2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SLC child restraint

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WARNING
If the front passenger airbag hasbeen acti-
vated, achild onthe front passenger seat
may behit bythe front passenger airbag in
the event ofan accident. Thereisarisk of
injury orfatal injury.
NEVE Ruse arearward-facing childrestraint
system onaseat protect edbyan ACTIVE
FRONT AIRBAG; DEATHorSERIOUS INJURY
to the CHILD canoccur.
Read thechapter "Children inthe vehicle" .
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Important
safetynotes.................. 258
Jump starting .................................2 61
Overvi ew....... ................................. 258
Rep lacing .......................................261
Belt
see Seat belts
Belt warni ng....... .................................. 42
Blin dSpot Assist
Activating/d eactivating .................176
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 199
Notes/fu nction..............................164
Blueto oth®
Searchi ngfor am obilephone ........222
Searchi ngfor am obilephone
(de vice mana ger)........................... 223
see also Digita lOpera tor's Man-
ua l....... ....... ....... .............................218
Tel epho ny....... ....... ........................222
Brake AssistSyste m
see BAS (Brake AssistSystem)
Brake fluid
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 189
Notes .............. ...............................302
Brake forcedistributi on
see EBD (electronic brakeforce
dis tribu tion)
Brake lamps
Adap tive....... ....................................60
Dis play mes sage ............ ................194
Brake s
ABS ............ ........................ ..............57
Ada ptive Bra keAssi st............ .......... 59
BAS ............ ............ ..........................57
Bra kefluid(no tes)............ ............ .302
Displ aymessa ge....... ..................... 184
EBD .............. ....................................63
High -perfo rmance brakesystem ....141
Impo rtant safety notes ............ ......139
Mai ntenance .................................. 140
Pa rking brake............ ....................135
Ri ding tips............ ............ ..............139
Wa rning lamp ............ .....................211
Breakdo wnassi stanc e
Re flective safety jacket ............ ......252
Whe rewillIf ind...? ............ ............ 252
see Flattire
see Towingaway Brightn
esscontrol (instrumen t
cl uster lightin g)........... ........................32
Bulbs
see Repla cing bulbs C
Cal ifornia
Impo rtant notice forreta ilcus-
tomers andlessee s........... ........... ....24
Cal ling up am alfun ction
see Disp laym essages
Car
see Vehi cle
Care
Carw ash. .......... ........... ..................247
Exhau stpip e........... ........... ............251
Exterior lights ....... ......................... 250
Matte finish................................... 249
Notes .............................................246
Pai nt....... ....................................... 248
Pow erwa sher ................................248
Rea rview camera .......................... 251
Sensors ......................................... 251
Was hing byhand ........................... 247
Whee ls....... ....................................250
Windo ws....... ................................. 250
Wip erbla des ....... ........................... 250
CD
see also Digita lOpera tor's Man-
ua l....... ....... ....................................218
CD player (on-bo ardcomputer) ........174
Ce nter conso le
Lowe rsection .................................. 35
Uppe rsection .................................. 34
Ce ntral locking
Automa ticlocking (on-board
compu ter)....... ...............................179
Locking/u nlocking(SmartKe y)....... .66
Cha nging bulbs
Sid em arkerlamps (rear)...... ......... 103
Child
Rest raintsyst em .............................. 55
Child seat
For ward- facing restraint system...... 56
On thef ront-pa sse nger seat ............ 56
Rearwar d-facin grestraint system.... 56 6
Index

Panic
alarm X
To activate: press0033button 0043for at
least onesecond.
Av isual andaudib lealarm istriggered ifthe
alarm system isarmed.
X To deactivat e:press 0033button 0043again.
or X Insert theSmartK eyinto theignition lock.
or X Press theKEYLE SS-GO Start /Stopbutton.
The KEYLE SS-GO key must beinthe vehicle. Occupant
safety Introduct
iontothe restr aintsystem
The restraint systemcanreduce therisk of
vehicle occupants comingintocontactwith
parts ofthe vehicle's interiorinthe event ofan
accident. Inthe event ofan accident, the
restraint systemcanalso reduce theforces to
which thevehicle occupants aresubjected.
