deactivate airbag MERCEDES-BENZ CLS COUPE 2012 Owners Manual

Useful information
i This Owner's Manual describes all mod-
els, series and optional equipment for your
vehicle that were available at the time of
going to press. National variation sare pos-
sible. Not ethat your vehicle may not be
equipped with all of the function sdescri-
bed. This is also the case for system sand
function srelevan ttosafety.
i Read the information on qualified special-
ist workshops: (Y page 23). Panic alarm
X
To activate: press!button :for at
least one second.
An alarm sounds and the exterior lighting
flashes.
X To deactivate: press!button :
again.
or
X Insert the key int othe ignition lock.
or
X Press the KEYLESS-GO Start/Stop button.
The KEYLESS-GO key must be in the vehi-
cle.
i The panic alarm function is only available
in Mexico. Occupant safety
Important safet
ynotes G
WARNING
If servic ework is not carried out correctly, the
operatin gsafet yofy our vehicle may be affec-
ted. This could cause you to lose contro lof
your vehicle and cause an accident. More-
over, the safet ysystem smay no longer be
able to protect you or other sastheya re
designed to do.
Always have servic ework carried out at a
qualified specialist workshop. G
WARNING
Modification stoorwork performed incor-
rectly on th efollowin gpartsc an result in the
restraint systems no tfunctionin gasintended:
R ther estraint system, consisting of seat
belt sand their anchorage points ,belt ten-
sioners ,belt force limiters and airbags
R thew iring
R networked electronic systems
Airbags and belt tensioners could fail to
deplo yorbet riggered in an acciden tdespite
the deceleration forc ebeing sufficien ttotrig-
ger the systems, or could be triggered unin-
tentionally. For this reason, never make any
modifications to the restraint systems.
Therefore, you must not tamper with elec-
tronic components or their software.
The seat belts, together with SRS (Supple-
mental Restraint System), are complemen-
tary, co-ordinated restraint systems
(Y page 41). They reduce the risk of injury
in specific, pre-defined types of accident sit-
uations and thereby increase occupant
safety. However, seat belts and airbags gen-
erally do not protect against object spene-
tratin gthe vehicle from the outside. 40
Occupant safetySafety

Display messages Possible causes/consequences and
M Solutions
PRE-SAFE
inoperative See
Owner'
sManual Importan
tfunction sofPRE-SAFE ®
have failed .All other occupant
safet ysystems, e.g. airbags, remain available.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop immediately. PRE-SAFE
Function
scur‐ rently limited See
Owner's Manual PRE-SAFE
®
Brake is temporarily inoperative. Possible causes:
R the function is impaired due to heavy rain or snow.
R the sensors in the radiator trim and in the bumper sare dirty.
R the radar sensor system is temporarily inoperative, e.g. due to
electromagnetic radiation emitted by nearby TV or radio sta-
tion soro ther sources of electromagnetic radiation.
R AMG vehicles: ESP ®
is deactivated.
R the system is outside the operating temperature range.
R the on-board voltage is too low.
Onc ethe causes listed above no longer apply, the display message
goes out.
PRE-SAFE ®
Brake is operational again.
If the display message does not disappear:
X Pull over and stop the vehicle safely as soon as possible ,paying
attention to road and traffic conditions.
X Secure the vehicle against rollin gaway (Y page 159).
X Clean the sensors in the radiator trim and in the bumpers
(Y page 304).
X Restar tthe engine.
X AMG vehicles: reactivate ESP ®
(Y page 66). PRE-SAFE
Functions cur‐
rently limited See
Owner's Manual PRE-SAFE
®
Brake is inoperative due to afault. BAS PLUS or the
distance warning signal may also have failed.
X Visit aqualified specialist workshop. ü If the symbol appears in the multifunction display,
aseat belt
tongue has been inserted intoar ear seat belt buckle.
For further information on the status indicator for the rear seat
belts: (Y page 51). Display messages
235On-boardcomputer and displays Z