2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SL ROADSTER airbag disable

passenger
frontair bag both before andduring
the journ ey. G
WARN
ING
If the PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat or
lamp islit, the fron t-passenger frontair bag
is disabled. Itwill notbedeployed inthe
event ofan acciden tand cann otperfor mits
int ended protective func tion.A person inthe
fron t-passenger seatcould then,for exam-
ple, come intocon tact with thevehicle's
int erior, especially ifthe person issitt ing too
close tothe dashboard. Thisposes an
incr eased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
When thefron t-passenger seatisocc upied,
always ensure that:
R the classific ationofthe person inthe
fron t-passenger seatiscorr ectand the
fron t-passenger frontair bag isenabled or
disabled inaccor dance withtheperson in
the fron t-passenger seat
R the fron t-passenger seathasbeen moved
back asfar back aspossible.
R the person isseated correctly.
Make sure,bothbefore andduring thejour-
ney, thatthestatusofthe fron t-passenger
fron tair bag iscorr ect. G
WARN
ING
If you secure achild inarearward-f acing
child restraint system onthe fron t-
passenger seatandthePAS SENGER AIR
BA GOFF indicat orlamp isoff, thefron t-
passenger frontair bag candeploy inthe
event ofan acciden t.The child could be
str uck bythe airbag. Thisposes an
incr eased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
Make surethatthefron t-passenger frontair
bag hasbeen deactiv ated.ThePASSENGER
AIR BAGOFF indicat orlamp must belit.
NEV ERuse arearward-f acingchildrestraint
on aseat prote cted byan ACTIVE FRONT
AIRB AGinfron tof it;DE ATH orSERIOUS
INJURY tothe child canoccur.
If the PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat orlamp
stays off,donot installarearward-f acingchild rest
raint system onthe fron t-passenger seat.
You canfind more information onOCS under
"Problems withtheOcc upant Classification
System "(Y page 51). G
WARN
ING
If you secure achild inaforward- facingchild
rest raint system onthe fron t-passenger seat
and youposition thefron t-passenger seat
too close tothe dashboard, inthe event of
an acciden t,the child could:
R come intocon tact with thevehicle's inte-
rior ifthe PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indi-
cator lampislit, for example
R be struck bythe airbag ifthe
PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat orlamp
is off
This poses anincr eased riskofinjury or
even fatalinjury.
Always movethefron t-passenger seatasfar
back aspossible andfully retract the seat
cushion length.Always makesurethatthe
shoulder beltstrap iscorr ectlyrouted from
the vehicle seatbeltguide tothe shoulder
belt guide onthe child restraint system. The
shoulder beltstrap must berouted forwards
and downwards fromtheseat beltguide.
Always observe thechild restraint system
manufact urer'sinstallation instruct ions.
If OCS determ inesthat:
R The front-passenger seatisunocc upied, the
PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat orlamp
lights upafter theself-t estand remains lit.
This indicat esthat thefron t-passenger front
air bag isdeactiv ated.
R The front-passenger seatisocc upied bya
child ofup totwelve monthsold, inastan d-
ard child restraint system, thePAS SENGER
AIR BAGOFF indicat orlamp lights upafter
the self-t estand remains lit.This indicat es
that thefron t-passenger frontair bag is
deactiv ated.
But even inthe case ofatwelve- month-old
child, inastan dard child restraint system,
the PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indicat or
lamp cangoout after theself-t est.This indi-
cates thatthefron t-passenger frontair bag
is activ ated. Theresult ofthe classific ation
is dependen ton, among otherfactors, the Occupant
safety
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nt-passenger
Air BagDisabl ed Air
BagDisabl ed
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fron t-pass enger fron tair bag and fron t-pass enger knee air bag
are disab ledduri ngthejo urn ey, althoug h:
R an adult
or
R aper son oftheco rresp ondin gst atur eis on thefron t-pass enger
seat
If addit ionalfor cesare applie dto theseat ,th esyst emmay interp ret
th eoc cup ant'sweigh tas lower than itact ually is.
G WAR
NING
The fron t-pass enger fron tair bag and fron t-pass enger knee air bag
may notbe trigge redintheeve ntofan acc iden t.
The reisan increas edriskof injury.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 146).
X Swi tchth eign ition off.
X Hav eth eoc cup ant onthefron t-pass enger seat getout ofthe
veh icle.
X Kee pth eseat unoccupied ,clo sethefron t-pass enger door and
swit chon theign ition .
