Thorax-pelvis side air bags
Thorax-pelvis side air bags are designed
to provide increased protection for the
thorax and pelvis, but not the arms.
Thorax-pelvis side air bags are deployed
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on the impacted side of the vehicle
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in instances with a high rate of lateral
vehicle deceleration or acceleration
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independently of the front air bags
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regardless of whether the seat belt on the
impacted side of the vehicle is in use
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independently of the ETDs.
Thorax-pelvis side air bags will generally
not deploy in a rollover.
The thorax-pelvis side air bags will
deploy, however, if the system detects
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a high rate of lateral vehicle decelera-
tion or acceleration, and
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that air bag deployment can offer addi-
tional protection to that provided by the
seat belt.
The thorax-pelvis side air bags are inte-
grated into the driver and passenger seat
backrests.
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Thorax-pelvis side air bags
Occupant Classification System
The Occupant Classification System (OCS)
automatically turns the passenger front air
bag on or off based on the classified occu-
pant weight category determined by weight
sensor readings from the passenger seat.
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weight category determined by weight
sensor readings from the passenger seat,
the system does also deactivate
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head-thorax air bag (cabriolet)
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the window curtain air bag (coupé)
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the thorax-pelvis side air bag (coupé)
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the seat Emergency Tensioning Devi-
ces
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the seat belt force limiter.
Occupants must sit properly belted in a
position that is as upright as possible with
their back against the seat backrest and
feet on the floor to be correctly classified.
If the occupant’s weight is transferred to
another object in the vehicle (e.g. by lean-
ing on armrests), the OCS may not be able to
properly approximate the occupant’s
weight category.
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If the seat, including the trim cover and
cushion, needs to be serviced in any way,
take the vehicle to an authorized elec-
tric drive smart center. Only seat acces-
sories approved by smart may be used.
Both driver and the passenger should
always use the 40indicator
lamp as an indication of whether or not
the passenger is properly positioned
(Y page 41).
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WARNING
If the 40indicator lamp illu-
minates when an adult or someone larger
than a small individual is in the passenger
seat, have the passenger re-position him-
self or herself in the seat until the
40indicator lamp goes out.
In the event of a collision, the air bag
control unit will not allow passenger front
air bag deployment when the OCS has clas-
sified the passenger seat occupant as
being up to or less than the weight of a typ-
ical 12‑month‑old child in a standard child
restraint, or if the passenger seat is
sensed as being empty.
Occupant safety
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