Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2014 Owner's Manual page 330

Display messages
Front-passenger Front-passenger
airbag disabled airbag disabled
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Possible causes/consequences and M M Solutions
The front-passenger front airbag is disabled during the journey
although:
an adult
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or
a person larger than a certain size is occupying the front-
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passenger seat
If additional forces are applied to the seat, the weight the system
detects may be too low.
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The front-passenger front airbag does not deploy during an acci-
dent.
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 occupant on the front-passenger seat step out of the
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vehicle.
Make sure that the seat is unoccupied, close the front-
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passenger door and switch on the ignition.
Observe the PASSENGER AIRBAG indicator lamps in the centre
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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 AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp must then light
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up and remain lit. If the indicator lamp is on, the automatic
front-passenger front airbag deactivation system has disa-
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the display messages
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function display.
Wait for a period of at least 60 seconds until the necessary sys-
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tem checks have been completed.
Make sure that the display messages do not appear in the mul-
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tifunction display.
If these conditions are met, the front-passenger seat can be occu-
pied again. Whether the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF or ON indicator
lamp remains lit or goes out depends on how the automatic front-
Display messages
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page 54).
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Front-passenger airbag Front-passenger airbag enabled
or Front-passenger airbag Front-passenger
must not appear in the multi-
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enabled
airbag disa‐ disa‐
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