2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET airbag disable

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Yous hould on lyuse seat co vers that
ha ve been appr oved fort he cor respond‐
ing seats byMercedes-Benz. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunc‐
tions of thes ensor sinthe door panelling
Sensor stocontrol thea irbags ar elocated in
th ed oors. Modification sorworkn otper‐
fo rm ed cor rectl ytot he door sordoor panel‐
ling, as well as damaged doors, can lead to
th ef unction of thes ensor sbeing impaired.
The airbags might therefor enotfunction
proper lyan ym ore.
Consequent ly,t he airbags canno tprotect
ve hicle occupants as they ared esigned to
do. #
Neverm odify thed oor sorp arts of the
doors. #
Alw aysh ave workon thed oor sord oor
panelling car ried out at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue todeplo yed
airbag
Ad eplo yeda irbag no longer of fers anyp ro‐
te ction and canno tprovide thei ntended pro‐
te ctiv efunction in thee vent of an accident. #
Have thev ehicle towe dtoaq ualified
specialis tworks hop in order tohave the
deplo yeda irbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yeda irbags replaced immediately. St
atus of thef ront passenger airbags Fu
nction of thea utomatic front passenger
front airbag deactivation sy stem
The automatic front passen gerfront airbag deac‐
tivation sy stem is able todetect whe ther the
front passenger sea tisoccupied byap erson or
ac hild restra int sy stem. The front passenger air‐
bag is enabled or disabled accordingly. When
fitting achild restra int sy stem tothef ront
passenger seat, alw aysm akes ureoft hefollow‐
ing:
R Ensur ethat thec hild restra int sy stem is posi‐
tioned cor rectl y(→pag e59).
R Alw ayso bser vethec hild restra int sy stem
manufacturer's ins tallation instructions.
R Neverp lace objects, e.g. cushions, under or
behind thec hild restra int sy stem.
R Fullyr etra ct thes eat cushion lengt hadjust‐
ment.
R The entir ebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he sitting sur face of the
front passenger seat.
R The backres toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossible, be
re sting on thes eat backres tofthe front
passenger seat.
R The child restra int sy stem mus tnot to ucht he
ro of or be put under stra in by theh ead
re stra ints. Adjus tthe seat backres tinclina‐
tion and theh ead restra int setting accord‐
ing ly. 44
Occupant saf ety

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WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
object sbetwe en thes itting sur face and
th ec hild restra int sy stem
Objects between thes itting sur face and the
ch ild restra int sy stem could af fect thef unc‐
tion of thea utomatic front passenger airbag
shutoff.
This could result in thef ront passenger air‐
bag no tfunctioning as intended during an
accident. #
Do no tplace an yobjects between the
sitting sur face and thec hild restra int
sy stem. #
The entir ebase of thec hild restra int
sy stem mus talway sr estont he sitting
sur face of thef ront passenger seat. #
The backres toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossi‐
ble, be resting on thes eat backres tof
th ef ront passenger seat. #
Alw aysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. Ap
erson on thef ront passenger seat must
obser vethef ollowing information:
R Fasten seat belts cor rectl y.
R Sit in an almos tupright seat position wi th
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backrest.
R Sit wit htheir feet resting on thef loor ,ifp os‐
sible.
Otherwise, thef ront passenger airbag ma ybe
disabled bymis take ,for example in thef ollowing
situations:
R The front passenger transfer stheir weight by
supporting themselves on avehicle armrest.
R The front passenger sits in suc hawaythat
th eir weight is raised from thes itting sur‐
fa ce. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
deactivated front passenger airbag
If th eP ASSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator
lam pisl it,thef ront passenger airbag is disa‐
bled. It will no tbedeployedint heeve nt of
an accident and canno tperform its intended
pr otectiv efunction. Ap
erson in thef ront passenger seat could
th en, fore xamp le, com eintoc ontact wi th
th ev ehicle interior ,especially if thep erson is
sitting tooc lose tothec ockpit.
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat:
R The classification of thep erson in the
front passenger sea tiscorrect and the
front passenger airbag is enabled or disa‐
ble dina ccordance wit hthe person in the
front passenger seat.
R The front passenger sea thas been mo ved
as farb ackasp ossible.
R The person is seated cor rectl y. #
Ensu re,b othb efor eand during thej our‐
ne y,that thes tatus of thef ront
passenger airbag is cor rect. Occupant saf
ety45

