airbag disable MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK 2015 User Guide

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions Front passenger
Front passenger
airbag disabled airbag disabled
See Owner's Manual See Owner's Manual The front-passenger front airbag is disabled during the journey
although:
R an adult
or
R a person of the corresponding stature is on the front-passenger
seat
If additional forces are applied to the seat, the weight the system detects may be too low.
G WARNING
The front-passenger front airbag does not deploy during an acci-
dent.
This poses an increased risk of injury. X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible, paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Safeguard the vehicle against rolling away (Y page 184).
X Switch the ignition off.
X Have the occupant on the front-passenger seat step out of the
vehicle.
X Make sure that the seat is unoccupied, close the front-
passenger door and switch on the ignition.
X Observe the PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator lamps in the centre
console and the multifunction display and check the following:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on:
R a self-diagnosis takes place. The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
and PASSENGER AIR BAG ON indicator lamps light up simul-
taneously for approximately six seconds
R the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp must light up
and remain on after the self-diagnosis. If the indicator lamp is on, the automatic front-passenger front airbag deactivation
system has disabled the front-passenger front airbag
(Y page 50)
R the Front-passenger airbag enabled See Owner's
Front-passenger airbag enabled See Owner's
Manual Manual orFront-passenger
Front-passenger airbag
airbagdisabled
disabled See
See Own‐
Own‐
er's Manual
er's Manual display messages must not be shown in the
multifunction display
X Wait for a period of at least 60 seconds until the necessary sys-
tem checks have been completed.
X Make sure that the display messages do not appear in the mul-
tifunction display.
If these conditions are met, the front-passenger seat can be occu- pied again. Whether the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF or ON indicator Display
messages
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Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M
MSolutions system has disabled the front-passenger front airbag
(Y
page 50)
R the Front-passenger airbag enabled See Owner's Front-passenger airbag enabled See Owner's
Manual
Manual orFront-passenger
Front-passenger airbag
airbagdisabled
disabled See
SeeOwn‐
Own‐
er's Manual
er's Manual display messages must not be shown in the
multifunction display
X Wait for a period of at least 60 seconds until the necessary sys-
tem checks have been completed.
X Make sure that the display messages do not appear in the mul-
tifunction display.
If these conditions are met, the front-passenger seat can be occu- pied again. Whether the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF or ON indicator
lamp remains lit or goes out depends on how the automatic front- passenger front airbag deactivation system classifies the occu-
pant.
If the conditions are not met, the system is not operating correctly.
X Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediately.
Further information on the automatic front-passenger front airbag deactivation feature (Y page 49).Lights
i Vehicles with LED light bulbs in the light clusters:
The display message for the corresponding lamp only appears when all the LEDs in the lamp have failed. Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
M MSolutions b
Left dipped beam Left dipped beam
or
Right dipped Right dipped
beam
beam The left or right-hand dipped-beam headlamp is faulty.
X Check whether you are permitted to replace the bulb yourself
(Y page 125).
or
X Consult a qualified specialist workshop. b
Trailer left tail Trailer left tail
lamp lampor
Trailer
Trailer
right tail lamp
right tail lamp The left or right-hand trailer tail lamp is faulty.
X Consult the manufacturer's operating instructions. Display
messages
271On-board computer/Displays Z