Mercedes-Benz 2008 SL-Class Automobile User Manual


 
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Practical hints
What to do if …
Left display Right display Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
Front Passeng.
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 pas-
senger seat, or the passenger
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 40).
̈ Apply the parking brake ( page 63).
̈ Remove child and child restraint from passenger seat.
̈ Make sure that no objects which are applying supple-
mental weight onto the seat are present. The system
may recognize such supplemental weight and sense that
an occupant 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 40).
Monitor the 5/ indicator lamp (
page 78) and the
multifunction display in the instrument cluster (
page 143)
for the following:
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