2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-CLASS ROADSTER airbag

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and M Solutions6
Front Left SRS
Malfunction
Service Required  
or  Front Right
Malfunction
Service RequiredGRisk of injury
SRS has malfunctioned at the front on the left or right. The 6
warning lamp also lights up in the instrument cluster.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.6
Left Side Curtain
Airbag Malfunction
Service Required
or Right Side
Curtain Airbag
Malfunction
Service RequiredGRisk of injury
There is a malfunction in the left-hand or right-hand head bag.
The 6 warning lamp also lights up in the instrument cluster.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop.GWARNING
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.
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and M SolutionsFront Passenger
Airbag Enabled
See Operator's
ManualThe front-passenger air bag and front-passenger knee bag are
enabled during the journey, even though:
R a child, a small adult or an object weighing less than the
system's weight threshold is located on the front-passenger
seat.
or
R the front-passenger seat is unoccupied.
The system may detect objects or forces applying additional
weight on the seat.XPull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.XApply the parking brake.XSwitch the ignition off.XOpen the front-passenger door.XRemove the child and the child restraint system from the front-
passenger seat.XMake sure that there are no objects on the seat adding to the
weight.
The system may otherwise detect the additional weight and
interpret the seat occupant's weight as greater than it actually
is.XKeep the seat unoccupied, close the front-passenger door and
switch on the ignition.
Observe the ^a(Y page 42) indicator lamp and the
multifunction display and check the following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on:
R the ^a indicator lamp must light up and remain lit. When
the indicator lamp is on, OCS ( Y page 42) has deactivated the
front-passenger air bag and front-passenger knee bag.
R the following display messages must not appear in the
multifunction display: Front Passenger Airbag Enabled
See Operator's Manual or Front Passenger Airbag
Disabled See Operator's Manual .
XWait for a period of at least 60 seconds until the necessary
system checks have been completed.XMake sure that the display messages do not appear in the
multifunction display.
If these conditions are fulfilled, the front-passenger seat can be
occupied again. Whether the ^a indicator lamp remains lit
or goes out depends on how OCS classifies the occupant.
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Display messagesPossible causes/consequences and M SolutionsFront Passenger
Airbag Disabled
See Operator's
ManualThe front-passenger air bag and front-passenger knee bag are
deactivated during the journey, although:
R an adult
or
R a person larger than a certain size is occupying the front-
passenger seat.
If additional forces are applied to the seat, the system may
interpret the occupant's weight as lower than it actually is.XPull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.XApply the parking brake.XSwitch the ignition off.XHave the occupant get out of the vehicle.XKeep the seat unoccupied, close the front-passenger door and
switch on the ignition.
Observe the ^a(Y page 42) indicator lamp and the
multifunction display and check the following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on:
R the ^a indicator lamp must light up and remain lit. When
the indicator lamp is on, OCS ( Y page 42) has deactivated the
front-passenger air bag and front-passenger knee bag.
R the following display messages must not appear in the
multifunction display: Front Passenger Airbag Enabled
See Operator's Manual or Front Passenger Airbag
Disabled See Operator's Manual .
XWait for a period of at least 60 seconds until the necessary
system checks have been completed.XMake sure that the display messages do not appear in the
multifunction display.
If these conditions are fulfilled, the front-passenger seat can be
occupied again. Whether the ^a 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
correctly.
XVisit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.GWARNING
If the ^a indicator lamp remains lit with an adult occupant on the front-passenger seat
even after performing the above corrective steps, do not have any passenger use the front-
passenger seat until the system has been repaired.
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