The restraint systemincludes thefollowing
componen ts:
R Seat beltsystem
R Air bags
The componen tsof the restraint systemwork
in conj unction witheach other. Theycanonly
deploy theirprotect ivefunct ionif,at all times,
all vehicle occupants:
R have fastened theirseatbelts correct ly
(Y page 41)
R have theseat andhead restraint adjusted
properly (Ypage 85)
As the driver, youalso have tomake surethat
the steering wheelisadjusted correctly. Observe
theinformation relatingtothe correct
driver's seatposition (Ypage 85).
You also have tomake surethatanair bag can
inflate properly ifdeploye d(Ypage 43).
An airbag supplements acorrect lyworn seat
belt. Asanadditional safetydevice, theairbag
increases thelevel ofprotect ionforvehicle
occupants inthe event ofan accident. For
example, if,inthe event ofan accident, the
protect ionoffered bythe seat beltissufficient,
the airbags arenot deploye d.When anacci-
dent occurs, onlytheairbags thatincrease
protect ioninthat particular accidentsituation
are deploye d.However, seatbelts andairbags
generally donot protect againstobjectspene-
tratin gthe vehicle fromtheoutside.
Inform ationonrestraint systemoperation can
be found under "Triggering ofthe Emergen cy
Tensioning Devicesandairbags"
(Y page 50).
See "Chil dren inthe vehicle" forinformation
on children traveling withyouinthe vehicle as
well ason child restraint systems
(Y page 53). Import
antsafety notes G
WARNING
Modifications tothe restraint systemmay
cause itto no longer workasinten ded.The
restraint systemmaythen notperform its
inten dedprotect ivefunct ionand may failin
an accident ortrigger unexpect edly,for
example. Thisposes anincreased riskof
injury oreven fatalinjury.
Never modify partsofthe restraint system.
Never tamper withthewiring, theelectron ic
componen tsor their software.
If it is necessary tomodify componen tsof the
restraint systemtoaccommodate aperson
with disabil ities,contactanauthorized
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Assistanc eCenter at1-80 0FOR-MERCED ES
(1‑800‑36 7‑6372).
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driving aidswhich havebeen approved specifi-
cally foryour vehicle byMercedes-B enz. 38
Occ
upantsafetySafety

the
vehicleo ccu pant inthe best po sitio nin
rel ation tothe airb ag.
The seat beltsy ste mc omp rises:
R Sea tbelts
R Emer gency Tensi oni ng Devi cesand seat belt
for ce limi ters
If the seat beltis pu lled quickl yorsharpl yb y
the seat beltgu ide, the inertia reelloc ks. The
be ltstra pcann otbe extra ctedanyfurthe r.
The Emer gency Tensi oni ng Devi cetighte nsthe
se at beltin an acc ident, pulling the beltclo se
ag ainst the body.H ow eve ritd oesn otpullthe
veh icleo ccu pant back inthe directi onofthe
ba ckre st.
The Emer gency Tensi oni ng Devi cedoes not
corr ectaninco rrectseat positio no rthe rou t-
ing ofan inco rrectly faste ned seat belt.
Wh entrig gered ,as eatb eltf orce limi ter helps
to red uce theforce exe rted bythe seat belton
the vehicleo ccu pant.
The seat beltfor ce limi ters ares ynchro nized
wi th the frontairb agsw hich absor bparto f
the decel era tionforce. Thiscan red uce the
for ce exe rted onthe vehicleo ccu pants durin g
an acc ident.
! If
the front-pa ssenge rseatisn otoccu pied ,
do not engaget he seat belttong ueinthe
bu ckle onthe front-pa ssenge rseat.Othe r-
wi se ,int he eve ntofan acc ident theEmer -
ge ncy Tensi oni ng Devi ceand theside
im pact airb ag,ina dditio nt oo the rsystems,
ma ybetriggered and have tobe rep laced .
Impo rtant safety notes The
useo fseatb elts and childres traint sys-
tems isreq uired bylawi n:
R all5 0s tates
R the U.S. territories
R the Distric tofC olum bia
R allC anad ianp rovin ces
Even where thisisn otreq uired bylaw, allv eh i-
cle occu pants shouldc orrectl yfastent heir
se at belts befor es tartin gthe jou rney . G
WA
RNING
If the seat beltis not worncorr ectly,itcan-
not perfo rm itsinte ndedprotecti vefunctio n.
