Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2009 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 278)

Vehicle status messages in the multifunction display
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Display messages Possible cause/consequence Possible solution
Front-passenger
Airbag Disabled
See Operator’s
Manual
The passenger front air bag and the pas-
senger-side knee bag are deactivated
while driving even though an adult or
someone larger than a small individual is
occupying the passenger seat. Forces act-
ing on the seat may make the system
sense a decrease in weight. X Stop the vehicle in a safe location as soon as
possible.
X Engage the parking brake.
X Switch off the ignition.
X Have the passenger vacate the seat and exit
the vehicle.
X Keep the seat unoccupied, close the passenger
door and switch on the ignition.
Monitor the 75 indicator lamp in the
center console (
Y page 48) and the multifunction
display in the instrument cluster ( Y page 28) for
the following:
With the seat unoccupied and the ignition
switched on,
R the 75 indicator lamp in the cen-
ter console should illuminate and remain illu-
minated, indicating that the OCS (
Y page 46)
has deactivated the passenger front air bag
and the passenger-side knee bag.
Practical hints