Max.H

+1 i dont buy it.

E55_GT3wheels

I also doubt that the small dammage caused the air bag to go off and kif it did, it should not have!

Also - not sure if this is the case for 04's but I thought someone had to be sitting in the pasanger seat for the passanger side airbag to go off? So if thats true, they shoul dnot have gone off regardless of dammage...

smpdsniper

I HAVE READ OTHERS WITH AN INADVERTENT SIDE AIRBAG THAT HAS GONE OFF. IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO YOU, PLEASE EITHER POST THE STORY OR EMAIL ME AT BHEDLEY117@yahoo.com

Thanks
Brian

Yacht Master

But the others are on a Ford.

smpdsniper

I have read posts that indicate people have had the SIDE airbag go off without cause. i am trying to compile a group of people. I would like to talk to anyone personally.

220S

Links?

pearlpower

Have MB throw in a cowgirl for the trouble. Seriously, I would need a new pair of shorts after something like that occurred. Glad you did not lose control of the car while all of that was going on.

Teflonman

Glad to hear you are OK Bullet Tooth. I live in OKC as well and the MB dealership there has always seemed on the up and up to me. Granted, it is bizarre, but stranger things do happen. I left you a PM.

hcetzneb

Plain and simple... the sensors on the side of the car are IMPACT sensors. They sense impact. If a large chunk of metal hits the floor Directly under the floor board were its mounted what do you expect to happen there is a chance that if the parameters are met that it will think its getting in to a side impact.
The system did exactly what it was programed to to blow the curtain bag and blow the etr.
And op didnt get hurt at all by the bags blowing off.

And for all the post about bags not going off when they were.... The SRS system is a smart system that runs of parameters that if not met bags will not go off..

I have seen so many mereceds that were in crashes that the person shouldnt have even been alive and they walk away.... not a scratch. Just had a 99 ml 320 towed in that rolled over 8 times on i-95 going 80mph 4 guys on on there lunch and they all walked out.

Mercedes are by far the safest cars on the road and will always own one for my daily commute. And every buddy is so sue happy... if your fire alarm at your house goes off false alarm LETS SUE right..

I give credit the the OP of this thread he was mad when it happened... but then saw he hit something and said ok i hit something hope it dosent cost much. Much respect to you

pearlpower

guess you missed this part of the OPs post.

smpdsniper

Once again, I would like anyone's stories about accidental SIDE airbags occurring in Mercedes and what there response is. Safe or not, there is an issue with airbags deploying for NO reason and in some cases severely injuring CHILDREN. If it has happen to you I would appreciate a quick email with a call back number to bhedley117@yahoo.com All I am needing is the name of the shop you took it to and a work order number. Looking to show it happens numerous times and is not a fluke. Very important to my family and I.

Thanks

bigswin

How do you know if the damage wasn't there before???

itsmeek

Time to call ntsb up and have them investigate the deployment code stored in the ecu...it should tell which sensors went off (if any did).

hcetzneb

What are you on!!!!! he said he hit something in the road.. And something large enough to tear a hole in the floor.

hcetzneb

Im just saying with the amount of damage that was in the pictures that he posted anyone in there right mind would of felt hitting something.. maybe except if the bang of a air bag to his attention of it... And by the pictures it looks fresh.. and the shop that look at it should know the diffrence between day old damage and month old damage.

220S

Actually that wasn't the OP, it was another person hitting a loose manhole: https://mbworld.org/forums/2944683-post21.html

The OP explain the damage that was found but wasn't sure if it was fresh or not. And it was relatively minor.

But anyway folks, this thread is over a year old now.

And smpdsniper, if you are asking for info and have info, then why not speak up and explain to us? You're acting a bit too coy. It sounds like you're getting ready for a class action suit.

hcetzneb

Am i saying its not possiable....NO.. i have personally see inadvertent deployment acouple times on benz. Its a car and it has electronics that can break.. But 99.99 of the ones i have seen have had explainations. The system does the best it can to determin if there is a accident happening or was that a rock you just ran over. Or the pool size pot hole you just ran through..

If you guys want to see a problem google ford air bag... There air bags have killed people before.

hcetzneb

I can read!!!! i was refering to post 22 which is enough to set a bag off. It was right under the IMPACT sensor.

And to me smpdsniper sound like a ambulance chaser... looking for clients

220S

Relax, I'm sure you can read. But the OP said there was a "nickel sized hole in the black undercarriage cover."

"Tear a hole in the floor" sounds a lot different to me. Hence the assumption is that you were looking at the other pics where a manhole cover "ripped a hole under the driver's seat."

Cheers.

£ C43 £ AMG £

This is old news with no update.

The small underside cover damage at the start of the thread may not have had any relevance to the air bags going off and just something that MB picked up on to use as an excuse (they can not admit vehicle faults.........with out issuing a recall)

BUT

Half way through the thread someone went over a man hole cover which flicked up and did not set off the air bags, but went through the underside cover and punched a hole in the metal floor pan, at this point I would quote "IMPACT"

kylek13

I am sad to say this exact same thing just happened to me. I was driving and apparently hit a pothole that barely, and I mean barely bent my RS rims. All the LS airbags deployed, except the steering wheel bag. Total estimate from dealer is $4500. So should I:

A. File a Tort claim against the city for having a pothole that can dominate a Mercedes like this, or
B. Try to get Mercedes to warranty it for premature deployment

My big problem with the whole thing is if I was in heavy traffic or if I was an elderly woman or something, these bags going off would have CAUSED an accident, not prevented harm. Also...the rear bags went off with no one in the back seat....I guess the rear seats don't have weight sensors?

220S

^^^

You don't have car insurance?

Let your insurance company figure out who to blame. They're pretty good at those things

kylek13

Obviously I have insurance...I have a low payment and therefore a high deductable. Why would I want to raise my own rates and pay money to fix something that should have cost $200 to fix. The city and/or Mercedes are at fault more than I am.

Yacht Master

You hit the pot hole, wait let me think, ya Mercedes is at fault.

kylek13

i dont really see how deploying airbags for less than a 1G impact isnt a little rediculous...What if the driver bag came off if you bumped someone in a parking lot?

I definitely see your point of view but the RS airbags didnt even deploy and that was the side of the impact. If someone was sitting there, the odds of him hitting the glass or roof would have been higher than me hitting the glass or roof. IMHO...