Mercedes-Benz 2016 Metris Operator's Manual page 208

Display messages (vehicles with steering wheel buttons)
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Display messages
Front Passenger Front Passenger Air‐
bag Enabled See bag Enabled See
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Possible causes/consequences and M M Solutions
Air‐ The front-passenger front air bag is enabled during the journey even
though the front-passenger seat:
is occupied by a child in a child restraint system, or a person of small
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stature
or
is not occupied.
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The system may detect objects or forces that are adding to the weight
applied to the seat.
G
WARNING
The front-passenger air bag may deploy unintentionally.
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
Open the front-passenger door.
X
Remove the child and the child restraint system from the front-
X
passenger seat.
Make sure there are no objects applying additional weight to the
X
seat.
The system may otherwise detect the additional weight and inter-
pret the seat occupant's weight as greater than it actually is.
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 and check the following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on:
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp must light up contin-
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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 See Operator's Manual bag Enabled See Operator's Manual
Airbag Disabled See Operator's Airbag Disabled See Operator's Manual
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. Observe the notes on the Occupant Classification System
(OCS) ( page 52).
Y
If these conditions are not met, the Occupant Classification System
(OCS) is malfunctioning.
Install the child restraint system on a suitable rear seat.
X
or
Seat a person of small stature on a suitable rear seat.
X
page 133).
Y
page 52).
Y
Front Passenger Front Passenger Air‐ Air‐
or Front Passenger Front Passenger
Manual.