Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2008 COMAND Manual User Manual

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Safety and Security

Occupant safety

the seat, remain illuminated or go out. With

the

59 indicator lamp illumi-

nated, the front passenger front air bag is

deactivated. With the

59 indi-

cator lamp out, the front passenger front air

bag is activated.

When the OCS senses that the front passen-

ger seat occupant is classified as an adult or

someone larger than a small individual, the
59 indicator lamp will illumi-
nate for approximately 6 seconds when the

engine is started and then go out, indicating

that the front passenger front air bag is

activated.

If the

59 indicator lamp is illu-

minated, the front passenger front air bag is

deactivated and will not be deployed.

If the

59 indicator lamp is not

illuminated, the front passenger front air

bag is activated and will be deployed:

in the event of certain frontal impacts

if impact exceeds a preset deployment
threshold

independently of the side impact air
bags

If the front passenger air bag is deployed,

the rate of inflation will be influenced by:

the rate of relevant vehicle deceleration
as assessed by the air bag control unit

front passenger’s weight category as
identified by the Occupant Classification
System (OCS).

Warning!

According to accident statistics, children

are safer when properly restrained in the

rear seating positions than in the front seat-

ing position. Thus, we strongly recommend

that children be placed in the rear seats

whenever possible. Regardless of seating

position, children 12 years old and under

must be seated and properly secured in an

appropriate infant or child restraint

recommended for the size and weight of the

child.

The infant or child restraint must be properly

secured with the vehicle’s seat belt, the seat

belt and top tether strap, or lower anchors

and top tether strap, fully in accordance

with the child seat manufacturer’s

instructions.

Children can be killed or seriously injured by

an inflating air bag. Note the following im-

portant information when circumstances re-

quire you to place a child in the front

passenger seat:

Your vehicle is equipped with air bag
technology designed to turn off the front
passenger front air bag in your vehicle
when the system senses the weight of a
typical 12-month-old child or less along
with the weight of a standard appropri-
ate child restraint on the front passen-
ger seat.

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