Display Message (Vehicle Without Steering Wheel Buttons) - Mercedes-Benz Metris Operator's Manual

Display messages (vehicles without steering wheel buttons)
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Display messages
Front Passenger Air‐
bag Disabled
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Possible causes/consequences and M Solutions
The front-passenger air bag is deactivated during the journey even
though the front-passenger seat is occupied by an adult or a person
with a stature corresponding to that of an adult.
If additional forces are applied to the seat or the occupant is not sitting
on the seat properly (
Y
be too low.
G
WARNING
The front-passenger front air bag will not deploy in the event of an
accident.
There is an increased risk of injury.
Stop the vehicle immediately, paying attention to road and traffic
X
conditions.
Secure the vehicle to prevent it from rolling away (
X
Switch off the ignition.
X
The front passenger must get out of the vehicle.
X
Make sure that the front-passenger seat is unoccupied, close the
X
front-passenger door and switch on the ignition.
Observe the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp in the center
X
console and the display messages and check the following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on:
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp must light up contin-
R
uously. If the indicator lamp is on, the Occupant Classification Sys-
tem (OCS) has disabled the front-passenger air bag (
The display must not show the messages
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bag Enabled or Front Passenger Airbag
Wait for at least one minute until the necessary system checks have
X
been completed.
Ensure that the display does not show either of the two display
X
messages about the front-passenger front air bag.
If these conditions are met, the front-passenger seat can be occupied
again.
If these conditions are not met, the Occupant Classification System
(OCS) is malfunctioning.
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
X
Further information on the Occupant Classification System (OCS) can
be found under "Occupant Classification System (OCS)" (
page 51), the weight the system detects may
Front Passenger Air‐
page 132).
Y
page 51).
Y
Disabled.
page 51).
Y