Mercedes-Benz 2008 C 300 4MATIC Sport, Operator'S Manual

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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M M Solutions
Front Passenger Front Passenger
Airbag Disabled Airbag Disabled
See See Operator's Operator's Man‐ Man‐
ual ual
The front-passenger air bag is deactivated during the journey, even
though:
R
an adult
or
R
a person larger than a certain size is occupying the front-
passenger seat
If additional forces are applied to the seat, the system may inter-
pret the occupant's weight as lower than it actually is.
G WARNING
The front-passenger air bag does not deploy during an accident.
There is an increased risk of injury.
X
Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X
Secure the vehicle against rolling away (
Y
page 174).
X
Switch the ignition off.
X
Have the occupant get out of the vehicle.
X
Keep the seat unoccupied, close the front-passenger door and
switch on the ignition.
X
Observe the PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps in the center
console and the multifunction display and check the following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on:
R
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF and PASSENGER AIR BAG ON
indicator lamps must light up simultaneously for approx-
imately six seconds.
R
after this, the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp must
be lit and remain lit. If the indicator lamp is on, OCS has dis-
abled the front-passenger air bag (
Y
page 52).
R
the display messages Front Front Passenger Passenger Airbag Airbag Enabled Enabled
See Operator's Manual See Operator's Manual or Front Passenger Airbag Front Passenger Airbag
Disabled Disabled See See Operator's Operator's Manual Manual must not appear in the
multifunction display.
X
Wait for a period of at least 60 seconds until the necessary sys-
tem checks have been completed.
X
Make sure that the display messages do not appear in the mul-
tifunction display.
If these conditions are fulfilled, the front-passenger seat can be
occupied again. Whether the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF or ON
indicator lamps remain lit or go out depends on how OCS classifies
the occupant.
If the conditions are not fulfilled, the system is not operating cor-
rectly.
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