Front Passenger Front Air Bag; Messages In The Multifunction Display; Air Bags - Mercedes-Benz 2010 S-Class Operator's Manual

Vehicle status messages in the multifunction display
Display messages
Front
Passenger
Airbag
Enabled
See Oper.
Manual
Possible causes/consequences and M Solutions
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 electronic 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 42 indicator lamp right of the
instrument cluster ( Y
in the instrument cluster (
With the seat unoccupied and the ignition switched on,
the message Front Passenger Airbag Enabled See
R
Oper. Manual or the message Front Passenger
Airbag Disabled See Oper. 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
classification sensed by the OCS, the 42
indicator lamp will remain illuminated or go out.
If above conditions are not met, the system is not working
properly. Have the system checked at an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible.
page 48) and the multifunction display
Y page 32) for the following:
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Z