2005 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK320 COUPE airbag

368 Practical hintsWhat to do if …?Display
Display messages
Possible cause
Possible solution
Front passenger
airbag
activated
see Oper.’s Man.
Air bag is activated while driving even
though a child, small individual, or object
below the system's weight threshold is on
the front passenger seat, or the front pas-
senger seat is empty. Objects on the seat
or forces acting on the seat may make the
system sense supplemental weight.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location as soon
as possible and check the following:
Make sure that there is nothing be-
tween seat cushion and child seat and
check installation of the child seat.

Make sure that no objects applying
supplemental weight onto the seat are
present. The system may recognize
such supplemental weight and sense
that an occupant on the front passen-
ger seat is of a heavier weight than ac-
tually present.
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369 Practical hints
What to do if …?
Display
Display messages
Possible cause
Possible solution
Front passenger
airbag
activated
see Oper.’s Man.
If performing any of the above corrective
steps is successful, the message
Front
passenger airbag deactivated see
Oper.’s Man.
will appear in the
multifunction display, confirming the situ-
ation has been remedied. Note that after
performing the corrective steps, it may
take up to 60 seconds for the message
Front passenger airbag deactivated
see Oper.’s Man.
to appear.
If the message
Front passenger airbag
activated see Oper.’s Man.
remains on
in the multifunction display and/or the
56
indicator lamp remains out even
after performing the above corrective
steps, have the system checked as soon
as possible by an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Warning!
G
If the message
Front passenger airbag
activated see Oper.’s Man.
remains
on in the multifunction display and/or the
56 indicator lamp remains out even
after performing the above corrective steps,
do not have any children12 years old and
under and other small individuals use the
front passenger seat until the system has
been repaired.

370 Practical hintsWhat to do if …?Display
Display messages
Possible cause
Possible solution
Front passenger
airbag
deactivated
see Oper.’s Man.
Air bag is deactivated while driving even
though an adult or someone larger than a
small individual is occupying the front
passenger seat. Forces acting on the seat
may make the system sense a decrease in
weight.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location as soon
as possible and check the following:
Do not lean on armrests or lift yourself
up using handle over the door. This
may make the system sense that an
occupant of a lesser weight than actu-
ally present is on the front passenger
seat.

Re-position yourself.

Sit properly belted in a nearly upright
position with your back against the
seat backrest.
If performing any of the above corrective
steps is successful, the message
Front
passenger airbag activated see
Oper.’s Man.
will appear in the
multifunction display, confirming the situ-
ation has been remedied.
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371 Practical hints
What to do if …?
Display
Display messages
Possible cause
Possible solution
Front passenger
airbag
deactivated
see Oper.’s Man.
Note that after performing the corrective
steps, it may take up to 60 seconds for
the message
Front passenger airbag
activated see Oper.’s Man.
to appear.
If the message
Front passenger airbag
deactivated see Oper.’s Man.
remains
on in the multifunction display and/or the
56
indicator lamp remains on even
after performing the above corrective
steps, have the system checked as soon
as possible by an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Do not have any passenger use the front
passenger seat until the system has been
repaired.
Warning!
G
If the message
Front passenger airbag
deactivated see Oper.’s Man.
re-
mains on in the multifunction display and/or
the 56 indicator lamp remains illumi-
nated even after performing the above cor-
rective steps, do not have any passenger
use the front passenger seat until the sys-
tem has been repaired.