Mercedes-Benz 2005 C 240 4MATIC - Manual (Page 68)

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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Side impact air bags, window curtain
air bags
The window curtain air bags 1 fill up the
area between the A and C pillars (see
arrows)
1 Window curtain air bag
2 Side impact air bags
The side impact air bags and window
curtain air bags are deployed:
ț on the impacted side of the vehicle
ț in impacts exceeding a preset
deployment threshold
ț independently of the front air bags
The front passenger side impact air bag
will only deploy if the system senses that
the front passenger seat is occupied.
The side impact air bags and window
curtain air bags are not deployed in
impacts which do not exceed the system’s
deployment threshold.
Seat belts
When the engine is started, the seat belt
telltale
< illuminates to remind you and
your passengers to fasten your seat belts.
If the driver’s seat belt is not fastened
before the engine is started, the seat belt
telltale
< illuminates and a warning
chime sounds for approximately six
seconds when the engine is started.
The use of seat belts and infant and child
restraint systems is required by law in all
50 states, the District of Columbia, the
U.S. territories and all Canadian provinces.
Even where this is not the case, all vehicle
occupants should have their seat belts
fastened whenever the vehicle is in
motion.
For more information on seat belts, see
“Fastening the seat belt” (
୴ page 43).
!
Do not place objects heavier than
20 lbs (9 kg) on the front passenger
seat. This could cause the front or side
impact air bag on the front passenger
side to deploy in a crash which exceeds
the system's deployment threshold.
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For information on infants and children
traveling with you in the vehicle and
restraint systems for infants and
children, see “Children in the vehicle”
(
୴ page 69).