Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe 2023 Operator's Manual page 49

& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to a
disabled front passenger airbag
The front passenger airbag is disabled when
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
is lit.
A person in the front passenger seat could
then, for example, come into contact with the
vehicle interior, especially if the person is sit-
ting too close to the cockpit.
If the front passenger seat is occupied, always
ensure that:
The classi cation of the person in the front
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passenger seat is correct and the front
passenger airbag is enabled or disabled in
accordance with the person in the front
passenger seat.
The front passenger seat has been moved
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as far back as possible.
The person is seated correctly.
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Both before and during the journey,
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ensure that the status of the front
passenger airbag is correct.
If the front passenger seat is occupied, the classi-
cation of the person or child restraint system on
the front passenger seat will take place a er the
front passenger air bag deactivation system self-
test. The PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps
display the status of the front passenger air bag.
Always observe the notes on the function of the
PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps
( page 47).
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Occupant safety
F F unction of t unction of the P he PASSEN ASSENGER AIR BA GER AIR BAG indicat G indicator or
lam lamps ps
Self-tes est of aut Self-t t of automatic fr omatic front passeng ont passenger airbag shut- er airbag shut-
o o
When the ignition is switched on, a self-test is per-
formed during which the two PASSENGER AIR
BAG ON and OFF indicator lamps light up simulta-
neously.
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