Mercedes-Benz 2016 GL Operator's Manual page 304

Display messages
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Display messages
Front Passenger
Airbag Enabled See
Operator's Manual
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ual
Possible causes/consequences and M Solutions
The front-passenger air bag is enabled during the journey, even
though:
a child, a small adult or an object weighing less than the sys-
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tem's weight threshold is located on the front-passenger seat
or
the front-passenger seat is unoccupied
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The system may detect objects or forces applying additional
weight on the seat.
G WARNING
The air bag may deploy unintentionally.
There is an increased risk of injury.
Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
X
attention to road and traffic conditions.
Secure the vehicle against rolling away (
X
Switch the ignition off.
X
Open the front-passenger door.
X
Remove the child and the child restraint system from the front-
X
passenger seat.
Make sure that there are no objects on the seat adding to the
X
weight.
The system may otherwise detect the additional weight and
interpret the seat occupant's weight as greater than it actually
is.
Keep the seat unoccupied, close the front-passenger door and
X
switch on the ignition.
Observe the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp in the
X
center console and the multifunction display and check the fol-
lowing:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on:
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp must then light up
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and remain lit. If the indicator lamp is on, OCS (Occupant Clas-
sification System) has disabled the front-passenger air bag
( page 54)
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The Front Passenger Airbag Enabled See Operator's
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Manual or Front Passenger Airbag Disabled See Oper‐
ator's Manual display messages must not be shown in the
multifunction display
Wait for a period of at least 60 seconds until the necessary sys-
X
tem checks have been completed.
Make sure that the display messages do not appear in the mul-
X
tifunction display.
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