Mercedes-Benz E-Class Sedan Operator's Manual page 199

Display messages
Front Passenger
Airbag Disabled
See Operator's Man‐
ual
Possible causes/consequences and M Solutions
The front-passenger air bag is deactivated during the journey, even
though:
an adult
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or
a person of the corresponding stature is on the front-passenger
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seat
If additional forces are applied to the seat, the system may inter-
pret the occupant's weight as lower than it actually is.
G WARNING
The front-passenger air bag does not deploy during an accident.
There is an increased risk of injury.
Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
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attention to road and traffic conditions.
Secure the vehicle against rolling away (
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Switch the ignition off.
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Have the occupant get out of the vehicle.
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Keep the seat unoccupied, close the front-passenger door and
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switch on the ignition.
Observe the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp in the
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center console and the multifunction display and check the fol-
lowing:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on:
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp must then light
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up and remain lit. If the indicator lamp is on, OCS has disabled
the front-passenger front air bag (
the Front Passenger Airbag Enabled See Operator's
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Manual or Front Passenger Airbag Disabled See Oper‐
ator's Manual
multifunction display
Wait for a period of at least 60 seconds until the necessary sys-
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tem checks have been completed.
Make sure that the display messages do not appear in the mul-
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tifunction display.
If these conditions are fulfilled, the front-passenger seat can be
occupied again. Whether the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp remains lit or goes out depends on how OCS classifies the
occupant.
If the conditions are not fulfilled, the system is not operating cor-
rectly.
Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
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I n f o r ma t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
Display messages
page 58)
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display messages must not be shown in the
page 151).
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