Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2006 Owners Manual User Manual
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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Front air bags
1 Driver’s air bag
2 Passenger air bag
Driver and passenger air bags are de-
ployed:
ț
in the event of a frontal impact
ț
if impact exceeds a preset deployment
threshold
ț
independently of the side impact
air bags
The air bags will not deploy in impacts
which do not exceed the system’s deploy-
ment thresholds. You will then be protect-
ed by the fastened seat belts.
The front passenger air bag will only be
deployed if:
ț
the front passenger seat is occupied
ț
the
75 indicator lamp in
the center console is not lit
(
ț
the impact exceeds a preset deploy-
ment threshold
Warning!
G
Only use seat covers which have been test-
ed and approved by Mercedes-Benz for your
vehicle model. Using other seat covers may
interfere with or prevent the deployment of
the front side impact air bags. Contact your
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for avail-
ability.
!
Do not place objects heavier than
20 lbs (9 kg) on the front passenger
seat. This could cause the front or side
impact air bag on the front passenger
side to deploy in a crash which exceeds
the system’s deployment threshold.