Fu
nction of theP ASSE NGER AIR BAGi ndica‐
to rlamps Sy
stem self- test
When thei gnition is switched on, asystems elf-
te st is per form ed during whic hthe two
PA SSENGER AIR BAGONa nd OFFindicator
lamps light up simultaneousl y.The
status of thef ront passenger airbag is dis‐
pla yeda fter thes ystem self-tes t:
R PASSENGER AIR BAGONl ightsupf or
60 seconds, subsequently bo thindicator
lamps ar eoff(PASSENGER AI RBAG ON and
OFF): thef ront passenger airbag is able to
deplo yintheeve nt of an accident.
R PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFlight supc ontinu‐
ously: thef ront passenger airbag is disabled.
It will then no tbed eployedint heeve nt of an
accident.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGONi ndicator lam pis
off, on lytheP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pshows th estatus of thef ront passenger
airbag. The PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pm aybe lit continuousl yorbeoff.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator lamp
and the6 restra int sy stem warning lamp
light up simultaneousl y,thef ront passenger seat
ma ynotbe used. Also in this case, do no tins tall
ac hild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat. Ha vethea utomatic front passenger airbag
shutof fchec keda nd repaired immediately at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. St
atus display
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied, ensure,
bo th befor eand during thej ourne y,that thes ta‐
tus of thef ront passenger airbag is cor rect for
th ep reva ilin gs ituation.
Af teri nstalling arear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat: PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFmus tbel it con‐
tinuousl y. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
using arear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem when thef ront passenger airbag
is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat and theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindi‐
cator lam pisoff,t he front passenger airbag
can deplo yintheeve nt of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag.
Alw ayse nsur ethat thef ront passenger air‐
bag is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pmustbel it. 46
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should no
tuse thef ront passenger seat.
Ins tead, they should use arear seat.
R Ifth ef ront passenger seat is occupied wit ha
person of smaller statur e(e.g. ateenager or
small adult), theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam peither light supcontinuously
or remains out, depending on ther esult of
th ec lassification:
- PASSENGER AIRB AGOFF is off: mo vethe
front passenger sea tasfar ba ckas possi‐
ble or aperson of smaller statur eshould
use arear seat.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator
lam pisl it continuously: aperson of
smaller statur eshoul dnotuse thef ront
passenger seat. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hwhen
th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam pisl it
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator
lam premain slit af tert he sy stem self-test,
th ef ront passenger airbag is disabled. It will
no tbed eployedint heevent of an accident. In
this case, thef ront passenger airbag can‐
no tp erform its intended pr otectiv efunction,
e.g. when aperson is seated in thef ront
passenger seat.
That person could, fore xamp le, com einto
con tact wi th thevehicle interior ,especially if
th ep erson is sitting tooc lose tothec ockpit.
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat:
R The classification of thep erson in the
front passenger sea tiscorrect and the
front passenger airbag is enabled or disa‐
ble dina ccordance wit hthe person in the
front passenger seat.
R The person is sea tedp roper lywit hac or‐
re ctly fastened seat belt.
R The front passenger seat has been mo ved
as farb ackasp ossible. Fu
rther related subjects:
R Child restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat (→ page57). R
Suitable positionin gofthechild restra int sys‐
te m( →pag e59). Ro
ll bar &
DANG ER Risk of injur yordeathcaused
by am alfunctio noftheroll bars
If th ef unction of ther oll bar sisdefective,
th ey ma ynotextend in an accident fore xam‐
ple.
Consequent ly,t he roll bar scanno tprotect
ve hicle occupants as they ared esigned to
do. #
Have ther oll bar schec kedi mmediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen ther oll
bar saretriggered
If th er oll bar saretriggered, ther eisar isk of
inju ry.
Alw aysm akes uret hat ther eisn othing in the
sweep behind ther ear head restra ints. 48
Occupant saf ety

