Head-thorax side air bags.
Convertibles may be equipped with head-thorax side air bags instead of window curtain
air bags. Head-thorax side air bags, when deployed, are designed to help protect the head
and thorax of the occupant sitting on the side of the vehicle sustaining an impact
generating a deceleration / acceleration rate meeting the system’s deployment threshold.
The head-thorax side air bag deploys in the area forward of the front seat back of the
affected side of the vehicle.
Head-thorax side air bags are
deployed:
•
in the event of an accident
generating a lateral
acceleration / deceleration
rate exceeding the system’s
deployment threshold
sensed early in the collision,
•
on the side of the vehicle
receiving the impact,
independently of the
deployment of front air bags
or ETDs (if also activated as
a result of the forces
generated by the accident).
In vehicles with a BabySmart™ air bag deactivation system (recognized by the
BabySmart™ label on the right front door by the instrument panel), the head-thorax side
air bag on the passenger side will remain enabled and thus capable of deploying in
circumstances calling for deployment even if the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp on the center console is lit due to the proper installation of a BabySmart™ child seat.
Similarly, in vehicles equipped with OCS, the system will not disable the head-thorax side
air bag when it disables the passenger front air bag.
We hope we have given you a helpful insight into some of the safety engineering in place
in your vehicle and wish you many hours of safe driving in your Mercedes-Benz. Always
review the safety features and warnings contained in your vehicle’s operator’s manual.
This brochure describes features generally found in new Mercedes-Benz vehicles at the time this brochure was
produced. Not all of the systems described are available for all Mercedes-Benz models. In addition, some of the safety
systems described are not part of the standard equipment for certain Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Detailed information
showing which of the systems described are standard equipment, optional equipment, or are available for your
particular Mercedes-Benz passenger car model can be obtained from current model series brochures. We reserve the
right to make modifications in vehicle and system design and brochure content without notice.
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