Mercedes-Benz C-CLASS WAGON C 240 - Manual (Page 68)

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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
The air bags will not deploy in impacts
which do not exceed the system’s
deployment thresholds. You will then be
protected by the fastened seat belts.
The passenger front air bag will only be
deployed if:
ț the system, based on OCS weight
sensor readings, senses that the front
passenger seat is occupied
ț the 56 indicator lamp in the
center console is not lit ( ୴ page 77)
ț the impact exceeds a preset
deployment treshold
Side impact air bags, window curtain
air bags
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 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, see “Fastening the
seat belt” (
୴ page 43).