2010 MERCEDES-BENZ CL CLASS airbag off

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
X SolutionsFront
Passenger
Airbag
Enabled
See Oper.
Manual The front passenger front 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 passenger seat is empty. Objects on the seat or
forces acting on the seat may make the system sense
supplemental weight.
X
Stop the vehicle in a safe location as soon as possible.
X Engage the electronic parking brake.
X Switch off the ignition.
X Open the passenger door.
X Remove child and child restraint from front passenger seat
and properly secure the child in rear seat employing the
child restraint if necessary.
X Make sure no objects which apply supplemental weight to
the seat are present. The system may recognize such
supplemental weight and sense that an occupant on the
front passenger seat is of a greater weight than actually
present.
X Keep the seat unoccupied, close the passenger door and
switch on the ignition.
Monitor the 42 indicator lamp right of the
instrument cluster (
Y page 44) and the multifunction display
in the instrument cluster (Y page 29) for the following:
With the seat unoccupied and the ignition switched on,
R the message Front Passenger Airbag Enabled See
Oper. Manual or the message Front Passenger
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 front
passenger seat again. Depending on the front passenger
classification sensed by the OCS, the 42
indicator lamp will remain illuminated or go out.
If above conditions are not met, the system is not working
properly. Have the system checked at an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible. Vehicle status messages in the multifunction display
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G
Warning!
If the 42 indicator lamp remains out even after performing the above corrective
steps, do
not have any children 12 years old and under and other small individuals use the front
passenger seat until the system has been repaired. Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
X SolutionsFront
Passenger
Airbag
Disabled
See Oper.
Manual The front passenger front 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.
X Stop the vehicle in a safe location as soon as possible.
X Engage the electronic parking brake.
X Switch off the ignition.
X Have the front passenger vacate the seat and exit the
vehicle.
X Keep the seat unoccupied, close the passenger door and
switch on the ignition.
Monitor the 42 indicator lamp right of the
instrument cluster (
Y page 44) and the multifunction display
in the instrument (Y page 29) cluster for the following:
With the seat unoccupied and the ignition switched on,
R the 42 indicator lamp right of the instrument
cluster should illuminate and remain illuminated, indicating
that the OCS ( Y page 41) has deactivated the front
passenger front air bag.
R the message Front Passenger Airbag Enabled See
Oper. Manual or the message Front Passenger
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 front
passenger seat again. Depending on the front passenger
classification sensed by the OCS, the 42
indicator lamp will remain illuminated or go out.
If above conditions are not met, the system is not working
properly. Have the system checked at an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center as soon as possible. 418
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
X Solutions6 Left Side
Curtain
Airbag
Malfunctio
n Service
Required The left window curtain air bag may not work properly.
X
Drive with added caution to the nearest authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center. 6 Right
Side
Curtain
Airbag
Malfunctio
n Service
Required The right window curtain air bag may not work properly.
X
Drive with added caution to the nearest authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center. G
Warning!
In the event a malfunction of the SRS is
indicated as
outlined above, the SRS may not
be operational.
For your safety, we strongly recommend that
you contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center immediately to have the system
checked. Otherwise the SRS may not be
activated
when

needed in an accident, which
could result in serious or fatal injury, or it
might deploy unexpectedly and unnecessarily
which could also result in injury.
Driving systems Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
X Solutions¨ Vehicle
Rising
Please
Wait
Briefly Vehicles with AIRMATIC:
The vehicle level is too low.
X
Wait until the message disappears from the multifunction
display. ¨ STOP Car
Too Low You have started driving although the vehicle level was too
low.
The vehicle will be raised.
X
Stop the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so.
X Engage the electronic parking brake.
X Wait until the message disappears from the multifunction
display.
You may then drive off. Vehicle status messages in the multifunction display
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