2020 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS airbag disable

St
atus ofthef ront passeng erfront airbag Fu
nction ofthea utoma ticfront passeng er
air bag shutoff
The automatic front passeng erairbag shutoffis
able todetect whe ther thef ront passeng erseat
is occupied byap erson orac hild restra int sys‐
te m. The front pass engerairb agisenabl edor
disa bled accor dingly.
When installing achild restra int system onthe
fr ont passeng ersea t,alw aysm akes ureo fthe
fo llo wing:
R Ensur ethat thec hild restra int system isposi‐
tion edcor rectl y(/pag e49).
R Alw ayso bser vethec hild restra int system
manuf acturer'sinstallation instruct ions .
R Neverp lace objects, e.g.cushi ons,under or
behi ndthec hild restra int system.
R Fully retract thes eat cushion lengthadjus t‐
ment .
R The entireb ase ofthec hild restra int system
mus talway sr esto nthe sitting surface ofthe
fr ont passeng ersea t. R
The backres to fthe forw ard-f acin gchild
re stra int system mus t,as fara sp ossi ble, be
re sting onthes eat backres to fthe front
passeng erseat.
R The child restra int system mus tnottouc ht he
ro of or be put under stra in by theh ead
re stra int s.Ad jus tthe seat backres tinclin a‐
tion andtheh ead restra int setting accord‐
ing ly. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdueto
object sbetwe en thes itting surface and
th ec hild restra int system
Objec tsbetween thes itting surface and the
ch ild restra int system could affect thef unc ‐
tion ofthea utomatic front passeng erairbag
shut off.
This could result inthef ront passeng erair‐
bag notfunc tion ingasintended during an
acciden t. #
Donotp lace anyo bjec tsbetween the
sitting surface and thec hild restra int
sy stem. #
The entireb ase ofthec hild restra int
sy stem mus talway sr esto nthe sitting
sur face ofthef ront passeng erseat. #
The backres to fthe forw ard-f acin gchild
re stra int system mus t,as fara sp ossi ‐
ble, beresting onthes eat backres to f
th ef ront passeng erseat. #
Alw aysc om plyw itht he child restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . Ap
erson onthef ront passeng erseat must
obser vethef ollo wing information:
R Fasten seat belts correctl y(/pag e35).
R Sitinan almos tupright seatposi tion with
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backres t.
R Sitwiththeir feet resting onthef loor ,ifp os‐
sible.
The front passeng erairbag mayother wise be
disable dbym ista ke ,for exam ple inthef ollo wing
situations:
R The front passeng ertransf erst heir weight by
suppor tingthemselv eson avehicle armr est. 44
Occupant safety

Disp
laym essag es
Possible causes/conseq uencesand0050 0050
Solutions
Re cogni tionofar estraint system malfunct ion:
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam pdoes notlight upwhen thei gnition isswitc hedon.
R The 0075 restra int system warning lam plight supc ontin uousl yorrepeat edlyduring ajour ney. #
Con sult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop immediat ely.
0075
Left Side Curta inAirbag
Malfu nction Service
Req uired(exa mp le) *T
hecor responding windowcurtai na irba gism alfu nctio ning(/page 34). &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj ur yd ue tomalfu nctions inthew indo wairbag
If th ew indo wairbag ismalfunct ioning,itmight betrigg ered unint entionall yorm ight notb etrigg ered atall in
th ee vent ofan acci dent with high deceler ation. #
Have thew indo wairbag checkeda nd repair edimmediat elyataq ualif iedspec ialistworks hop. #
Consult aqualif iedspec ialistworks hop immediat ely.
Front Passeng erAirb agDis-
ab led See Operator 'sMan-
ua l *T
hefront passeng erairbag hasbeen disabl edeve nthough anadult orap erson witha na dult statur eiso nthe front
passeng erseat. Ifadditional forc es area pplied tothes eat, thew eight thes ystemd etects maybetoo low. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor fata linj ur yd ue toad isable dfront passe nger airbag
If th ef ront passeng erairbag isdisabled, thef ront passeng erairbag willnotb ed eplo yedi nt he event ofan acci‐
dent andcann otper form itsintended protect ivef unc tion . 49
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Displa ymessag esand warning/ indic ator lam ps

Air
Condi tioning Malfunctio nSee
Ope rato r's Manua l...... .........................501
App lyBrak et oS hiftfrom' P' ............... 507
Apply Brak et oS hiftto' R' ...................5 08
Au xiliary Batt eryM alfuncti on............... 510
Begi nning Emergency Stop .................. 521
Blind SpotAssis tCurrentl yU navaila‐
ble See Opera tor's Manua l........... .......523
Blind SpotAssis tInoper ative....... ........523
Cr uise Contr olInoper ative....... ........... 526
Cr uise Contr olOff....... ........................527
Decr easeSpeed .................................. 538
Dr iveM oreS lowly ................................518
Dr iver' sD oorO pen&T rans miss ion
No tinPR iskofVehicle Rolling Away ..508
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Disabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 94
Fr ont Passeng erAirbag Enabled See
Oper ator's Manual ...............................4 95 Hazard
Warning Flashe rsMalfunc‐
tioning .................................................5 01
Le tfresh air intot he vehicle interior .
Air Conditioning Malf.Visit Wo rk‐
shop ....................................................5 01
Mer cedes meconn ectServices Limi‐
te dS eeOper ator's Manual .................. 532
NP ermanen tlyA ctiv eRisko fRolling
Aw ay <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011> 509
Only Shiftto' P' when Vehicle isSta‐
tio nar y.................................................5 08
Pla cetheK eyintheM arke dS pace
See Oper ator's Manual ........................ 498
PRE-S AFEInoper ativeSeeOper a‐
to r's Manua l...... .................................. 496
Ra dar SensorsD irty See Oper ator's
Manual ................................................ 531
Re versing NotPossible Service
Re quired .............................................. 509
Ro ad Sur face Scan Inope rativ e ........... 520 Ser
viceR equir ed Do NotShiftG ear s
Vi sit Dealer .......................................... 509
Shif tto' P' or 'N' toStartE ngine .........5 08
St op Vehicle LeaveEngi neRunning
Wa itTrans miss ionCoolin g...................5 10
Ti re Press. Monit orCur rently
Un available .......................................... 535
Ti re Press. Monit orInopera tive ........... 535
Ti re Pressur eMonit orInopera tiveN o
Wheel Sensors .................................... 535
Ti re sO verheat ed ................................. 538
To Dese lect Po rN,Depress Brak e
and StartE ngine .................................. 507
To switc hengine off,pr ess and hold
St art/ Stop butt onfora tlea st 3
secs. orpress 3times. ........................ 506
Tr af ficS ign Assi stCamer aView
Re strict ed See Operato r's Manua l..... ..524
Tr af ficS ign Assi stCur rently Unavail‐
able SeeOperat or'sM anual ................ 524 568
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