2006 Mercedes C-Class Owner's Manual - Page 81

Safety and Security Occupant safety If you have to place a child in a forward-facing child restraint on the front passenger seat, move the seat as far back as possible, use the proper child restraint recommended for the age, size and weight of the child, and secure child restraint with the vehicle's seat belt according to the child seat manufacturer's instructions. For children larger than the typical 12-month-old child, the front passenger front air bag may or may not be activated ( page 78). i The Occupant Classification System ( page 77) may have determined: that the seat was empty or occupied by the weight up to or less than that of a typical 12-month-old child seated in a standard child restraint - both instances where the system suppresses deployment of the front passenger front air bag even though the impact met the criteria and was of sufficient severity to deploy the driver front air bag. that the seat was occupied by a small individual (such as a young teenager or a small adult) or a child weighing more than the weight of a typical 12-month-old child in a standard child restraint - instances where the system may suppress deployment of the front passenger front air bag even though the impact met the criteria and was of sufficient severity to deploy the driver front air bag. The 56 indicator lamp is located in the center console. i Deployment of the driver front air bag does not mean that the front passenger front air bag also should have deployed. 1 Front passenger front air bag off indicator lamp The 56 indicator lamp 1 will be illuminated, except with the SmartKey removed or in starter switch position 0. Warning! G If the 1 indicator lamp and the 56 indicator lamp are lit at the same time, there is a malfunction in the Occupant Classification System. The front passenger front air bag will be deactivated in this case. 80