Mercedes Benz SLR McLaren R199 owners manual page 69

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Safety and Security Occupant safety When the OCS senses that the passenger When the OCS senses that the passenger and the passenger knee air bag are seat occupant is classified as being up to or seat occupant is classified as being heavier activated. less than the weight of a typical than the weight of a typical 12-month-old If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator 12-month-old child in a standard child child seated in a standard child restraint or lamp is illuminated, the passenger front air restraint, the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indi-as being a small individual (such as a young bag and the passenger knee air bag are cator lamp will illuminate when the engine is teenager or a small adult), the PASSENGER deactivated and will not be deployed. started and remain illuminated, indicating AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp will illuminate that the passenger front air bag and passen-for approximately 6 seconds when the If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator ger knee air bag are deactivated.engine is started and then, depending on lamp is not illuminated, the passenger front occupant weight sensor readings from the air bag and the passenger knee air bag are When the OCS senses that the passenger activated and will be deployed: seat is classified as being empty, the seat, remain illuminated or go out. With the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp in the event of certain frontal impacts will illuminate when the engine is started illuminated, the passenger front air bag and if impact exceeds a preset deployment and remain illuminated, indicating that the the passenger knee air bag are deactivated. threshold passenger front air bag and the passenger With the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator independently of the head-thorax air knee air bag are deactivated. lamp out, the passenger front air bag and bags the passenger knee air bag are activated. If the passenger front air bag and the pas- When the OCS senses that the passenger senger knee air bag are deployed, the rate of seat occupant is classified as an adult or inflation will be influenced by: someone larger than a small individual, the the rate of relevant vehicle deceleration PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp as assessed by the air bag control unit will illuminate for approximately 6 seconds when the engine is started and then go out, passenger’s weight category as identi- indicating that the passenger front air bagfied by the Occupant Classification System (OCS) 68

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