X Obs erveth ePA SS EN GER AIR BA Gind icat orlamp sin thece nter
co nsole and themult ifunction disp layand checkth efol lowin g:
Se at uno ccupied andignition swit ched on:
R aself -diagn osis iscar riedout .The PASS EN GER AIR BA GOF F
and PASS EN GER AIR BA GON indicat orlamp smus tligh tup
sim ultane ousl yfor appr oximat elysixsec onds.
R thePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF Find icat orlamp mustth en ligh t
up and remainlitaft ertheself -diagn osis.If th eind icat orlamp
is on ,OCS hasdisab ledthefron t-pass enger fron tair bag and
fr on t-pass enger knee bag (Ypage 48)
R theFro nt-passenger AirBagEnabledSee Operator's Fro
nt-passenger AirBagEnabledSee Operator's
Man ual Man
ual orFro nt-passenger AirBagDisabledSee Oper‐ Fro
nt-passenger AirBagDisabledSee Oper‐
ato r's Manual ato
r's Manual displaymes sage smus tno tappear inthemul-
ti fun ction disp lay
X Wait foraper iod ofat least 60sec onds unt ilth ene cessar ysys-
te m checks hav ebeen compl eted.
X Mak esur eth at thedisp laymes sage sdo notappear inthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.
If th ese cond ition sare fulfilled ,th efron t-pass enger seat canbe
oc cup iedagain .Whe ther thePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF For ON indi-
cat orlamp remainslit or goe sout depe ndson how OCS classifies
th eoc cup ant.
If th eco nd ition sare notfulf illed ,th esyst emisno toper ating cor-
rec tly.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely.
Obs erveth eaddit ionalinf orm ation onOCS (Ypage 48). Disp
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nt-passenger
Air BagEnabled Air
BagEnabled
See Operator'sMan ‐ See
Operator'sMan ‐
ual ual The
fron t-pass enger fron tair bag and fron t-pass enger knee air bag
are enabled duringthejo urn ey, althoug h:
R ach ild, asma lladult oran obj ectweigh ingless than thesyst em's
weigh tth res hold isloc ate don thefron t-pass enger seat
or
R thefron t-pass enger seat isuno ccupied
The systemmay detectobj ects or for cesapplyin gaddit ionalweigh t
on theseat .
G WAR
NING
The fron t-pass enger fron tair bag and thefron t-pass enger knee bag
may bedepl oyed uninten tion ally.
The reisan increas edriskof injury.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 146).
X Swi tchth eign ition off.
X Ope nth efron t-pass enger door .
X Remo vethech ild and thech ild res train tsyst emfrom thefron t-
pass enger seat .
X Mak esur eth at there arenoobj ects on theseat addin gto the
weigh t.
The systemmightother wise detectth eaddit ionalweigh tand
int erp ret theseat occup ant'sweigh tas gre aterth an itact ually is.
X Kee pth eseat unoccupied ,clo sethefron t-pass enger door and
swit chon theign ition .
X Obs erveth ePA SS EN GER AIR BA Gind icat orlamp sin thece nter
co nsole and themult ifunction disp layand checkth efol lowin g:
Se at uno ccupied andignition swit ched on:
R aself -diagn osis iscar riedout .The PASS EN GER AIR BA GOF F
and PASS EN GER AIR BA GON indicat orlamp smus tligh tup
sim ultane ousl yfor appr oximat elysixsec onds.
R thePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF Find icat orlamp mustth en ligh t
up and remainlitaft ertheself -diagn osis.If th eind icat orlamp
is on ,OCS (Occup ant Class ification Sys tem) has disab ledthe
fr on t-pass enger fron tair bag and fron t-pass enger knee air bag
(Y page 48)
R theFro nt-passenger Air BagEnabledSee Operator's Fro
nt-passenger Air BagEnabledSee Operator's
Man ual Man
ual orFro nt-passen ger AirBagDisabledSee Oper‐ Fro
nt-passen ger AirBagDisabledSee Oper‐
ato r's Manual ato
r's Manual displaymes sage smus tno tappear inthemul-
ti fun ction disp lay
X Wait foraper iod ofat least 60sec onds unt ilth ene cessar ysys-
te m checks hav ebeen compl eted.
X Mak esur eth at thedisp laymes sage sdo notappear inthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.
If th ese cond ition sare fulfilled ,th efron t-pass enger seat canbe
oc cup iedagain .Whe ther thePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF For ON indi- 216
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