An inco rrectly faste ned seat beltcan also
cau seinju ries,for exa mpl e,inthe eventof an
acc ident orwh en bra king orcha nging
di rec tiona brup tly. This posesa nincr eased
ris ko finju ryor eve nfatal inju ry.
Alw ayse nsuret hata llveh icleo ccu pants
ha ve the irse at belts faste ned correctlyand
ar es itting properly.
The comp onentparts ofthe restraint syste m
wo rkinconju nctionwithe acho the r.They can
onl ydeployt heirpro tecti vefunctio nif,at all
tim es,a llveh icleo ccu pants:
R ha ve faste ned theirse at belts corr ectly
(Y page 41)
R ha ve the seat and head res traint adjus ted
pro perly (Ypage 85) G
WA
RNING
The seat beltdo es not offerthe intended
le vel ofpro tecti onifyo uh aven otmov edthe
ba ckre stto an almos tvertica lpositio n.
Wh enbra king orinthe eventofan acc ident,
yo uc ouldslid eu nderne aththe seat beltand
su sta inab do men orneck injuries,for exa m-
pl e. Thispo sesa nincr easedr isko finju ryor
eve nfatal inju ry.
Adju stthe seat pro perly befor eb eginning
yo ur jou rney .Alway se nsuret hatthe back-
res tisi na na lmostv ertica lpositio na nd tha t
the shoulde rs ectio no fyou rs eatb elti s
rou ted across thecente rofyou rs houlde r. G
WA
RNING
Pe rso nsless tha n5f t(1.5 0m )tallc ann ot
we arthe seat beltcorr ectlywithou tana ddi-
tio nal and suita bler estra int syste m. Ifthe
se at beltis not worncorr ectly,itcann otper-
for mi tsinte ndedprotecti vefunctio n.An
inco rrectly faste ned seat beltcan also cau se
inju ries,for exa mpl e,inthe eventofan acc i-
de nt or wh en bra king orcha nging directi on
ab ruptl y.Thi sp oses an incr easedr isko f
inju ryor eve nfatal inju ry.
For thisreason ,alway ss ecurep erso ns
und er5f t(1.5 0m )tallins uita blea dditio nal
res traint syste ms. 40
Oc
cupant safetySafe ty

If
ac hild younger thantwelve yearsold and
under 5ft(1.5 0m )inh eight istravelin gint he
vehic le:
R always securethe child inac hild restraint
syst emsuitable forthis Merc edes- Benz
vehic le.The child restraint systemmust be
appropr iatetothe age, weight andsize of
the child.
R always observethe instruct ions andsafet y
not eson "Children inthe vehic le"
(Y page 53)inaddition tothe child
rest raint systemmanuf acturer' sinst allation
and operat inginst ruct ions
R always observethe instruct ions andsafet y
not eson the "Occ upant Classific ationSys-
tem (OCS)" (Ypage 46) G
WARN
ING
Seat belts maynotbeable toperf orm their
prot ective func tion inthe followin gsitua-
tion s,in part icular:
R The seat beltisdamaged, modified,
ext reme lydirt y,bleache dordyed
R The seat beltbuck leisdamaged or
ext reme lydirt y
R Modific ationshave been performe donthe
Em ergen cyTens ionin gDevice, belt
anc horage oriner tiareel
Seat belts maybedamaged inan acc ident ,
althoug hthe damage maynotbevisible, e.g.
due tosplint ersofglass. Modifie dordam-
aged seatbelts maytearorfail, e.g. inan
acc ident .Modifie dEmergen cyTens ionin g
Dev ices could accident allytrigger ornot
func tion asintended .This poses an
inc reased riskofinjury oreven fatalinj ury.
Never modifythe seat belts ,Eme rgen cyTen-
sion ingDev ices, beltanchorage soriner tia
reels. Make surethattheseat belts are
undamage d,not worn outand clean .Have
the seat belts checkedimmed iatelyata
qualified specialist workshop afteran acc i-
dent .
Only useseat belts thathave been approv ed
for your vehic leby Merc edes- Benz. Prop
eruse ofthes eat belts Obser
vethe safet ynotes on the seat belt
(Y page 40).
