Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2008 Owners Manual User Manual
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Practical hints
What to do if …?
Front pass. airbag
disabled
See Oper. Manual
Front passenger front air bag is
deactivated while driving even
though an adult or someone
larger than a small individual is
occupying the front passenger
seat. Forces acting on the seat
may make the system sense a
decrease in weight.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location as soon as possible and check the front
passenger seat for the following:
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Engage the electronic parking brake (
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Switch off the ignition (
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Have the front passenger vacate the seat and exit the vehicle.
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Adjust the seat in a height position (
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Make sure that no objects which apply forces to the seat are present (e.g.
objects such as books, briefcases etc. lodged underneath, behind or
around the seat). Such forces may cause the system to sense that an oc-
cupant of a lesser weight than actually present is on the front passenger
seat.
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Keep the seat unoccupied, close the front passenger door and switch on
the ignition (
Monitor the
59 indicator lamp right of the instrument cluster
page 50) and the multifunction display in the instrument cluster
page 264) for the following:
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Display
Possible cause/consequence Possible solution