Mercedes-Benz SLR-Class 2005 User Manual
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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Front airbags
Driver and passenger airbags are de-
ployed:
ț
in the event of certain frontal impacts
ț
if impact exceeds a preset deployment
threshold
ț
independently of the head-thorax air-
bags
The airbags 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 passenger airbag will only be deployed
if:
ț
the passenger seat is occupied
ț
the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning
lamp in the lower part of the center
console is not lit (
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page 75)
ț
the impact exceeds a preset deploy-
ment threshold
1 Driver airbag
2 Passenger airbag
Knee airbags
1 Knee airbag, driver’s side
2 Knee airbag, passenger side
The kneebag airbags are located on the
lower instrument panel. They are designed
to operate together with the front airbags
in certain frontal impacts exceeding a
preset threshold. The knee airbags operate
best in conjunction with a properly
positioned and fastened seat belts and
when the footwell is kept clear of objects.
!
Do not place objects heavier than
20 lbs (9 kg) on the front passenger
seat. This could cause the front airbag,
the knee airbag or the head-thorax air-
bag on the front passenger side to
deploy in a crash which exceeds the
system’s deployment threshold.