Mercedes-Benz 2010 C 250, Operator'S Manual

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Text messages
Safety systems
Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M
Solutions
Front
Passenger
Airbag
Enabled
See
Operator’s
Manual
USA only:
The front passenger front air bag is activated while driving
even though a child, small individual, or object below the
system’s weight threshold is on the front passenger seat, or
the front passenger seat is empty. Objects on the seat or
forces acting on the seat may make the system sense
supplemental weight.
X
Stop the vehicle in a safe location as soon as possible.
X
Engage the parking brake.
X
Switch off the ignition.
X
Open the front passenger door.
X
Remove child and child restraint from front passenger seat
and properly secure the child in rear seat employing the
child restraint if necessary.
X
Make sure no objects which apply supplemental weight to
the seat are present. The system may recognize such
supplemental weight and sense that an occupant on the
front passenger seat is of a greater weight than actually
present.
X
Keep the seat unoccupied, close the front passenger door
and switch on the ignition.
Monitor the
45
indicator lamp in the center console
(
Y
page 45) and the multifunction display in the instrument
cluster (
Y
page 28) for the following:
With the seat unoccupied and the ignition switched on,
R
the
45
indicator lamp in the center console should
illuminate and remain illuminated, indicating that the OCS
(
Y
page 42) has deactivated the front passenger front air
bag.
R
the message Front Passenger Airbag Enabled See
Operator’s Manual
or the message
Front Passenger
Airbag Disabled See Operator’s Manual
should not
appear in the multifunction display at any time the seat is
unoccupied. Wait at least 60 seconds for the system to
complete the necessary check cycles and to make sure
neither message appears in the multifunction display.
If above conditions are met, you can occupy the front
passenger seat again. Depending on the front passenger
272
Vehicle status messages in the multifunction display
Practical hints
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