Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2006 Owners Manual User Manual
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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Front airbags
Driver and passenger airbags are de-
ployed:
ț
in the event of certain frontal impacts
ț
if impact exceeds a preset deployment
threshold
ț
independently of the head-thorax air-
bags
The airbags will not deploy in impacts
which do not exceed the system’s deploy-
ment thresholds. You will then be protect-
ed by the fastened seat belts.
The passenger airbag will only be deployed
if:
ț
the passenger seat is occupied
ț
the
7 indicator lamp on the glove
box is not lit (
ț
the impact exceeds a preset deploy-
ment threshold
1 Driver airbag
2 Passenger airbag
3 Knee bag
Knee bag
The knee bag is located on the driver-side
lower instrument panel. It is designed to
operate together with the driver airbag in
certain frontal impacts exceeding a preset
threshold. The knee bag operates best in
conjunction with a properly positioned and
fastened seat belt.
!
Do not place objects heavier than
20 lbs (9 kg) on the front passenger
seat. This could cause the front airbag
or the head-thorax airbag on the front
passenger side to deploy in a crash
which exceeds the system’s deploy-
ment threshold.