Ev ery vehic leocc upant mustobservethe fol-
lowing notestoens ure aproper lyworn seat
belt canprov idefull prot ection. Also make
sure thatallvehic leocc upant sarealways
wearing theseat beltcorrectlywhile thevehi-
cle isin mot ion.
When fastenin gthe seat belt, always make
sure that:
R the seat beltbuck leton gue isinse rted only
int ot he belt buck lebelon gingtothat seat
R the seat beltispulled tightacro ssyour body
Av oid wearin gbulky clothing ,e.g. aw inter
coat .
R the seat beltisnot twist ed
Only thencan the forces which occurbe dis-
tr ibuted overthearea ofthe belt.
R the shoulder sectionofthe belt isrout ed
acro ssthe centerofyour shoulder
The shoulder sectionofthe seat beltshould
not touc hyour neckorberout edunder your
arm orbehin dyour back .
R the lapbelt istaut andpasses acrossyour
lap aslow down aspossible
The lapbelt must always berout edacro ss
your hipjointsand notacro ssyour abdo-
men .This applies particularly topregn ant
women .Ifn ecessary, pushthelapbelt down
to your hipjointand pull ittigh tusing the
shoulder sectionofthe belt.
R the seat beltisnot rout edacro sssharp,
point edorfragile objects
If you have such itemslocat edon orinyour
clot hing ,e.g. pens ,keys oreyeglasses ,
sto rethe seinas uitable place.
R only oneperso nisu sing aseat belt
Inf ant sand childr enmust nevertravel sit-
tin go nthe lap ofav ehic leocc upant .Int he
even tofana ccident ,the yc ould becrus hed
betwee nthe vehic leocc upant andseat belt.
R obje ctsa renev ersecur edwith aseat belt if
the seat beltisalso being usedbyone of
the vehic le'soccupant s
Also ensure that thereare neverobje cts
betwee napersonand the seat, e.g.cush-
ions .
Seat belts areonly intended tosecur eand
rest rain vehic leocc upant s.Always observethe
not esinthe "Stowage options/com partmen ts" Occupa
ntsaf ety
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section
forsecuring objects,luggageorloads
(Y page 226).
Fastening seatbelts Observe
thesafety notesonthe seat belt
(Y page 40)and thenotes oncorrect useof
seat belts (Ypage 41). Basic
illustration
X Adjust theseat (Ypage 85).
The seat backrest mustbeinan almost
upright position.
X Pull theseat beltsmoothly outofseat belt
guide 0087and engage belttongue 0044into
belt buckle 0043.
The seat beltonthe driver’s seatandthe
front -passenger seatmaybetightened auto-
matically ,see "Belt adjustment"
(Y page 42).
X Ifnecessary, pullupon the shoulde rsection
of the seat belttotighten thebelt across
your body.
In order toattach thechild restraint system
securely inthe vehicle, theseat beltonthe
front -passenger seatisequip pedwith aspe-
cial seat beltretractor .Further information on
the "Special seatbeltretractor "(Ypage 54).
Releasing seatbelts !
Make
surethattheseat beltisfully rolled
up. Otherwise, theseat beltorbelt tongue
will betrapped inthe door orinthe seat
mechanism. Thiscould damage thedoor,
the door trimpanel andtheseat belt. Dam- aged
seatbelts cannolonger fulfilltheir
protective functionandmust bereplaced.
Visit aqualified speciali stworkshop.
X Press therelease buttoninthe belt buckle,
hold thebelt tongue firmlyandguide the
belt back.
Seat beltadjustment Mercedes-AMG
vehicles:the seat belt
adjustment functionisnot avail able.
The seat-belt adjustment isan integral partof
the PRE-SA FE®
conven iencefunction. This
function adjuststhedriver's andfront -
passenger seatbelttothe upper bodyofthe
vehicle occupants.
The belt strap istightened slightlywhen:
R the belt tongue isengaged inthe buckle and
R the ignition isswitched on
The seat-belt adjustment willapply acertain
retraction forceifany slack isdetected
between thevehicle occupant andtheseat
belt. Donot hold ontothe seat belttightly
while itis adjusting.
You canswitch theseat-belt adjustment on
and offinthe on-board computer
(Y page 180).
