Mercedes-Benz V-Class 2021 Owner's Manual page 294

Display messages
Front-passenger airbag
enabled See Owner's
Manual
Display messages and warning and indicator lamps 291
Possible causes/consequences and
Further information on airbag shutoff can be found under "Auto‐
matic front passenger airbag actuation" (
* The front passenger airbag is enabled while the vehicle is in motion
although:
the front passenger seat is occupied by a child in a child
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restraint system or a person of small stature.
or
the front passenger seat is not occupied.
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The system may detect objects or forces that are adding to the
weight applied to the seat.
& WARNING Risk of injury or death when using a rearward-
facing child restraint system while the front passenger air‐
bag is enabled
If you secure a child in a rearward-facing child restraint system
on the front passenger seat and the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp is off, the front passenger airbag can deploy in
the event of an accident.
The child could be struck by the airbag.
Always ensure that the front passenger airbag is disabled.
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The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp must be lit.
NEVER use a rearward-facing child restraint system on a
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seat with an ENABLED FRONT AIRBAG. This can result in
the DEATH of or SERIOUS INJURY to the CHILD.
Stop the vehicle immediately in accordance with the traffic con‐
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ditions.
Secure the vehicle against rolling away.
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Ensure that no objects have become trapped beneath the front
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passenger seat.
Switch off the ignition.
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Open the front passenger door.
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Remove the child and the child restraint system from the front
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passenger seat.
Make sure there are no objects applying additional weight to the
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seat.
The system may otherwise detect the additional weight and
interpret the vehicle occupant's weight on the front passenger
seat as greater than it actually is.
Make sure that the front passenger seat is unoccupied, close
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the front passenger door and switch on the ignition.
Observe the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp on the
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centre console and the display.
With the seat unoccupied and the ignition switched on, check
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the following:
The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp must light up
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continuously. If the indicator lamp is lit, the automatic front
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