Occupant classification system, Safety and security – Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class 2009 Owners Manual User Manual
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Occupant safety
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R
if the system determines that air bag
deployment can offer additional protection
to that provided by the seat belt
R
depending on whether the seat belt is in
use
R
independently of the front air bags
R
independently of the ETDs
The front passenger head-thorax air bag
1
will only deploy if the OCS senses that the
front passenger seat is occupied and the
impact exceeds a preset deployment
threshold.
The head-thorax air bags are not deployed in
side impacts which do not exceed the
system’s deployment threshold.
CLK cabriolet: Only use seat covers which
have been tested and approved by
Mercedes-Benz for your vehicle model.
Using other seat covers may interfere with
or prevent the deployment of the front
head-thorax air bags. Contact an
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for
availability.
Window curtain air bags (CLK coupe)
1
Window curtain air bag
When deployed, window curtain air bags
1
are designed to provide increased protection
for the head (but not the chest or arms) of the
occupants on the side of the vehicle on which
the impact occurs.
Window curtain air bags
1
are deployed
R
on the impacted side of the vehicle
R
in side impacts exceeding a preset
deployment threshold
R
independently of the front air bags
R
regardless of whether the front passenger
seat is occupied
R
in certain vehicle rollovers, if the system
determines that air bag deployment can
offer additional protection to that provided
by the seat belt
Window curtain air bags
1
are not deployed
in impacts which do not exceed the system’s
deployment threshold.
Window curtain air bags
1
deploy in the area
indicated by the arrows.
The Occupant Classification System (OCS)
automatically turns the front passenger front
air bag on or off based on the classified
occupant weight category determined by
weight sensor readings from the front
passenger seat.
CLK coupe: The system does not deactivate
the front passenger side impact air bag, the
window curtain air bag and the Emergency
Tensioning Devices (ETDs).
CLK cabriolet: The system does not
deactivate the front passenger head-thorax
air bag and the Emergency Tensioning
Devices (ETDs).
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