Have al
lworkc arried out only by qualified
technicians. Contact an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Correct use of the sea tbelts G
WARNING
USE SEAT BELTS PROPERLY
R Seat belts can only wor kwhenu sedp rop-
erly. Neve rwearsea tb elts in any other way
than as described in this section, as that
coul dresult in serious injuries in the event
of an accident.
R Each occupant should wea rthei rseatb elt
at al ltimes ,because sea tbelts hel preduce
the likelihood of and potential severity of
injuries in accidents, including rollovers.
The integrated restraint system includes
SRS (driver front ai rbag,k nee bags, front-
passenger front ai rbag,sidei mpact air
bags, hea dairbags) ,Emergency Tension-
ing Device s(ETDs) and sea tbeltf orce lim-
iters .The system is designe dtoenhance
the protection offered to properl ybelted
occupants in certai nfrontal (front ai rbags,
knee bags and ETDs) and sid e(side impact
ai rb ags, hea dairbags and ETDs) impacts
which excee dpreset deployment thresh-
olds.
R Neve rwearthe shoulde rbeltu nde ryour
arm, across your neck or off your shoulder. In af rontal crash ,you rb odyw ould move
too far forward .Tha tw ould increase the
chance of hea dand neck injuries. The seat
bel twould also apply too much force to the
rib sora bdomen, which coul dseverely
injure interna lorgans such as your liver or
spleen.
Adjus tthe sea tbeltsot hat the shoulder
sectio nislocated as clos easpossible to
the middle of the shoulde r(it should not
touch the neck).
R Position the la pbelta slow as possible on
your hip sand not across the abdomen. If
the la pbeltisp ositioned across your abdo- men, it coul
dcause serious injuries in a
crash.
R Neve rwears eatb elts over rigi dorbreaka-
ble objects in or on your clothing, such as
eyeglasses, pens, keys etc., as these might
cause injuries.
R Make sur ethe sea tbeltisa lwaysfitted
snugly .Take specia lcare of this whe nwear-
ing loose clothing.
R Neve ruse aseatb eltf or more than one
person at atime. Do not faste naseatb elt
around aperson and anothe rperson or
other objects at the sam etime.
R Seat belts should not be wor ntwisted. In a
crash ,you would not hav ethe ful lwidth of
the sea tbelttod istribute impact forces.
The twisted sea tbelta gainst your body
coul dcause injuries.
R Pregnant women should also always use a
lap-shoulder belt. The la pbeltp ortion
should be positioned as low as possible on the hip stoavoid any possible pressur eon
the abdomen.
R Place the sea tbackrest in apositio nthat is
as uprigh tasp ossible.
R Check your sea tbeltd uring trave ltomake
sur eitisp roperlypositioned.
R Neve rplace your feet on the instrument
panel, dashboard ,oronthe seat. Always
keep both feet on the floo rinfront of the
seat.
R Whe nusing aseatb elttos ecure infant
restraints, toddler restraints, or children in
booster seats, always follow the chil dseat
manufacturer's instructions. G
WARNING
Do not pass sea tbelts over sharp edges. They
coul dtear.
Do not allow the sea tbelttog et caught in the
doo rorint he seatadjustment mechanism.
Thi scoul dd amaget he sea tbelt.
Neve rattemp ttom ake modifications to seat
belts. Thi scoul dimpai rthe effectivenes sof
the sea tbelts. 48
Occupan
tsafetySafety
Safety systems
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions 00E5
ESC Inoperative ESC Inoperative
See See
Operator's
Operator's Man‐
Man‐
ual
ual ESP
®
,B AS and hill start assist are unavailable due to amalfunc-
tion. In addition, the 0089and00BB warning lamps light up in the
instrumen tcluster.
G WARNING
If ESP ®
and BAS are deactivated, the danger of skidding and having
an accident increases.
X Drive on carefully.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. 00E5
ESC Currently ESC Currently
Unavailable See Unavailable See
Operator's Manual Operator's Manual ESP
®
,B AS and hill start assist are temporarily unavailable. The
self-diagnosis function might not be complete, for example. The
brake system continues to function normally, but without the
functions listed above. In addition, the 0089and00BB warning
lamps light up in the instrumen tcluster.
G WARNING
If ESP ®
and BAS are deactivated, the danger of skidding and having
an accident increases.
X Carefullyd riveashort distance making slight steering move-
mentsatas peed above 12 mph (2 0km/ h)until th edisplay
message disappears. Front Passenger Front Passenger
Airbag Enabled Airbag Enabled
See See
Operator's
Operator's Man‐
Man‐
ual
ual The front-passenger air bag and front-passenger knee bag are
enabled durin
gthe journey, eve nthough:
R ac hild, asmal ladult or an objec tweighing less than th esys-
tem's weigh tthreshold is locate donthefront-passenger seat
R thef ront-pa ssenger seat is unoccupied
The system may detec tobjects or force sapplyin gadditional
weigh tontheseat.
G WARNING
The front-passenger fron tair bag and fron tpassenger knee bag
may be triggered unintentionally.
Ther eisani ncreased ris kofinjury.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Apply th eparking brake.
X Switch th eignition off.
X Open th efront-pa ssenger door.
X Remove th echild and th echild restraint system from th efront-
passenger seat. 170
Display messagesOn-boar
dcomputer and displays
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
0050
0050Solutions Front Passenger
Front Passenger
Airbag Disabled Airbag Disabled
See See
Operator's
Operator's Man‐
Man‐
ual
ual The front-passenger air bag and front-passenger knee bag are
deactivated during th
ejou rney, although:
R an adult
or
R ap erson larger than acertai nsizeiso ccupyin gthe front-
passenger seat
If additional forces are applied to th eseat ,the system may inter-
pre tthe occupant's weight as lowe rtha nita ctually is.
G WARNING
The front-passenger fron tair bag and fron tpassenger knee bag
may no tbetriggered in th eevent of an accident.
There is an increase driskofi njury.
X Pull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, paying
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
X Apply th eparkin gbrake.
X Switc hthe ignition off.
X Hav ethe occupant get out of th evehicle.
X Kee pthe seat unoccupied ,close th efront-pa ssenger doo rand
switch on th eignition.
Observ ethe 00730074( Ypage 42) indicato rlamp and th emulti-
function display and chec kthe following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on:
R the 00730074 indicatorlamp mus tligh tupa nd remain lit .Ifthe
indicato rlamp is on ,OCS (Y page 42) has disabled th efront-
passenger air bag.
R the Front Passenger Airbag Enable dSee Operator's
Front Passenger Airbag Enable dSee Operator's
Manual Manual orFront Passenger Airbag Disabled See Oper‐
Front Passenger Airbag Disabled See Oper‐
ator's Manual
ator's Manual display messagesmustn otbe shown in the
multifunction display. Wait fo raperiod of at leas t60s econds
until th eneces sarysystem checks hav ebeen completed. This is
necessar yand ensures that th edisplay message sdonotappear
in th emultifunction display.
If these condition sare fulfilled ,the front-passenger seat can be
occupied again .Whether the 00730074 indicatorlamp remain slit
or goe sout depend sonhow OCS classifie sthe occupant.
If th econditi onsa re no tfulfilled ,the system is no toperating cor-
rectly.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop immediately. 172
Display
messagesOn-boardcomputer an ddisplays