Child
restra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat Note
sonc hildrestra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat
Ac cident statistic sshowt hat children secured in
th er ear seats ar esafer than children secured in
th ef ront seats. Forthis reason ,Mercedes-Benz
stro ngly advises that youi nstallac hild restra int
sy stem on arear seat.
If it is absolutel ynecessar ytoinstallac hild
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat,
alw ayso bser vethei nformation on thea utomatic
front passenger airbag shutof f(→pag e44).
By doin gthis, youc an avo idrisk sc aused by:
R Achild restra int sy stem that is no tdetected
by thea utomatic front passenger airbag
shutoff.
R The unintentionally disabled front passenger
airbag.
R Incor rect positioning of thec hild restra int
sy stem. Wa
rning notic eonthe front-passenge rsun
visor: &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
using arear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem when thef ront passenger airbag
is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat and theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindi‐
cator lam pisoff,t he front passenger airbag
can deplo yintheevent of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag. Alw
ayse nsur ethat thef ront passenger air‐
bag is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pmustbel it.
NEVER use arear wardfacing child restra int
on aseat pr otected byan ACTIVE FRONT
AIRB AGin front of it ;DEATH or SERIOUS
INJUR YtotheCHILD can occur. If
th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator lamp
goes out ,the front passenger airbag is enabled.
Be sur etoobservethen otes on thes afet rans‐
por tatio nofc hildren (→ page50).
Note sonv ehicles withou tthe automatic
front passenger front airba gdeactivation
sy stem
Ve hicles without automatic front passenger front
airbag deactivation sy stem ha veas pecial sticker
af fixe dtot he side of thec ockpit on thef ront
passenger side. Occupant saf
ety55

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
Front-passenger airbag dis-
abled See Owner's Manual *T
he front passenger airbag is disabled, eventhough an adult or aperson wit habuild cor responding tothat of an
adult is seated on thef ront passenger seat. If additional forc es ar eapplied tothes eat, thew eight thes ystem
de tects ma ybetoo low. &
WARNING ‑Riskofi njuryor eve nfatal injur ywhen thef ront passenger airbag is disabled
If th ef ront passenger airbag is disabled, It will no tbedeployedint heeve nt of an accident and canno tperform
its intended pr otectiv efunction.
Ap erson in thef ront passenger seat could then, fore xamp le, com eintoc ontact wi th thevehicle interior ,espe‐
cially if thep erson is sitting tooc lose tothed ashboard. #
Beawareoft hestatus of thef ront passenger airbag bo thbefor eand during thej ourne y. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. #
Chec kthe status of thea utomatic front passenger airbag shutof f. #
If necessar y,consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.432
Displa ymessages and warning/indicator lamps

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.................................................... 439
_Example: Front lef tseat back‐
re st notloc ked ................................... 456
bExample: Lef tdipped beam ........ 459
Fa ult Driv eatmax.80k m/h .............. .435
Fr ont-passenger airbag disabled See
Owner's Manual ..................................4 32
Fr ont-passenger airbag enabled See
Owner's Manual ................................... 431
!inoperativ eSee Owner's Man‐
ual ........................................................ 417
÷ inope rativ eS ee Owner' sMan‐
ual ....................................................... .419
T inope rativ eS ee Owner' sMan‐
ual ....................................................... 421
GInope rative ................................. .426
bIntelligent Ligh tSystemi noper‐
ative ....................................................4 60
ÂKe ynotdetected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 49ÂKe
ynotdetected (whit edispl ay
messa ge).............................................4 49
Le tfresh airi ntot he vehicle interior!
Air conditioningm alf.Visit workshop .. 453
Limiter inoperative .............................. 439
Limiter passive .................................... 439
Lo we ring ............................................. 440
A Malfunction Consult workshop ... 459
bMalfunction See Owner's Man‐
ual .......................................................4 60
max. spee d35km/h.......................... 440
ð Maximum speed exceeded ..........4 40
Np ermanently activ eRiskofv ehicle
ro lling .................................................. 450
ëOff .............................................. .438
Onl yselect Park (P) when vehicle is
st ationary ............................................ 450
K Open/close topc omple tely ....... 458
!Pa rking brak eSee Owner's
Manual ................................................ 423 ÂPlace
thek eyinthem arked
space See Owner's Manual .................449
PRE-SAFE inoperativ eSee Owner's
Manual ................................................ 427
Ra dar sensor sdirty See Owner's
Manual ........................................ 428, 429
hRe ctify tyrepressure ................... 445
! Release parkin gbrake ................ 422
Re place keyS eeOwner' sManual ........ 448
 Replace key................................ .448
8Re servefuel le vel........................ 443
6 Restra int sys. malfunction Con‐
sult workshop ...................................... 430
Re versing no tposs. Consult work‐
shop ....................................................4 51
Risk of vehicle rolling Driver door
open and transmission no tinP...........450
Speed limi t(winter tyres) XXX km/h ...440
# Starte ngine See Owner' sMan‐
ual ...................................................... .442 Index
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