Mercedes-Benz MY17 c-class Operator's Manual page 232

Display messages
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Display messages
Front Passenger Air‐
bag Enabled See
Operator's Manual
Possible causes/consequences and M Solutions
The front-passenger front air bag and front-passenger knee bag are
enabled during the journey, although:
a child, a small adult or an object weighing less than the system's
R
weight threshold is located on the front-passenger seat
or
the front-passenger seat is unoccupied
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The system may detect objects or forces applying additional weight on
the seat.
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WARNING
The front-passenger front air bag and the front-passenger knee bag
may be triggered unintentionally.
There is an increased risk of injury.
Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
X
attention to road and traffic conditions.
Secure the vehicle against rolling away (
X
Switch the ignition off.
X
Open the front-passenger door.
X
Remove the child and the child restraint system from the front-
X
passenger seat.
Make sure that there are no objects on the seat adding to the
X
weight.
The system may otherwise detect the additional weight and inter-
pret the seat occupant's weight as greater than it actually is.
Keep the seat unoccupied, close the front-passenger door and
X
switch on the ignition.
Observe the PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps in the center
X
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,
OCS has deactivated the front-passenger front air bag and front-
passenger knee bag (
the display messages
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function display.
Wait for a period of at least 60 seconds until the necessary system
X
checks have been completed.
Make sure that the display messages do not appear in the multi-
X
function display.
If these conditions are fulfilled, the front-passenger seat can be occu-
pied again. Whether the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF or ON indicator
lamp remains lit or goes out depends on how OCS classifies the occu-
pant.
page 152).
Y
page 49)
Y
Front Passenger Airbag Enabled
or Front Passenger Airbag Dis‐
must not appear in the multi-