Mercedes-Benz S-Sedan 2015 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 286)

Display messages Possible causes/consequences and M M Solutions
Front Passenger Front Passenger
Airbag Disabled Airbag Disabled
See See Operator's Operator's Man‐ Man‐
ual ual
The front-passenger air bag is deactivated during the journey, even
though:
R
an adult
or
R a person larger than a certain size is occupying the front-
passenger seat
If additional forces are applied to the seat, the system may inter-
pret the occupant's weight as lower than it actually is.
G WARNING
The front-passenger air bag does not deploy during an accident.
There is an increased risk of injury.
X
Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Secure the vehicle against rolling away (
Y
page 192).
X
Switch the ignition off.
X
Have the occupant get out of the vehicle.
X
Keep the seat unoccupied, close the front-passenger door and
switch on the ignition.
X Observe the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp in the
center console and the multifunction display and check the fol-
lowing:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on:
R
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp must light up and
remain lit. If the indicator lamp is on, OCS has deactivated the
front-passenger air bag (
Y
page 55).
R the display messages Front Passenger Airbag Enabled Front Passenger Airbag Enabled
See See Operator's Operator's Manual Manual or Front Front Passenger Passenger Airbag Airbag Dis‐ Dis‐
abled See Operator's Manual abled See Operator's Manual must not appear in the mul-
tifunction display.
X
Wait for a period of at least 60 seconds until the necessary sys-
tem checks have been completed.
X Make sure that the display messages do not appear in the mul-
tifunction display.
If these conditions are fulfilled, the front-passenger seat can be
occupied again. Whether the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp remains lit or goes out depends on how OCS classifies the
occupant.
If the conditions are not fulfilled, the system is not operating cor-
rectly.
X Visit a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
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