Mercedes-Benz SLR-Class 2009 User Manual

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Safety and Security

Occupant safety

Self-test Occupant Classification
System

After turning the SmartKey in the starter
switch to position 1 or 2, the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp located in the
center console illuminates. If an adult oc-
cupant is properly sitting on the passenger
seat and the system senses the occupant
as being an adult, the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF 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 PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp will illuminate and not go out.

Warning!

If the

1 indicator lamp and the

PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp

are lit at the same time, there is a malfunc-

tion in the Occupant Classification System.

The passenger front air bag and the passen-

ger knee air bag will be deactivated in this

case.

Have the system checked as soon as possi-

ble by qualified technicians. Contact an au-

thorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

Only have the seat repaired or replaced by

an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.

In order to ensure proper operation of the

air bag system and OCS:

Do not lift yourself from the seat as this
may cause the OCS to be unable to cor-
rectly approximate the occupant weight
category.

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 being unable to correctly ap-
proximate the occupant’s weight cate-
gory.

Read and observe all warnings in this
chapter.