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With the seat unoccupied and the ignition switched on,
the 5/indicator lamp (page 78) should illumi-
nate and remain illuminated, indicating that the OCS
(
page 74) has deactivated the air bag.
the message Front Passeng. Airbag Enabled See
Oper. Manual
or the message Front Passeng. Airbag
Disabled See Oper. Manual
should not appear in the
multifunction display at any time the seat is unoccupied.
Wait at least 60 seconds for the system to complete the
necessary check cycles and to make sure neither
message appears in the multifunction display.
If above conditions are met, you can occupy the passenger
seat again. Depending on the passenger classification
sensed by the OCS (
page 74), the 5/indicator
lamp will remain illuminated or go out.
If above conditions are not met, the system is not working
properly. Have the system checked as soon as possible by
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Warning!G
If the 5/ indicator lamp remains
out even after performing the above correc-
tive steps, do not have any children 12 years
old and under and other small individualsuse the passenger seat until the system has
been repaired.
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Front Passeng.
AirbagDisabled
See Oper. ManualThe passenger front air bag is
deactivated while driving even
though an adult or someone
larger than a small individual is
occupying the 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 passenger seat for the following:
Switch off the ignition (page 40).
Apply the parking brake (page 63).
Have the passenger vacate the seat and exit the vehicle.
Keep the seat unoccupied, close the passenger door
and switch on the ignition (
page 40).
Monitor the 5/indicator lamp (
page 78) and the
multifunction display in the instrument cluster (
page 143)
for the following:
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Page 372 of 489
371 Practical hints
What to do if …
Left display Right display Possible cause/consequencePossible solution
With the seat unoccupied and the ignition switched on,
the 5/indicator lamp (page 78) should illumi-
nate and remain illuminated, indicating that the OCS
(
page 74) has deactivated the air bag.
the message Front Passeng. Airbag Enabled See
Oper. Manual
or the message Front Passeng. Airbag
Disabled See Oper. Manual
should not appear in the
multifunction display at any time the seat is unoccupied.
Wait at least 60 seconds for the system to complete the
necessary check cycles and to make sure neither
message appears in the multifunction display.
If above conditions are met, you can occupy the passenger
seat again. Depending on the passenger classification
sensed by the OCS (
page 74), the 5/indicator
lamp will remain illuminated or go out.
If above conditions are not met, the system is not working
properly. Have the system checked as soon as possible by
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Warning!G
If the 5/indicator lamp remains
illuminated with an adult occupant on the
passenger seat even after performing the
above corrective steps, do not have anypassenger use the passenger seat until the
system has been repaired.
