Mercedes-Benz Metris Operator's Manual page 252

250 Display messages and warning and indicator lamps
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Display messag Displa y messages es
Front Passenger Airbag
Disabled See Operator's
Manual
Possible causes/conseq P ossible causes/consequences and uences and
Observe the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp on the cen-
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ter console and the display messages.
With the seat unoccupied and the vehicle switched on, check the
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following:
The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp must light up
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continuously. If the indicator lamp is lit, the occupant classi -
cation system (OCS) has disabled the front passenger airbag
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The display must not show the messages
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bag Enabled or Front Passenger Airbag
Wait for at least one minute until the necessary system checks
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have been completed.
Ensure that the display does not show either of the two display
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messages about the front passenger airbag.
If these conditions are met, the front passenger seat can be occupied
again.
If these conditions are not met, the occupant classi cation system
(OCS) is malfunctioning.
Consult a quali ed specialist workshop immediately.
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Further information on airbag shuto can be found under "Occupant
classi cation system (OCS)" (
* The front passenger airbag is disabled while the vehicle is in motion
even though an adult or a person with a corresponding build is occu-
pying the front passenger seat.
If additional forces are applied to the seat or the front passenger is
not sitting on the seat surface properly (
system detects may be too low.
& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or fatal injury due to a disabled front
passenger airbag
If the front passenger airbag is disabled, the front passenger air-
bag will not be deployed in the event of an accident and cannot
perform its intended protective function.
A person in the front passenger seat could then, for example,
come into contact with the vehicle's interior, especially if the per-
son is sitting too close to the cockpit.
Make sure, both before and during the journey, that the sta-
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tus of the front passenger airbag is correct.
Stop the vehicle immediately in accordance with the tra c condi-
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tions.
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 o the vehicle.
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The front passenger must get out of the vehicle.
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M M Solutions Solutions
Front Passenger Air-
Disabled.
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