Seat belts – Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2006 Owners Manual User Manual
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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Side impact air bags, window curtain
air bags
1 Front side impact air bags
2 Window curtain air bag
3 Rear side impact air bags
The side impact air bags and window cur-
tain air bags are deployed:
ț
on the impacted side of the vehicle
ț
in impacts exceeding a preset deploy-
ment threshold
ț
independently of the front air bags
In addition, the window curtain air bags
2
are deployed:
ț
in certain vehicle rollovers
The front passenger side air bag will only
deploy if the system senses that the front
passenger seat is occupied.
The side impact air bags and window cur-
tain air bags are not deployed in impacts
which do not exceed the system’s deploy-
ment threshold.
Seat belts
When the engine is started the seat belt
telltale
< illuminates for a maximum of
6 seconds and a warning chime sounds to
remind you and your passengers to fasten
your seat belts.
For more information, see “Practical hints”
(
Always wear your seat belt. All vehicle
occupants always need to have their seat
belts fastened and wear them properly.
In addition, applicable motor vehicle safety
laws require you to wear seat belts. Even
where this is not the case, we strongly
recommend that all vehicle occupants
have their seat belts fastened and wear
them properly.
For more information, see “Fastening the
seat belts” (