What to do if ...
Flashes with increasing frequency of a warn
ing chime:
• if the vehicle speed once exceeds
15 mph (25 km/h), the seat belt
telltale < starts flashing and a warning
chime sounds with increasing intensity for a
maximum of 60 seconds or until both the
driver's and passenger's seat belt are fas
tened.
If the driver's or the passenger's seat belt
remains unfastened after 60 seconds, the
warning chime stops sounding. The seat belt
telltale < stops flashing but continues to
.
be illuminated
The seat belt telltale < will only go out if
both the driver's and the passenger's seat
belt (with the passenger seat occupied) are
fastened, or the vehicle is standing still and a
door is opened.
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>> Practical hints.
SRS indicator lamp
The SRS indicator lamp signals to you that
there is a malfunction in the supplemental
restraint system of the
• Air bags
• Emergency Tensioning Devices
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Information on the operating principle of
the air bags can be found in the "Safety"
section ( page 54).
Illuminates:
• when the ignition is switched on
(self check).
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Warning!
If the SRS indicator lamp does not come
on when you switch on the ignition or does
not go out again after a few seconds once
the engine is running or comes on again,
the supplemental restraint systems are
malfunctioning.
In the event that a malfunction of the SRS
is indicated as described in scenario 2,
the SRS may not be operational. For your
safety, we strongly recommend that you
contact an authorized smart center im
mediately to have the system checked; A
malfunctioning SRS system may not de
ploy when needed in an accident result
ing in serious or fatal injury, or it might
deploy unexpectedly and unnecessarily
which could result in an accident and/or
injury to you or to others