2011 Mercedes R-Class Owner's Manual - Page 49

Occupant safety Problems with the occupant classification system Problem Possible causes/consequences and M Solutions 47 USA only: The The OCS is malfunctioning. 42 X Have the OCS checked as soon as possible at an authorized indicator lamp Mercedes-Benz Center. illuminates and X Read and observe the additional display messages in the remains illuminated multifunction display (Y page 215). when the weight of a typical adult or an individual that is the size of a typical adult has been detected on the passenger seat; the system then determines the occupant cannot be a child. G Warning If the 42 indicator lamp illuminates and remains illuminated when the weight of a typical adult or someone larger than a small individual has been detected on the passenger seat, the system then determines the occupant cannot be a child. Do not allow any occupant to use the passenger seat until the system has been repaired. Problem Possible causes/consequences and M Solutions The 42 The OCS is malfunctioning. indicator lamp does not X Make sure there is nothing between the seat cushion and the illuminate and/or does child seat. not remain illuminated X Check the installation of the child restraint system. when the weight of a X Make sure there are no objects applying additional weight onto typical 12-month-old the seat. child in a standard child X Make sure there are no objects applying additional weight onto restraint or less/ the seat. Head restraints that press against the roof or books unoccupied child that are behind or trapped between the seat, for example, apply restraint has been force to the seat. OCS senses such forces as additional weight. detected on the frontX If the 42 indicator lamp does not illuminate, have passenger seat. the OCS checked as soon as possible at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Do not transport a child on the frontpassenger seat until the OCS has been repaired. X Read and observe the additional display messages in the multifunction display (Y page 215). Z Safety