2008 Mercedes C-Class Owner's Manual - Page 396

Practical hints What to do if ...? Display Front Passenger Airbag Enabled See Operator's 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 82). 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 Make sure no objects which apply forces to the seat are present (e.g. on the seat or forces acting on objects such as books, briefcases etc. lodged behind or around the the seat may make the system seat, head restraints pushing against roof, etc.). The system may recogsense supplemental weight. nize 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 82). Monitor the 5/ indicator lamp right of the instrument cluster ( page 45) and the multifunction display in the instrument cluster ( page 151) for the following: (Continued on next page) 395