Belt warning forthe driver andfront
passenger The
0076 seatbeltwarning lampinthe instru-
ment cluster isar eminder thatallvehicle
occupants mustweartheirseatbelts. Itmay
light upcont inuously orflash. Inaddition,
there maybeaw arning tone.
Regard lessofwhether thedriver's seatbelt
has alread ybeen fastened, the0076 seatbelt
warning lamplights upfor sixseconds each
time theengine isstarted. Ifthe doors are
closed andthedriver's orfront -passenger seat
belt hasnotbeen fastened, the0076 seatbelt
warning lamplights upagai nafter thesixsec-
onds. Assoon asthe driver's andfront -
passenger seatbelts arefastened orafront
door isopened again,the 0076 seatbeltwarn-
ing lamp goesout.
If the driver's seatbeltisnot fastened after
the engine isstarted, anadditional warning
tone willsound. Thewarning toneswitches off
after sixseconds oronce thedriver's seatbelt
is fastened. 42
Occ
upant safetySafety

If
the vehicle 'sspeed exceeds 15mph
(25 km/h) onceandthedriver's andfront-
passe ngerseatbelts arenot fastened, awarn-
ing tone sounds. Awarning tonealsosounds
with increasing intensityfor60seconds or
until thedriver orfront passe ngerhave fas-
tened theirseatbelts.
If the driver orfront passe ngerunfasten their
seat belts duringthe journey, theseat belt
warning isactivated again. Air
bags
Introductio n The
installa tionpoint ofan airb agcan berec-
ognized bythe AIRBAG marking.
An airb agcomplements thecorrectly fastened
seat belt. Itis no substitu tefor the seat belt.
When deployed ,ana irbag can increase the
protection providedfor the respective vehicle
occupant.
Not allairb ags aredepl oyed inan accident.
The variou sairbags work indepe ndently of
each other (Ypage 50).
However, nosystem availabletoday cancom-
pletel yelimi nate injuries andfatali ties.
It is also notpossib leto rule outarisk ofinjury
cause dbyana irbag due tothe high speed at
which theairbagmust bedepl oyed .
Important safetynotes G
WARNING
If the front passe ngerairbag hasbeen acti-
vated, achild onthe front passe ngerseat
may behit bythe front passe ngerairbag in
the event ofan accident. Thereisar isk of
injury orfatal injury.
NEVER usearearwa rd-facing childrestraint
system onaseat protected byan ACTIVE
FRONT AIRBAG; DEATHorSERIOUS INJURY
to the CHILD canoccur.
When installi ngachild restraint systemonthe
front passe ngerseatobserve thevehicle -spe-
cific notes (Ypage 56).Youmust observe
the notes onrearwa rdand forward -facingchild
restraint systemsonthe front-passenger seat. G
WARNING
If you devia tefrom thecorrect seatpositio n,
the airbag cannot perform itsintended pro-
tective function anddeployment mayeven
cause further injuries. Thisposes an
increased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
To avoid anyrisks, eachvehicle occupant
must always make sureofthe follow ing:
R Fasten theseat beltcorrectly. Inthe case
of pregnant womeninparticul ar,make
sure thatthelapbelt isnever routed
across thestomach orabdo men.
R Adopt thecorrect seatpositio nand keep
as far awa yasp ossib lefrom theairbags.
R Observe thefollow ingnotes.
Alway smake sure thatthere arenoobjects
betwee nthe air bag and vehicle occupant.
All vehicle occupants mustobserve thefollow -
ing notes toavoid risksposed bythe airbag
when itdepl oys.
R Adjust theseats properl ybefore beginning
you rjourney. Alwaysmake sure thatthe
seat isin an almos tupright positio n.The
center ofthe head restraint mustsupport
the head atabou teye level .
R Move thedriver's andfront-passenger seats
as far back aspossib le.The driver's seat
positio nmustallow the vehicle tobe driven
safel y.
R Only holdthesteering wheelonthe outsid e.
This allows theairbag tobe fullydepl oyed .
R Alway slea na gainst thebackrest whiledriv-
ing. Donot leanforward orlea na gainst the
door orside window .You may otherwise be
in the depl oyment areaofthe airbags.
R Alway skeep yourfeet inthe footwell in
front ofthe seat. Donot putyourfeet onthe
dashb oard,forexample .Your feet may oth-
erwis ebeint he depl oyment areaofthe air
bag.
