2020 MERCEDES-BENZ G-CLASS airbag disable

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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 retract theseat cushion lengthadjus t‐
ment .
R The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on theseat cushion ofthe
fr ont-passe nger sea 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 -passen ger
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. &
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. #
Donotplace anyobjec tsbetween the
sitting surface and thech ild restra int
sy stem. #
The entire base ofthech ild restra int
sy stem mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing
sur face ofthefront passeng erseat. #
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. #
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 35).
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 erairbag mayot her wise be
disable dby mis take ,fo rex am ple inthefo llo wing
situat ions:
R The front passen gertr ansf ersth eir weight by
suppor tingthemselv eson ave hicle armr est.
R The front passeng ersits insuc hawa yth at
th eir weight israised from thesitt ing sur‐
fa ce. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
deactiv ated front passeng erairbag
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis lit,th efront passeng erairbag isdisa‐
bled. Itwill notbe deplo yedin theeve ntof
an acci dent and canno tpe rfor m its intended
pr otect ive func tion. 44
Occupant safety

A
pe rson inthefront passeng erseat could
th en, forex am ple, com eint ocon tact with
th eve hicle interior ,especially ifth eper son is
sitt ing tooclose tothecoc kpit.
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
alw aysensur eth at:
R The classificat ion oftheper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea tis cor rect and the
fr ont passeng erairb agisenabl edordisa ‐
ble din accor dance withth eper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea t.
R The front passeng ersea thas been moved
as farbac kas possi ble.
R The person isseat edcor rectl y. #
Ensu re,bo th bef oreand during thejour‐
ne y,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect. If
th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, theclas‐
sif ication oftheper son orchild restra int system
on thefront passeng erseat take splace afte rth e
fr ont passeng erairb agshut offself-t est.The
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam psdispla yth e
st atus ofthefront passeng erairbag. Alw
aysobser vetheno teson thefunc tion ofthe
PA SSENGER AIRBAGind icat orlam ps
(/ page45).
Fu nction ofthePA SSEN GERAIRBAGindic a‐
to rlam ps Se
lf-te st of aut oma ticfront passeng erair bag
shu toff
When theignition isswitc hedon,aself-t estis
per form ed dur ing whic hth etw oPA SSENGER
AIR BAGON and OFFind icat orlam pslight up
simul taneou sly.
The status ofthefront passeng erairbag isdis‐
pla yedaf te rth eself-t est:
R PASSENGER AIRBAGON light sup for
60 seconds ,sub sequently both indic ator
lam psareof f(P AS SENGER AIR BA GON and
OF F): thefront passeng erairbag isable to
deplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
R PASSENGER AIRBAGOF Flight sup con tinu‐
ousl y:thefront passeng erairbag isdisabled.
It will then notbe deplo yedin theeve ntofan
acci dent.
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGON indicat orlam pis
of f,on lythePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam psho wsthest atus ofthefront passeng er
airbag. ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pma ybe litcon tinuousl yor be off.
If th ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat orlam p
and the0075 restra int system warning lam p Occ
upant safety 45

Disp
laymes sages
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Re cogni tionofare stra int system malfunct ion:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam pdoes notlight upwhen theignition isswitc hedon.
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam plight sup con tinuousl yor repeat edlydur ing ajour ney. #
Con sult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
0075
Left Side Curta inAirbag
Malfu nction Service
Req uired(Ex am ple) *T
hecor responding windowcur tain airbag ismalfun ctionin g(/ page34). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj urydue tomalfu nctions inthewindo wairbag
If th ewindo wairbag ismalfunct ioning,itmight betrigg ered unint entionall yor might notbe trigg ered atall in
th eeve ntofan acci dent with high deceler ation. #
Have thewindo wairbag checkedand repair edimmediat elyataqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. #
Consult aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb agDis-
ab led See Operator 'sMan-
ua l *T
hefront passeng erairbag andthefront passeng erknee airbag have been disabled although anadult oraper son
wit han adult statur eis on thefront passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es areapplied totheseat, thewe ight the
sy stem detects maybe toolow. &
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. Displa
ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps 439

0077
Warning Tire Malfunction ........... 460
0077 Wheel Sensor(s) Missing............ 459
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsCur‐
re ntl yLim ited See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... .......................... ........................ 441
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLim i‐
te dSee Oper ator's Manual .................. 441
Ac tiveDis tance AssistCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 448
Ac tiveDis tance AssistInoper ative..... .4 48
Ac tiveDis tance AssistNo wAv ailable
.. .............. .............................................4 48
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l..... .......... ................ ........................ 444
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistCur rentl y
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.... 444
Ac tiveLa ne Keeping AssistInopera‐
tiv e ...................................................... 444 Ac
tivePa rking Assistand
PA RK TRONI CInoper ative See Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 443
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCamer a
Vi ew Restrict ed See Operator's Man‐
ua l...... .................................................. 474
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tCur rently
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 74
Ad aptiveHig hbeam Assis tIn oper a‐
tiv e .......................................................4 74
Air IntakeMa lfunctio nSee Opera‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 470
App lyBrak eto Shif tfr om 'P' ............... 456
Apply Brak eto Shif tto 'R' ................... 455
Au xiliary Batt eryMal functi on.............. 457
Bli nd Spo tAssi stCur rentl yUna vaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l...... ............ 445
Bli nd Spo tAssi stInoper ative..... .......... 445 Bli
nd Spo tAssi stNo tAv ailable When
To wing aTr ailer SeeOperat or'sMan ‐
ual .......................................................4 46
Che ckBrak ePa ds See Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 437
Cr uise Contr olInoper ative.................. 448
Cr uise Control Off...............................4 48
Decr easeSpeed .................................. 461
Deser tDr ive Pr ogr am Act.ESP
Un available SeeOper ator' sMan ual.....4 67
Dif fere ntia lLoc kEng aged ABS and
ESP Unavailable .................................. 468
Dr iver' sDo orOpen &Trans miss ion
No tin PRisk ofVehicle Rolling Away ..456
Fo rding NotPo ssible Service
Re quired .............................................. 471
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 39
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual .............................. 440 500
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