Mercedes-Benz R 350 Operator's Manual page 222

Display messages
Front Passenger
Airbag Enabled See
Operator's Manual
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
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system'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.
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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
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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.
X
Remove the child and the child restraint system from the front-
X
passenger seat.
Make sure that no objects are exerting force on the seat, e.g.:
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trapped books, bags, etc. lying on, behind or beside the seat
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head restraints pressing against the headliner
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The system may otherwise detect these forces and interpret 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 42 indicator lamp in the center
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console and the multifunction display and check the following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on:
the 42 indicator lamp must light up and remain lit.
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When the indicator lamp is on, OCS (Occupant Classification
System) has disabled the front-passenger air bag (
the Front Passenger Airbag Enabled See Operator's
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Manual or Front Passenger Airbag Disabled See
Operator's Manual display messages must not be shown in
the multifunction display.
Wait for a period of at least 60 seconds until the necessary
X
system checks have been completed.
Make sure that the display messages do not appear in the
X
multifunction display.
Display messages
page 166).
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page 46).
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