82 safety and security – Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 2007 Owners Manual User Manual

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82

Safety and Security

Occupant safety

Furthermore, the occupant weight may ap-
pear to increase or decrease due to
objects hanging on the seat, other passen-
gers pushing on the seat, objects lodged
underneath the seat or stuffed between
seat and middle console or between seat
and door or due to objects applying pres-
sure on the back of the seat. Always make
sure that the seat has clearance in all
directions at all times.

Both, driver and the front passenger
should always use the
59 indicator lamp as an indi-
cation of whether or not the front passen-
ger is properly positioned.

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If your seat, including your trim cover and

cushion needs to be serviced in any way, take
the vehicle to an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Light Truck Center.

Only seat accessories approved by
Mercedes-Benz may be used.

Warning!

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If the

59 indicator lamp illumi-

nates when an adult or someone larger than

a small individual is in the front passenger

seat, have the front passenger re-position

himself or herself in the seat until the
59 indicator lamp goes out, or
check whether objects are caught under or

around the seat.

More information about air bag display mes-

sages (

page 463).

In the event of a collision, the air bag control

unit will not allow front passenger front air

bag deployment when the OCS classified

the front passenger seat occupant as being

up to or less than the weight of a typical

12-month-old child in a standard child re-

straint or if the front passenger seat is

sensed as being empty.

When the OCS senses that the front passen-

ger seat occupant is classified as being up

to or less than the weight of a typical

12-month-old child in a standard child

restraint, the

59 indicator

lamp will illuminate when the engine is start-

ed and remain illuminated, indicating that

the front passenger front air bag is deacti-

vated.

When the OCS senses that the front passen-

ger seat is classified as being empty, the
59 indicator lamp will illumi-
nate when the engine is started and remain

illuminated, indicating that the front

passenger front air bag is deactivated.

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