2006 Mercedes C-Class Owner's Manual - Page 356

Practical hints What to do if ... Problem Possible cause/consequence The red seat belt telltale comes The seat belt telltale reminds you and your on after starting the engine with passengers to fasten your seat belts before all doors closed. driving off. The red seat belt telltale flashes and you additionally hear an intermittent warning signal with increasing intensity for a maximum of 60 seconds when the vehicle's speed exceeds 15 mph (25 km/h). You and/or your front passenger have forgotten to fasten your seat belts. There are items placed on the front passenger seat and therefore the system senses the front passenger seat as being occupied. Suggested solution Fasten your seat belts. < Fasten your seat belts. Remove the items from the front passenger seat and put them in a safe place. 1 The red SRS indicator lamp comes on while driving. There is a malfunction in the restraint systems. The air bags or emergency tensioning devices (ETDs) could deploy unexpectedly or fail to deploy in an accident. For your safety, we strongly recommend that you visit an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center immediately to have the system checked; otherwise the SRS may not be deployed when needed in an accident, Drive with added caution to the nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Warning! G In the event a malfunction of the SRS is indicated as outlined above, the SRS may not be operational. which could result in serious or fatal injury, or it might deploy unexpectedly and unnecessarily which could also result in an accident and/or injury to you or to others. 355