2008 Mercedes SL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 78

Safety and Security Occupant safety The 5/ indicator lamp is located in the upper part of the center console, between the center air vents. Warning! G Read and observe all warnings in this chapter. If the 1 indicator lamp and the 5/ indicator lamp are lit at the same time, there is a malfunction in the Occupant Classification System. The passenger front air bag will be deactivated in this case. Have the system checked as soon as possible by qualified technicians. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Only have the seat repaired or replaced by an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Self-test Occupant Classification System After turning the SmartKey in the starter switch to position 1 or 2 or pressing the KEYLESS-GO* start/stop button once or twice, the 5/ indicator lamp located in the upper part of the center console, between the center air vents illuminates. If an adult occupant is properly sitting on the passenger seat and the system senses the occupant as being an adult, the 5/ indicator lamp will illuminate and go out after approximately 6 seconds. If the seat is not occupied and the system senses the passenger seat as being empty, the 5/ indicator lamp will illuminate and not go out. 1 Passenger front air bag off indicator lamp The 5/ indicator lamp 1 will be illuminated, except with the SmartKey removed or in starter switch position 0. In order to ensure proper operation of the air bag system and OCS: Sit properly belted in a position that is as upright as possible with your back against the seat backrest. While seated, an occupant should not position him/herself in such a way as to cause the occupant's weight to be lifted from the seat bottom as this may result in the OCS to be unable to correctly approximate the occupant's weight category. 78