2007 Mercedes S-Class Owner's Manual - Page 565

Practical hints What to do if ...? Display Front passenger airbag enabled See Oper. Manual Possible cause/consequence Possible solution Front passenger front air bag is Stop the vehicle in a safe location as soon as possible and check the front activated while driving even passenger seat for the following: though a child, small individual, Switch off the ignition ( page 315). or object below the system's Remove child and child restraint from front passenger seat and properly weight threshold is on the front secure the child in rear seat employing the child restraint if necessary. passenger seat, or the front passenger seat is empty. Objects Remove any other items from on and around the front passenger seat and on the seat or forces acting on make sure the storage bag on the back of the front passenger seat is empthe seat may make the system ty. sense supplemental weight. Make sure that no objects which apply forces to the seat are present (e.g. objects such as books, briefcases etc. lodged behind or around the seat, head restraints pushing against roof etc.). The system may recognize such forces as supplemental weight and sense that an occupant on the front passenger seat is of a greater weight than actually present. Keep the seat unoccupied, close the front passenger door and switch on the ignition ( page 315). Monitor the 59 indicator lamp right of the instrument cluster ( page 53) and the multifunction display in the instrument cluster ( page 241) for the following: (Continued on next page) 564