Mercedes Benz GLE Class owners manual page 60

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58 Occupantsafety the vehicle. This process is pre-emptive inwhenthevehicle rolls over, if the system nature. Deployment should take place in gooddetermines that deployment can offer addi- time at the start of the collision. tional protection to that provided by the seat The rate of vehicle deceleration or accelerationbelt and the direction of the force are essentiallyiNotallairbagsaredeployedinanaccident. determined by: Thedifferent air bag systems work independ- Rthedistribution of forces during the collisionently of each other. Rthecollision angle Howtheairbagsystemworksisdetermined SafetyRthedeformationcharacteristicsofthevehicleby the severity of the accident detected, Rthecharacteristics of the object with whichespecially the vehicle deceleration or accel- the vehicle has collided eration and the apparent type of accident: Factors which can only be seen and measuredRFrontal collision after a collision has occurred do not play a deci-RSideimpact sive role in the deployment of an air bag. Nor doRRollover they provide an indication of air bag deploy- ment. Thevehiclecanbedeformedconsiderably,with-PRE-SAFE®(anticipatory occupant outanairbagbeingdeployed.Thisisthecaseifprotection system) only parts which are relatively easily deformed are affected and the rate of deceleration is notIntroduction high.Conversely,airbagsmaybedeployedeven though the vehicle suffers only minor deforma-In certain hazardous situations, PRE-SAFE® tion. This is the case if, for example, very rigidtakespre-emptivemeasurestoprotectthevehi- vehicle parts such as longitudinal body mem-cle occupants. bers are hit, and sufficient deceleration occurs as a result. Important safety notes dete If thecontrolunitoftherestraintsystemcts a side impact or a vehicle rollover, the relevant!Makesurethattherearenoobjectsinthe components of the restraint system are activa-footwellorbehindtheseats.Thereisadanger ted separately depending on the anticipatedthat the seats and/or objects could be dam- type of accident. aged when PRE-SAFE® is activated. RSideimpactair bags on the side where theAlthough your vehicle is equipped with PRE- impact takes place, independently of the ®,thepossibilityofinjuryintheeventofan EmergencyTensioning Device and the use ofSAFE the seat belt on the driver's seat and outeraccidentcannotberuledout.Alwaysadaptyour seats in the second row driving style to suit the prevailing road and The side impact air bag on the front-weatherconditionsandmaintainasafedistance passenger side (front) deploys under the fol-from the vehicle in front. Drive carefully. lowing conditions: Function - the OCS system detects that the front- passenger seat is occupied or ® PRE-SAFE intervenes: - the belt tongue is engaged in the belt buckle of the front-passenger seat Rinemergencybrakingsituations, e.g. when BASisactivated RWindowcurtainairbagonthesideofimpact, independently of the use of the seat belt andRincritical driving situations, e.g. when physi- independently of whether the front- callimitsareexceededandthevehicleunder- passenger seat is occupied steers or oversteers severely REmergencyTensioningDevices,ifthesystemRonvehicleswiththeDrivingAssistancepack- determines that deployment can offer addi-age:if BASPLUSintervenespowerfullyorthe tional protection in this situation radar sensor system detects an imminent danger of collision in certain situations RWindowcurtainair bags on the driver's and front-passenger side in certain situations

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