Mercedes-Benz SL SERIES Operator's Manual page 252

Display messages
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Display messages
Front Passenger
Airbag Disabled
See Operator's Man‐
ual
Possible causes/consequences and M Solutions
The front-passenger air bag and front-passenger knee bag are
deactivated during the journey, although:
an adult
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or
a person of the corresponding stature is on the front-passenger
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seat
If additional forces are applied to the seat, the system may inter-
pret the occupant's weight as lower than it actually is.
G WARNING
The front-passenger front air bag and front passenger knee bag
may not be triggered in the event of an accident.
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
Have the occupant get out of the vehicle.
X
Keep the seat unoccupied, close the front-passenger door and
X
switch on the ignition.
Observe the PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps in the center
X
console and the multifunction display and check the following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on:
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF and PASSENGER AIR BAG ON
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indicator lamps must light up simultaneously for approx-
imately six seconds
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp must then light
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up and remain lit. If the indicator lamp is on, OCS has disabled
the front-passenger front air bag (
the Front Passenger Airbag Enabled See Operator's
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Manual or Front Passenger Airbag Disabled See Oper‐
ator's Manual
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.
If these conditions are fulfilled, the front-passenger seat can be
occupied again. Whether the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF or ON
indicator lamp remains lit or goes out depends on how OCS clas-
sifies the occupant.
page 59)
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display messages must not be shown in the
page 171).
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