Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class 2015 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 234)

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 159).
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 indicator lamps in the center
console and the multifunction display and check the following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on:
R the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF and PASSENGER AIR BAG ON
indicator lamps must light up simultaneously for approximately
six seconds.
R after this, the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp must be
lit and remain lit. If the indicator lamp is on, OCS has disabled the
front-passenger air bag (
Y
page 51).
R the Front Passenger Airbag Enabled See Operator's Front Passenger Airbag Enabled See Operator's
Manual Manual or Front Passenger Airbag Disabled See Oper‐ Front Passenger Airbag Disabled See Oper‐
ator's Manual ator's Manual display messages must not be shown in the
multifunction 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 or ON
indicator lamps remain lit or go out depends on how OCS classifies
the occupant.
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