2009 Mercedes SL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 262

Practical hints Vehicle status messages in the multifunction display Display messages Front Passeng. Airbag Disabled See Oper. Manual Possible cause/consequence The passenger front air bag is deactivated while driving even though an adult or someone larger than a small individual is occupying the passenger seat. Forces acting on the seat may make the system sense a decrease in weight. Possible solution X X X X X Stop the vehicle in a safe location as soon as possible. Engage the parking brake. Switch off the ignition. Have the passenger vacate the seat and exit the vehicle. Keep the seat unoccupied, close the passenger door and switch on the ignition. Monitor the 5/ indicator lamp (Y page 52) and the multifunction display in the instrument cluster (Y page 30) for the following: With the seat unoccupied and the ignition switched on, Rthe 5/ indicator lamp should illuminate and remain illuminated, indicating that the OCS (Y page 50) has deactivated the front passenger front air bag. 260