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65 safety and security – Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2007 Owners Manual User Manual

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65

Safety and Security

Occupant safety

Both driver and the front passenger should
always use the

56 indicator lamp

as an indication of whether or not the front
passenger is properly positioned.

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If your seat, including your trim cover and

cushion needs to be serviced in any way, take
the vehicle to an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.

Only seat accessories approved by
Mercedes-Benz may be used.

Warning!

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If the

56 indicator lamp illuminates

when an adult or someone larger than a

small individual is in the front passenger

seat, have the front passenger re-position

himself or herself in the seat until the
56 indicator lamp goes out.

More information about air bag display

messages (

page 332).

In the event of a collision, the air bag control

unit will not allow front passenger front air

bag deployment when the OCS classified

the front passenger seat occupant as being

up to or less than the weight of a typical

12-month-old child in a standard child

restraint or if the front passenger seat is

sensed as being empty.

When the OCS senses that the front passen-

ger seat occupant is classified as being up

to or less than the weight of a typical

12-month-old child in a standard child

restraint, the

56 indicator lamp will

illuminate when the engine is started and re-

main illuminated, indicating that the front

passenger front air bag is deactivated.

When the OCS senses that the front passen-

ger seat is classified as being empty, the
56 indicator lamp will illuminate
when the engine is started and remain

illuminated, indicating that the front

passenger front air bag is deactivated.

When the OCS senses that the front passen-

ger seat occupant is classified as being

heavier than the weight of a typical

12-month-old child seated in a standard

child restraint or as being a small individual

(such as a young teenager or a small adult),

the

56 indicator lamp will illuminate

for approximately 6 seconds when the en-

gine is started and then, depending on occu-

pant weight sensor readings from the seat,

remain illuminated or go out. With the
56 indicator lamp illuminated, the
front passenger front air bag is deactivated.

With the

56 indicator lamp out, the

front passenger front air bag is activated.

When the OCS senses that the front passen-

ger seat occupant is classified as an adult or

someone larger than a small individual, the
56 indicator lamp will illuminate for
approximately 6 seconds when the engine is

started and then go out, indicating that the

front passenger front air bag is activated.

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