The knee air bags operate best
in conjunction with a properly positioned
and fastened seat belts and when the foot-
well is kept clear of objects.
Head-thorax air bags
1 Head-thorax air bag
The head-thorax air bags are deployed:
ț
in impacts exceeding a preset deploy-
ment threshold
ț
on the impacted side of the vehicle
ț
independently of the front air bags
The head-thorax air bags are not deployed
in impacts which do not exceed the
system’s deployment threshold.