Mercedes-Benz C-CLASS Operator's Manual page 238

Display messages
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Display messages
Front Passenger Air‐
bag Enabled See
Operator's Manual
Possible causes/consequences and M Solutions
The front-passenger front air bag is enabled during the journey, even
though:
a child, a small adult or an object weighing less than the system's
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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.
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WARNING
The front-passenger front air bag may deploy unintentionally.
There is an increased risk of injury.
Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
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attention to road and traffic conditions.
Secure the vehicle against rolling away (
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Switch the ignition off.
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Open the front-passenger door.
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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 inter-
pret the seat occupant's weight as greater than it actually is.
Keep the seat unoccupied, close the front-passenger door and
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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:
a self-diagnosis is carried out. The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF and
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PASSENGER AIR BAG ON indicator lamps must light up simulta-
neously for approximately six seconds
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp must then light up
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and remain lit after the self-diagnosis. If the indicator lamp is on,
OCS has disabled the front-passenger front air bag (
the display messages
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See Operator's Manual
abled See Operator's Manual
function display
Wait for a period of at least 60 seconds until the necessary system
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checks have been completed.
Make sure that the display messages do not appear in the multi-
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function display.
If these conditions are fulfilled, the front-passenger seat can be occu-
pied again. Whether the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
remains lit or goes out depends on how OCS classifies the occupant.
If the conditions are not fulfilled, the system is not operating correctly.
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
X
page 158).
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Front Passenger Airbag Enabled
or Front Passenger Airbag Dis‐
must not appear in the multi-
page 50)
Y