2018 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC ROADSTER deactivate passenger airbag

If the driver or front passenger unfasten their
seat belts during the journey, the seat belt warn-
ing is activated again.
Air bags
Introduction
The installation point of an air bag can be rec-
ognized by the AIRBAG marking.
An air bag complements the correctly fastened
seat belt. It is no substitute for the seat belt. The
air bag providesa dditional protection in appli-
cable accident situations.
Not all air bags are deployed in an accident. The
different air bag systems function independ-
ently from one another (
Ypage 50).
However, no system available today can com-
pletelye liminate injuries and fatalities.
It is also not possible to rule out arisk of injury
cause dbyana ir bag due to the high speed at
which the air bag must be deployed.
Important safety notes
GWARNING
If you do not sit in the correct seat position,
the air bag cannot protect as intended and
could even cause additional injury when
deployed .This poses an increased risk of
injury or even fatal injury.
To avoid hazardous situations, always make
sure that all of the vehicle's occupants:
Rhave fastened their seat belts correctly,
including pregnant women
Rare sitting correctly and maintain the great-
est possible distance to the air bags
Rfollow the following instructions
Alway smake sure that there are no objects
between the air bag and the vehicle's occu-
pants.
RAdjust the seats properlyb efore beginning
you rjourney. Alway smake sure that the seat
is in an almostu pright position. The center of the head restraint must support the head at
aboute
ye level.
RMove the driver's and front-passenger seats
as far back as possible. The driver's seat posi-
tion must allow the vehicle to be driven safely.
ROnly hold the steering wheel on the outside.
This allows the air bag to be full ydeployed.
RAlway sleana gainst the backrest whiled riv-
ing. Do not leanf orward or leanagainst the
door or side window.Y ou may otherwise be in
the deployment area of the air bags.
RAlway skeep you rfeet in the footwell in front
of the seat. Do not put you rfeet on the dash-
board,f or example.Y our feet may otherwise
be in the deployment area of the air bag.
RFor this reason, always secure persons less
than 5ft(1.5 0m )tall in suitable restraint sys-
tems. Up to this height, the seat belt cannot
be worn correctly.
If ac hildist raveling in your vehicle, also
observe the following notes:
RAlway ssecure childrenu nder twelve years of
age and less than 5ft(1.50 m)tallins uitable
child restraint systems.
ROnlys ecureac hild in arearward-facing child
restraint systemo nthe front-passenge rseat
when the front-passenge rfront ai rbag is
deactivated .Ifthe PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
indicator lamp is permanentl ylit,t he front-
passenge rfront ai rbag is deactivated
(
Ypage 39).
RAlway sobser ve the instructions and safety
note sont he "Occupant Classification System
(OCS) "(
Ypage 45) and on "Children in the
vehicle" (Ypage 53 )ina ddit iontot he child
restraint systemm anufacturer's installation
and operating instructions.
Objects in the vehicle interior may prevent
an air bag fromf unctioningcorrectly. Before
startin gyourjourney and to avoi drisks resulting
fromt he spee dofthe airbag as it deploys, make
sure that:
Rthere ar enopeople, animals or objects
between the vehicl eoccupants and an ai rbag
Rthere ar enoobjects between the seat, door
and B-pillar
Rno accessories, such as cup holders, are
attache dtothe vehicl ewithint he deployment
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Safety
Z

