Mercedes-Benz C-Clas 2016 Owner's Manual page 254

Display messages
Front-passenger Front-passenger
airbag disabled airbag disabled See See
Owner's Manual Owner's Manual
Possible causes/consequences and M M Solutions
The front-passenger front airbag and front-passenger kneebag are
disabled 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 weight the system
detects may be too low.
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WARNING
The front-passenger front airbag does not deploy during an accident.
This poses 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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Have the front passenger step out of the vehicle.
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Make sure that the seat is unoccupied, close the front-passenger
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door and switch on the ignition.
Observe the PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps on the centre
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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,
the automatic front-passenger front airbag deactivation system
has disabled the front-passenger front airbag (
The Front-passenger airbag enabled See Owner's Man‐ Front-passenger airbag enabled See Owner's Man‐
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ual ual or Front-passenger airbag disabled See Owner's Front-passenger airbag disabled See Owner's
Manual Manual display messages must not appear on the multifunction
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 on the multi-
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function display.
If these conditions are met, the front-passenger seat can be occupied
again. Whether the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp remains
lit or goes out depends on how the automatic front-passenger front
airbag deactivation system classifies the occupant.
If the conditions are not met, the system is not operating correctly.
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
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Further information on the automatic front-passenger front airbag
deactivation system (
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Display messages
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page 50).
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