Mercedes Benz GLK Class X204 owners manual page 52

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50 Occupantsafety For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom- approximately 6 seconds when the engine is mendsthatyouonlyuseseataccessories started and then, depending on occupant that have been approved by Mercedes-Benz. weight sensor readings from the front- Both the driver and the front passengerpassengerseat,remainilluminatedorgoout. should always observe the PASSENGER AIRWith the 45indicatorlampillumina- BAGOFFindicator lamp as an indication ofted, the front-passenger front air bag is deac- ty whether or not the front passenger is posi-tivated. With the 45indicatorlamp tionedcorrectly.Observealsotheairbagdis-out, the front-passenger front air bag is acti- Safe play messages that can be displayed in thevated. instrument cluster (Y page 242). WhentheOCSsensesthatthefront- passenger seat occupant is classified as an GWARNING adult or someone larger than a small individ- If the 45indicatorlampilluminates ual, the 45indicatorlampwillillumi- whenanadultorsomeonelargerthanasmall nate for approximately 6 seconds when the individual is in the front-passenger seat, have engine is started and then go out, indicating thefrontpassengerrepositionhimselforher- that the front-passenger front air bag is acti- self in the seat until the 45 indicator vated. lamp goes out. If the 45indicatorlampisilluminated, In the event of a collision, the air bag control the front-passenger front air bag is deactiva- unit will not allow front-passenger front air ted and will not be deployed. bagdeploymentwhentheOCShasclassified If the 45indicatorlampisnotillumi- the front-passenger seat occupant as weigh- nated, the front-passenger front air bag is ing as much as or less than a typical 12- activated and will be deployed: month-oldchildinastandardchildrestraintor if the front-passenger seat is classified asRintheeventofcertain frontal impacts being empty. Rif impact exceeds a preset deployment WhentheOCSsensesthatthefront- threshold passenger seat occupant is classified as Rindependently of the side impact air bags beinguptoorlessthantheweightofatypical If the front-passenger front air bag is 12-month-old child in a standard child deployed, the rate of inflation will be influ- restraint, the 45indicatorlampwill enced by: illuminate when the engine is started and Rtherateofrelevantvehicle deceleration as remain illuminated, indicating that the front- assessed by the air bag control unit passenger front air bag is deactivated. Rthefront passenger's weight category as WhentheOCSsensesthatthefront- identified by OCS passenger seat is classified as being empty, the 45indicatorlampwillilluminate GWARNING whentheengineisstartedandremainillumi- According to accident statistics, children are nated, indicating that the front-passenger safer when properly restrained on the rear front air bag is deactivated. seats than on the front-passenger seat. Thus, WhentheOCSsensesthatthefront- westrongly recommend that children be passenger seat occupant is classified as placed in the rear seats whenever possible. being heavier than the weight of a typical 12- Regardless of seating position, children 12 month-old child seated in a standard child yearsoldandundermustbeseatedandprop- restraint or as being a small individual (such erlysecuredinanappropriateinfantrestraint, as a young teenager or a small adult), the 45indicatorlampwillilluminatefor

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