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
FrontPassengerAir‐bag Disabled SeeOperator' sManual
The front-passenger air bag and front-passenger knee bag are deac -
tivated during th ejou rney, although:
Ran adult
or
Rap erson of th ecorre spondin gstatur eisont hefront-passenger seat
If additional force sare applie dtotheseat ,the system may interpret
th eo ccupant's weigh taslower than it actually is.
GWARNIN G
The front-passenger fron tair bag and fron tpassenger knee bag may
no tbet riggered in th eevent of an accident.
There is an increased ris kofinjury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XSwitc hthe ignition off .
XHavethe occupant on th efront-pa ssenger seat get out of th evehi-
cle .
XKee pthe seat unoccupied ,close th efront-pa ssenger door and
switch on th eignition .
XObserv ethe PASSENGER AI RBAG indicator lamp sinthecenter
console and th emultifunction display and chec kthe following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on :
Raself-diagnosis is carrie dout.T he PASSENGER AI RBAG OFFa nd
PASSENGER AI RBAG ON indicator lamp smustligh tups imulta-
neousl yfor approximately six seconds
RtheP ASSENG ER AIRBAG OF Findicator lamp mus tthe nligh tup
and remain lit after th eself-diagnosis .Iftheindicator lamp is on ,
OCS has deactivated th efront-pa ssenger fron tair bag and front-
passenger knee bag (
Ypage 46)
RtheFront Passenger Airbag Enable dSee Operator' sManualorFront Passenger Airbag Disabled See Opera‐tor's Manualdisplay message smustn otbe shown in th emul-
tifunction display
XWait for aperiod of at least 60 seconds until th eneces sarysystem
checks hav ebeen completed.
XMak esuret hatthe display message sdonotappear in th emulti-
function display.
If these condition sare fulfilled ,the front-passenger seat can be occu-
pied again .Whether th ePASSENG ER AIRBAG OFForONi ndicator
lamp remain slit or goe sout depend sonhow OCS classifies th eoccu-
pant.
If th econditi onsa re no tfulfilled ,the system is no toperating correctly.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
Observ ethe additional information on OCS (
Ypage 46).
Display messages187
On-boardc omputer andd isplays
Z

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
FrontPassengerAir‐bag Enable dSeeOperator' sManual
The front-passenger air bag and front-passenger knee bag are enabled
during th ejou rney, eve nthough :
Rachild, asmall adult or an objec tweighing less than th esystem' s
weigh tthreshold is locate donthefront-passenger seat
or
Rth ef ront-pa ssenger seat is unoccupied
The system may detec tobjects or force sapplyin gadditional weigh ton
th es eat .
GWARNIN G
The front-passenger fron tair bag and th efront-pa ssenger knee bag
may be triggered unintentionally.
There is an increased ris kofinjury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo naspossible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur ethe vehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 131).
XSwitc hthe ignition off .
XOpenthe front-passenger door .
XRemove thechild and th echild restrain tsystem from th efront -
passenger seat .
XMakesuret hatthe re are no objects on th eseat addin gtothe
weight.
The system might otherwise detec tthe additional weigh tand inter-
pre tthe seat occupant's weigh tasgreatertha nita ctually is.
XKeepthe seat unoccupied ,close th efront-pa ssenger door and
switch on th eignition .
XObserv ethe PASSENGER AI RBAG indicator lamp sinthecenter
console and th emultifunction display and chec kthe following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on :
Raself-diagnosis is carrie dout.T he PASSENGER AI RBAG OFFa nd
PASSENGER AI RBAG ON indicator lamp smustligh tups imulta-
neousl yfor approximately six seconds
RtheP ASSENG ER AIRBAG OFFindicator lamp mus tthe nligh tup
and remain lit after th eself-diagnosis .Iftheindicator lamp is on ,
OCS (Occupant Classification System) has deactivated th efront -
passenger fron tair bag and front-passenger knee bag
(
Ypage 46)
Rth eFront Passenger Airbag Enable dSee Operator' sManualorFront Passenger Airbag Disabled See Opera‐tor's Manualdisplay message smustn otbe shown in th emul-
tifunction display
XWait for aperiod of at least 60 seconds until th eneces sarysystem
checks hav ebeen completed.
XMak esuret hatthe display message sdonotappear in th emulti-
function display.
If these condition sare fulfilled ,the front-passenger seat can be occu-
pied again .Whether th ePASSENG ER AIRBAG OFForONi ndicator
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