R For this reason, always secure persons less
than 5ft(1.50 m)tall insuita blerestraint
systems. Uptothis heigh t,the seat belt
cannot beworn correctly. Occ
upant safety
43Safety Z

If
ac hild istravel inginyou rvehi cle, also
obser vethef ollowi ngnot es:
R Always secure childre nunde rtwe lve years
of age and less than 5ft(1.5 0m )tallins uit-
ab lechi ldres traint syste ms.
R Secu reac hild to the front-pa ssenge rseat
onl yw hent he front-pa ssenge rfront airb ag
is disa bled ,and the nonlyi nar earw ard-
fa cing childres traint syste m. The front-
pa sse nge rfront airb ag isdisa bled when the
PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFFindicator lamp is
li tc onti nuously(Y page 39).
R Alw ayso bserve the instructio nsand safety
note sonthe "Occu pant Clas sific ati on Sys -
tem (OCS) "(Y pa ge 46) and on"Child ren
in the vehicle" (Y page 53)ina dditio nt o
the childres traint syste mm anufactu rer's
ins tallatio na nd opera ting instructio ns.
Ob jec tsinthe vehic leinteri ormay restric t
the airbag fromf uncti oningc orrec tly.To
av oidr isks res ulting fromt hespee do fthe air
ba ga sitd eploys, veh icleo ccu pants must
ens uret he followi ng points .
Befo recomm encingyour jou rney ,ensuret hat:
R the rearen op eople, ani ma lsor objects
be twe enthe vehicleo ccu pants and anair
ba g
R the rearen oo bjects betwe enthe seat, door
and B-pillar
R no acc essor ies, su ch ascup holders, are
atta chedtothe veh iclew ithi nt he deploy -
ment area ofan airb ag,e .g.t od oors or side
wi ndo ws
R no heavy, sha rp-e dged orfra gile ob jects are
in the pockets ofyour clo thing. Store such
ob jects inas uita blep lace G
WA
RNING
If yo um odify the cove rofana irba go raffix
ob jects such assticker stoit,the airb ag
can nolonge rperform itsinte ndedfunctio n.
The reisan incr easedr isko finju ry.
Nev ermod ifythe cove rofana irba go raffix
ob jects toit. G
WA
RNING
Sens orstocontro lthe airb agsa relocate d
in the doors .M odificati ons orwo rknot per-
for med correctlytot he doors ordoor panel -
ing ,asw ella sd am aged doors ,can lead to the
functio nofthe senso rsbeing impaire d.
The airb agsm ight the refore not functio n
pro perly any mor e.Co nse quentl y,the air
ba gs cann otpro tect vehicleo ccu pants as
the yaredesigne dtod o.The reisan
incr easedr isko finju ry.
Nev ermod ifythe doors orparts ofthe
do ors .Alway sh avew orko nthe doors or
do or panel ing carriedo utataq ualifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh op.
Fro ntair bag s !
Do
not place heavyo bjects onthe front-
pa sse nge rseat.Thi scouldcau sethe sys-
tem toidenti fythe seat as being occu pied .
In the eventofan acc ident, therestraint
sy ste ms onthe front-pa ssenge rsidem aybe
trig gered and have tobe rep laced . Dri
ver 'sairb ag 0043 deploy sinf ront ofthe
ste ering wheel.Fron t-passenge rfront air
ba g0044 deploy sinf ront ofand above theglove
bo x.
Wh endeploy ed ,the frontairb agso ffer addi-
tio nal head and thoraxpro tecti onfor the occu -
pa nts inthe driver 'sand front-pa ssenge r
se ats .
The PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFFindicator lamp
inf orm syou abou tthe status ofthe front-
pa sse nge rfront airb ag (Y pa ge 39).
The front-pa ssenge rfront airb ag willonl y
de ploy if:
R the syste m, basedo nthe OC Sw eigh ts en-
sor readings ,detects thatthe front-
pa sse nge rseatiso ccu pied (Ypage 46) .
The PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFFindicator
la mp isnot lit( Ypa ge46)
R the restraint syste mc ontro lunitp redicts a
hi gh acc ident sever ity 44
Oc
cupant safetySafe ty