Safety, Occupant safety – Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class 2014 Owners Manual User Manual

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Side impact air bags

WARNING

Using unsuitable seat covers could restrict or

even prevent deployment of the air bags inte-

grated into the seats. Consequently, the air

bags cannot protect vehicle occupants as

they are designed to do. In addition, the func-

tion of the air bag deactivation system could

be restricted. This poses an increased risk of

injury or even fatal injury.
You should only use seat covers that have

been approved for the respective seat by

Mercedes-Benz.

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.

You should only use seat covers that have

been approved for your vehicle by Mercedes-

Benz. The seat covers must have a special

tear seam for side impact air bags. Otherwise,

the side impact air bags cannot deploy cor-

rectly and therefore cannot provide the inten-

ded protection in the event of an accident.

Front side impact air bags : and rear side

impact air bags ; deploy next to the outer

seat cushions.
When deployed, the side impact air bags offer

additional protection of the thorax for occu-

pants on the front seats as well as also of the

pelvis for the vehicle occupants on the side of

the vehicle on which the impact occurs. How-

ever, they do not protect the:

head

neck

arms

The side impact air bags are deployed:

on the side on which an impact occurs

at the start of an accident with a high rate of

lateral vehicle deceleration or acceleration,

e.g. in a side impact

independently of the use of the seat belt

independently of the Emergency Tension-

ing Devices

independently of the front air bags

If the vehicle rolls over, the side impact air

bags are generally not deployed. Side impact

air bags are deployed if the system detects

high vehicle deceleration or acceleration in a

lateral direction and determines that side

impact air bag deployment can offer addi-

tional protection to that provided by the seat

belt.
Side impact air bags will not deploy in side

impacts which do not exceed the system's

preset deployment thresholds for lateral

acceleration/deceleration. You will then be

protected by the fastened seat belt.

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