Operation Manual

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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
The 5/ indicator lamp is located in
the upper part of the center console, be-
tween the center air vents.
1 Passenger front air bag off indicator
lamp
The 5/ indicator lamp 1 will be
illuminated, except with the SmartKey
removed or in starter switch position 0.
Self-test Occupant Classification
System
After turning the SmartKey in the starter
switch to position 1 or 2 or pressing the
KEYLESS-GO* start/stop button once or
twice, the 5/ indicator lamp
located in the upper part of the center
console, between the center air vents
illuminates. If an adult occupant is properly
sitting on the passenger seat and the
system senses the occupant as being an
adult, the 5/ indicator lamp will
illuminate and go out after
approximately 6 seconds.
If the seat is not occupied and the system
senses the passenger seat as being empty,
the 5/ indicator lamp will
illuminate and not go out.
Warning! G
If the 1 indicator lamp and the
5/ indicator lamp are lit at the same
time, there is a malfunction in the Occupant
Classification System. The passenger front
air bag will be deactivated in this case. Have
the system checked as soon as possible by
qualified technicians. Contact an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Only have the seat repaired or replaced by
an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
In order to ensure proper operation of the
air bag system and OCS:
앫 Sit properly belted in a position that is
as upright as possible with your back
against the seat backrest.
앫 While seated, an occupant should not
position him/herself in such a way as to
cause the occupant’s weight to be lifted
from the seat bottom as this may result
in the OCS to be unable to correctly
approximate the occupant’s weight
category.
앫 Read and observe all warnings in this
chapter.