Mercedes-Benz 2007 SL 600 Automobile User Manual


 
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Practical hints
What to do if …
Left display Right display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
Front passenger
airbag
enabled
See Oper. Manual
The passenger front air bag is
activated while driving even
though a child, small individual,
or object below the system’s
weight threshold is on the front
passenger seat, or the front pas-
senger seat is empty. Objects
on the seat or forces acting on
the seat may make the system
sense supplemental weight.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location as soon as possible and
check the passenger seat for the following:
̈ Switch off the ignition (page 39).
̈ Remove child and child restraint from passenger seat and
properly secure the child in rear seat employing the child
restraint if necessary.
̈ Make sure that no objects which applying supplemental
weight onto the seat are present. The system may recog-
nize such supplemental weight and sense that an occu-
pant on the passenger seat is of a greater weight than
actually present.
̈ Keep the seat unoccupied, close the passenger door and
switch on the ignition (
page 39).
Monitor the 5/ indicator lamp between the center air
vents and the multifunction display in the instrument cluster
(
page 139) for the following:
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