Problems
withtheOccupant ClassificationSystem (OCS) Be
sure toobserve thenotes on"System self-test"(Y page 50). Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
PASS ENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp
lights upand remains
lit, even though the
front -passenger seatis
occupied byan adult or
a person ofastature
correspondin gto that of
an adult. The
classification ofthe person onthe front -passenger seatisincor-
rect.
X Make surethecondition sfor acorrect classification ofthe per-
son onthe front -passenger seataremet (Ypage 48).
X Ifthe PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator lampremains lit,the
front -passenger seatmaynotbeused.
X Have OCScheck edassoon aspossible atan authorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter. The
PASS ENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp
does notlight up
and/or doesnotstay
on.
The front -passenger
seat is:
R unoccupied
R occupied bythe
weight ofachild up
to twelve monthsold
in achild restraint
system OCS
ismalfunction ing.
X Make surethere isnothin gbetween theseat cushion andthe
child seat.
X Make surethattheentire baseofthe child restraint systemrests
on the seat cushion ofthe front -passenger seat.Thebackrest of
the forward-facing childrestraint systemmustlieasflat aspossi-
ble against thebackrest ofthe front passenger seat.Ifnecessary,
adjust theposition ofthe front -passenger seat.
X Make surethattheseat cushion lengthisfully retract ed.
X When installing thechild restraint system,makesurethatthe
seat beltistight. Donot pull theseat belttight using thefront -
passenger seatadjustment .This could result inthe seat beltand
the child restraint systembeingpulled tootightly.
X Check forcorrect installation ofthe child restraint system.
Make surethatthehead restraint doesnotapply aload tothe
child restraint system.Ifnecessary, adjustthehead restraint
accordingly.
X Make surethatnoobject sare apply ingadditional weightontothe
seat.
X Ifthe PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator lampremains off
and/or thePASS ENGER AIRBAG ONindicator lamplights up,do
not install achild restraint systemonthe front -passenger seat.It
is recommen dedthat youinstall thechild restraint systemona
suitable rearseat.
X Have OCScheck edassoon aspossible atan authorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter. Deployment
ofEmergency Tension-
ing Devic esand airbags
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
The airbag parts arehot after anair bag has
been deploye d.There isarisk ofinjury. Do
not touch theairbag parts. Havea
deploye dair bag replaced ataquali fiedspe-
cialist workshop assoon aspossible. G
WARNING
A deploye dair bag nolonger offersanypro-
tect ionand cannot provide theinten dedpro- Occ
upantsafety
51Safety
Z
G
WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move forwardsasfar asthe next catch dur-
ing movement suchasbraki ngorabru pt
changes ofdire ction. Asaresu lt,you would
be pus hed against yourseat beltby the
unsecu reddrive r'sseat.
This couldcaus eyou tolose control ofthe
vehicl e.The seat beltcannot protect as
intended andcouldresu ltin add itiona l
injury .
There isarisk ofan accide ntand injury .
Before everyjourney ,make surethatthe
drive r'sseat isfull yengag ed.
Observe thesafety noteson"Air bags"
(Y pag e44) and "Children inthe vehicl e"
(Y pag e53). G
WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move unexpe ctedlywhilethe vehicl eis in
motion. Thiscouldcaus eyou tolose control
of the vehicl e.There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Alwa ysmake surethatthedrive r'sseat is
engag edbefore starting thevehicl e. G
WARNING
You couldlose control ofyou rvehicl eif you
do the followi ngwhi ledrivi ng:
R adju stthe drive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheelor mirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Adjust thedrive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheeland mirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore starting theengine. G
WARNING
If you adju stthe seat heightcarel essly,you
or other vehicleoccupa ntscoul dbe trappe d
and thereby injured.Chi ldre nin particu lar
coul daccide ntallypress theelectrica lseat
adju stment buttons andbecome trapped.
There isarisk ofinjury . Whil
emoving theseats, makesurethatyour
hands orother bodyparts donot getunder
the leve rasse mbly ofthe seat adjustment
system.
! To
prevent damagetothe seats andthe
seat heati ng,obser vethe followi ngnotes:
R Do not spillliq uid sonto theseats. Drythe
seats assoon aspossi bleifliq uid does
get spilled onthe seats.
R Ifthe seat covers aredamp orwet, donot
swi tch onthe seat heati ng.Also, donot
use theseat heati ngtodry the seats.
R Cle anthe seat covers asrecommende d;
see the"Interio rcare" section.
R Do not transport heavyloa dson the
seats. Donot placepointed objectson
the seat cushi onssuch asknives, nailsor
tools. Where possible,use theseats only
for carryi ngpass engers.
R When operatingtheseat heati ng,donot
cover theseats withinsulating materia ls,
e.g. blankets, coats,bags,protective cov-
ers, child seats orbooster seats.
R When theseat heati ngisswi tched on,the
seat surfa cecan bedama gedasaresu lt
of objects being placed onthe seats, for
exampl e,seat cushi ons,child seats and
protective coversnotapproved by
Mercede s-Benz.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobjects inthe
footwel lunder orbehi ndthe seats when
moving theseats back. There isarisk that
the seats and/or theobjects couldbe dam-
age d.
i Further related subjects:
R Ca rgo compartment enlargement (folding
dow nthe rear seats) (Ypag e254) Seats
93Seats,steering wheeland mirrors Z
