2008 Mercedes CL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 631

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, Engage the electronic parking brake ( page 412). or object below the system's Switch off the ignition ( page 365). weight threshold is on the front passenger seat, or the front pasRemove child and child restraint from front passenger seat and properly senger seat is empty. Objects secure the child in rear seat employing the child restraint if necessary. on the seat or forces acting on Remove any other items from on and around the front passenger seat and the seat may make the system make sure the storage bag on the back of the front passenger seat is empsense supplemental weight. ty. 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 passenger door and switch on the ignition ( page 365). Monitor the 59 indicator lamp right of the instrument cluster ( page 51) and the multifunction display in the instrument cluster ( page 282) for the following: (Continued on next page) 630