Safety, Occupant safety – Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2013 Owners Manual User Manual

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The roll bars are located in the rear area of

the vehicle under the two outer rear

compartment trim covers.
The roll bars are extended automatically if

systems detect that the vehicle is in danger

of rolling over. The two rear compartment

trim covers are opened and the roll bars are

extended within fractions of a second.
Once the roll bars are extended, you can no

longer lower them. An open roof can no

longer be closed. In this case, visit the nearest

qualified specialist workshop.

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.

Occupant safety

Safety