Mercedes-Benz C-class Operator's Manual page 76

The driver and passenger front airbags are designed to
activate only in certain frontal impacts exceeding a
preset threshold. The front passenger airbag deploys
only if the front passenger seat is occupied and the
ü indicator lamp in the center console is not
illuminated.
Restraint systems
Instruments
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and controls
Instrument
Driving
cluster display
Note:
Heavy objects on the front passenger seat can appear to
the "SRS" to indicate the presence of an occupant in
that seat which causes the passenger front airbag to
deploy in a crash exceeding the appropriate threshold.
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