Mercedes-Benz 2009 CLS-Class Operator's Manual page 296

Practical hints
What to do if ...
Problem
< During driving the red seat
belt telltale flashes and
you additionally hear an
intermittent warning
chime with increasing
intensity.
i After 60 seconds with an unfastened seat belt the warning chime stops sounding and the seat belt telltale illuminates continuously. The
seat belt telltale will only go out if both, the driver and front passenger's seat belt are fastened, or the vehicle is standing still and a front
door is opened.
Problem
1 The red SRS indicator
lamp comes on while driv-
ing.
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Possible cause/consequence
The vehicle's speed once
exceeded 15 mph (25 km/h) and
you and/or your front passenger
have forgotten to fasten your seat
belts.
There are items placed on the
front passenger seat and there-
fore the system senses the front
passenger seat as being occu-
pied.
Possible cause/consequence
There is a malfunction in the
restraint systems. The air bags or
Emergency Tensioning Devices
(ETDs) could deploy unexpect-
edly or fail to activate in an acci-
dent.
Suggested solutions
X
Fasten your seat belts.
The seat belt telltale goes out and the warning chime stops sound-
ing.
X
Remove the items from the front passenger seat and put them in
a safe place.
The seat belt telltale goes out and the warning chime stops sound-
ing.
Suggested solutions
X
Drive with added caution to the nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.