Safet y, Occupant safety – Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2014 Owners Manual User Manual

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deployment thresholds for lateral

acceleration/deceleration. You will then be

protected by the fastened seat belt.
The head bag on the front-passenger side is

not deployed in the following situations:

the OCS system detects that the front-

passenger seat is not occupied, and

the front-passenger seat belt is not

fastened.

The head bag on the front-passenger side will

deploy if the front-passenger seat belt is

fastened, regardless of whether the front-

passenger seat is occupied or not.

Occupant Classification System

(OCS)

Method of operation

WARNING

If the 4 PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF

indicator lamp illuminates when an adult or

someone larger than a small individual is in

the front-passenger seat, have the front

passenger reposition himself or herself in the

seat until the 4 PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF

indicator lamp goes out.
In the event of a collision, the air bag control

unit will not allow front-passenger front air

bag and front-passenger knee bag

deployment when the OCS has classified the

front-passenger occupant as weighing as

much as or less than a typical 12 month old

child in a standard child restraint or if the

front-passenger seat is classified as being

unoccupied.
When the OCS senses that the front-

passenger seat occupant is classified as

being up to or less than the weight of a typical

12-month-old child in a standard child

restraint, the 4 PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF

indicator lamp will illuminate when the engine

is started and remain illuminated. This

indicates that the front-passenger front air

bag and the front-passenger knee bag are

deactivated.
When the OCS senses that the front-

passenger seat is classified as being empty,

the 4 PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator

lamp will illuminate when the engine is started

and remain illuminated. This indicates that

the front-passenger front air bag and the

front-passenger knee bag are deactivated.
When the OCS senses that the front-

passenger seat occupant is classified as

being heavier than the weight of a typical 12-

month-old child seated in a standard child

restraint or as being a small individual (such

as a young teenager or a small adult), the

4 PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator

lamp will illuminate for approximately 6

seconds when the engine is started.

Depending on occupant weight sensor

readings from the seat, it will then remain

illuminated or go out. If the 4 PASSENGER

AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is illuminated, the

front-passenger front air bag and the front-

passenger knee bag are deactivated. If the

4 PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator

lamp is not illuminated, the front-passenger

front air bag and the front-passenger knee

bag are activated.
When the OCS senses that the front-

passenger seat occupant is classified as an

adult or someone larger than a small

individual, the 4 PASSENGER AIR BAG

OFF indicator lamp will illuminate for

approximately six seconds when the engine is

started and then go out. This indicates that

the front-passenger front air bag and the

front-passenger knee bag are activated.
If the 4 PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF

indicator lamp is illuminated, the front-

passenger front air bag and the front-

passenger knee bag are deactivated and are

not deployed.

Occupant safety

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