Mercedes-Benz 2009 SLK 300, Operator'S Manual

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Occupant safety
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If you install a rear-facing child restraint
on the passenger seat, make sure the
75
indicator lamp is illumi-
nated, indicating that the passenger
front air bag is deactivated. Should the
75
indicator lamp not illu-
minate or go out while the restraint is
installed, please check installation. Peri-
odically check the
75
indi-
cator lamp while driving to make sure the
75
indicator lamp is illumi-
nated. If the
75
indicator
lamp goes out or remains out, do not
transport a child on the passenger seat
until the system has been repaired.
A child in a rear-facing child restraint on
the passenger seat will be seriously
injured or even killed if the passenger
front air bag inflates.
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If you place a child in a forward-facing
child restraint on the passenger seat,
move the seat as far back as possible,
use the proper child restraint recom-
mended for the age, size and weight of
the child, and secure child restraint with
the vehicle’s seat belt according to the
child seat manufacturer’s instructions.
For children larger than the typical
12-month-old child, the passenger front
air bag may or may not be activated.
Deployment of the driver front air bag does
not mean that the passenger front air bag also
should have deployed.
The OCS may have determined:
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that the seat was empty or occupied by the
weight up to or less than that of a typical
12-month-old child seated in a standard
child restraint – both instances where the
system suppresses deployment of the pas-
senger front air bag even though the impact
met the criteria and was of sufficient
severity to deploy the driver front air bag
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that the seat was occupied by a small indi-
vidual (such as a young teenager or a small
adult) or a child who weighs more than the
weight of a typical 12-month-old child in a
standard child restraint – both of which are
instances where the system may suppress
deployment of the passenger front air bag
even though the impact met the criteria and
was of sufficient severity to deploy the
driver front air bag
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Passenger front air bag off indicator lamp
The
75
indicator lamp
1
will be
illuminated, except with the SmartKey
removed from the starter switch or with the
starter switch in position
0.
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Warning!
If the
1
indicator lamp and the
75
indicator lamp are lit at the
same time, there is a malfunction in the
OCS. The passenger front air bag will be
deactivated in this case. Have the system
checked as soon as possible by qualified
technicians. Contact an authorized Mer-
cedes-Benz Center.
Only have the seat repaired or replaced at
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Safety and security