Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2015 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 49)

Objects in the vehicle interior may pre-
vent the air bag from functioning cor-
rectly. Before starting your journey and to
avoid risks resulting from the speed of the air
bag as it deploys, make sure that:
R there are no people, animals or objects
between the vehicle occupants and an air
bag.
R there are no objects between the seat, door
and B-pillar.
R
no accessories, such as cup holders, are
attached to the vehicle within the deploy-
ment area of an air bag, e.g. to doors or side
windows.
R
no heavy, sharp-edged or fragile objects
are in the pockets of your clothing. Store
such objects in a suitable place.
G WARNING
If you modify the air bag cover or affix objects
such as stickers to it, the air bag can no longer
function correctly. There is an increased risk
of injury.
Never modify an air bag cover or affix objects
to it.
G WARNING
Sensors to control the air bags are located in
the doors. Modifications or work not per-
formed correctly to the doors or door panel-
ing, as well as damaged doors, can lead to the
function of the sensors being impaired. The air
bags might therefore not function properly
any more. Consequently, the air bags cannot
protect vehicle occupants as they are
designed to do. There is an increased risk of
injury.
Never modify the doors or parts of the doors.
Always have work on the doors or door pan-
eling carried out at a qualified specialist work-
shop.
Front air bags
Driver's air bag : inflates in front of the
steering wheel; front-passenger air bag ;
inflates in front of and above the glove box.
When deployed, the front air bags offer addi-
tional head and thorax protection on the front
seats.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
shows you the status of the front-passenger
front air bag (
Y
page 41).
Front-passenger air bag ; is only deployed
if:
R the Occupant Classification System (OCS)
recognizes that the front-passenger seat is
occupied (
Y
page 49)
R
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp is not lit (
Y
page 49)
R the restraint system control unit predicts a
high accident severity
Knee bags
Driver's knee bag : deploys under the steer-
ing column and front-passenger knee bag ;
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