2009 Mercedes CLS-Class Owner's Manual - Page 44

Safety and security Occupant safety Vehicle equipment i This Operator's Manual describes all features, standard or optional, potentially available for your vehicle at the time of purchase. Please be aware that your vehicle might not be equipped with all features described in this manual. Occupant safety Introduction In this section you will learn the most important facts about the restraint system components of the vehicle. The restraint systems are RSeat RChild - Front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp Front passenger seat with Occupant Classification System (OCS) - belts restraints Although the systems are independent, their protective functions work in conjunction with each other. RLower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren (LATCH) Restraint System (SRS) with Additional protection potential is provided by: RSupplemental - Air bags Air bag control unit (with crash sensors) Emergency Tensioning Device (ETD) for seat belts Seat belt force limiter head restraints occupant safety (PRE-SAFE®) - RActive RPreventive RAir G Warning! Modifications to or work improperly conducted on restraint system components or their wiring, as well as tampering with interconnected electronic systems, can lead to the restraint systems no longer functioning as intended. Air bags or Emergency Tensioning Devices (ETDs), for example, could deploy inadvertently or fail to deploy in accidents although the deceleration threshold for air bag deployment is exceeded. Therefore, never modify the restraint systems. Do not tamper with electronic components or their software. i For information on infants and children traveling with you in the vehicle and restraint systems for infants and children, see "Children in the vehicle" (Y page 59). bag system components with 42