St
atus ofthefront passeng erfront airbag Fu
nction oftheaut oma ticfront passeng er
fr ont airbag shutoff
The automatic front passeng erfront airbag shut‐
of fis able todetect whe ther thefront passeng er
seat isoccupied byaper son orach ild restra int
sy stem. Thefront passeng erfront airbag and
fr ont passeng erknee airbag areenabled ordisa‐
bled accor dingly.
When installing ach ild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,alw aysmak esur eof the
fo llo wing:
R Ensur eth at thech ild restra int system isposi‐
tion edcor rectl y(→ page 47).
R Alw aysobser vethech ild restra int system
manuf acturer'sinstallation instruct ions .
R Neverpla ceobjects, e.g.cushi ons,under or
behi ndthech ild restra int system.
R Fully re tract theseat cushion lengthadjus t‐
ment .
R The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on theseat cushion ofthe
fr ont passeng ersea t. R
The backres tof thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus tlie asflat as poss ible
ag ains tth ebac kres tof thefront passeng er
seat.
R The child restra int system mus tno tto uc hth e
ro of or be put under stra in by thehead
re stra int s.Ad jus tth eseat backres tinclin a‐
tion andthehead restra int setting accord‐
ing ly. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sbe tween thesitt ing surface and
th ech ild restra int system
Objec tsbetween thesitt ing surface and the
ch ild restra int system could affect thefunc ‐
tion oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag
shut off.
This could result inthefront passeng erair‐
bag notfunc tioningasintended during an
acciden t. 0007
Donotplace anyobjec tsbetween the
sitting surface and thech ild restra int
sy stem. 0007
The entire base ofthech ild restra int
sy stem mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing
sur face ofthefront passeng erseat. 0007
The backres tof thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus t,as faras possi ‐
ble, beresting ontheseat backres tof
th efront passeng erseat. 0007
Alw ayscom plywit hth ech ild restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . A
per son onthefront passeng erseat must
obser vethefo llo wing informatio n:
R Fasten seat belts correctl y(→ page 33).
R Sitinan almos tupr ight seatposi tion with
th eir bac kag ains tth eseat backres t.
R Sitwithth eir feet resting onthefloor ,if pos‐
sible.
The front passeng erfront airbag mayot her wise
be disable dby mis take ,fo rex am ple inthefo l‐
lo wing situat ions:
R The front passen gertr ansf ersth eir weight by
suppor tingthemselv eson ave hicle armr est. 42
Occupant safety
Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions 0007
Ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erair bag iscor rect.
NEVER useare ar wa rdfacing child restra int onaseat protect edbyan ACTIVE FRONT AIRBAG; DE ATHor SERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheCH ILD can occur . 0007
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. 0007
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag shutoff(→ pag e43). 0007
Ifneces sary,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb agDis-
ab led See Operator 'sMan-
ua l *T
hefront passeng erairbag andthekn ee airbag aredeactiv ated, although anadult oraper son withan adult statur e
is on thefront passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es areapplied totheseat, thewe ight thesy stem detects maybe
to olow. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue toadisable dfron tpasse nger airbag
If th efront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thefront passeng erairbag willnotbe deplo yedin theev ent ofan acci‐
dent andcann otper form itsintended protect ive func tion.
A per son inthefront passeng erseat could then, forex am ple, com eint ocon tact with theve hicle's interior ,
especially ifth eper son issitt ing tooclose tothecoc kpit. 0007
Mak esur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect. 0007
Pullove rand stop theve hicle safely assoon aspossible, paying attention toroad and traf fic condi tions. 0007
Checkth est atus oftheaut omatic front passeng erairbag shutoff(→ pag e43). 0007
Ifneces sary,consu ltaqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely. 438
Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps
0075
Front LeftMalfunction Service
Re quired (Exam ple) .............................4 40
006FFr ontLeftSeat Backres tNo t
Lo cked (Exam ple) ................................ 467
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 38
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 37
00B6 FuelLevelLo w ............................ 455
00B6Gas CapLoose ............................ 454
0049 HazardWa rning Flashe rsMal‐
funct ioning ......... ................................. 472
0025 Inoper ativeSee Oper ator's
Manua l..... ...........................................4 35
00E5Inope rativ eSee Operator' s
Ma nua l........... .....................................436
007AIno perativ eSee Operator' s
Ma nua l........... .....................................432
0053Ino perativ e ........... .......................439
0049Int ell.Ligh tSy stem Inoperativ e... 470 Á
KeyNo tDe tected (red displ ay
messa ge).............................................4 65
ÁKe yNo tDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge).....................................4 65
0075Lef tSide Curtain Airbag Mal‐
fun ction ServiceRe quired (Exam ple) ...4 37
Le tfr esh airintoth eve hicle interior .
Air Conditioning Malf.Visit Wo rk‐
shop ....................................................4 70
¢ Lowe ring <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ............447
Malfunction Drive at Max. 50mph...... 446
0049 Malfunction SeeOper ator ’s
Manual .................................................4 71
Mer cedes meconn ectServices Limi‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 439
N Pe rm anen tly Ac tiveRi sk ofRo lling
Aw ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 458
ÁOb tain aNe wKe y........................ 465
çOf f...............................................4 48
00D9Of f....... ........................................ 445 Onl
yShif tto 'P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y.................................................4 59
0049Pa rking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manua l...... .......................................... 429
ÁPla cetheKe yin theMar ked
Spa ceSee Operator's Manua l..... ........ 466
0047Ple aseChec kDir ection ofTrave l.... 440
0077 Please Correct Tire Pressur e.......4 62
0049Ple aseRelease Parking Brak e.....4 32
00D7Ple aseWaitChar ging High- volt‐
ag eBat tery... <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011> 454
PR E-S AFE Inoperati ve See Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 439
Ra dar SensorsDir tySee Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 433
006FRe arLef tBac kres tNo t
La tched (Exam ple) ...............................4 67
Á Replace KeyBat tery <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> 466
Re versing NotPo ssible Service
Re quired .............................................. 459 498
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