airbag MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2016 W213 Owner's Manual

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LeftSid eCurtai n
AirbagMalfunction
ServiceRequired
or Right Sid eCur ‐
tainAirbag Mal ‐
function Servic e
Required
There isamalfunction in th eleft-han dor right-hand window cur -
tai nair bag.
The 6 warnin glamp also lights up in th einstrumen tcluster.
GWARNIN G
The leftor right window curtai nair bag may either be triggered
unintentionally or, in th eevent of an accident, may no tbe trig-
gered.
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop .
196Display messages
On-board computer and displays

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Front Passenger
Airbag Disabled
SeeOperator'sMan‐
ual
The front-passenger air bag is deactivated during th ejourney, eve n
though :
Ran adult
or
Raperson of th ecorrespondin gstature is on th efront-passenger
seat
If additional forces are applied to th eseat ,th esystem may inter-
pre tth eoccupant's weight as lowe rthan it actually is.
GWARNIN G
The front-passenger air bag does no tdeploy during an accident.
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 151).
XSwitchth eignition off.
XHav eth eoccupant get out of th evehicle.
XKee pth eseat unoccupied ,close th efront-passenger doo rand
switch on th eignition .
XObserveth ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Findicato rlamp in th e
center console and th emultifunction display and chec kth efol-
lowing:
Seat unoccupied and ignition switched on :
RthePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Findicato rlamp mus tthen ligh t
up and remain lit .If th eindicato rlamp is on ,OCS has disabled
th efront-passenger fron tair bag (
Ypage 58 )
RtheFrontPassengerAirbagEnable dSeeOperator' s
ManualorFrontPassengerAirbagDisabledSeeOper‐
ator's Manualdisplay message smus tno tbe shown in th e
multifunction display
XWait fo r aperiod of at leas t60 seconds until th enecessar ysys-
te m checks hav ebeen completed.
XMak esur ethat th edisplay message sdo no tappea rin th emul-
tifunction display.
If these condition sare fulfilled ,th efront-passenger seat can be
occupied again .Whether th ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Findicato r
lamp remain slit or goe sout depend son how OCS classifie sth e
occupant .
If th econdition sare no tfulfilled ,th esystem is no toperating cor-
rectly.
XVisit aqualified specialist workshop immediately.
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On-board computer and displays
Z

Display messagesPossible causes/consequences andMSolutions
Observeth eadditional information on OCS (Ypage 58).
Front Passenger
Airbag Enable d
SeeOperator'sMan‐
ual
The front-passenger air bag is enabled during th ejourney, eve n
though :
Rachild, asmall adult or an objec tweighin gless than th esys-
tem' sweight threshold is locate don th efront-passenger seat
or
Rth efront-passenger seat is unoccupied
The system may detec tobjects or forces applying additional
weight on th eseat .
GWARNIN G
The air bag may deploy unintentionally.
There is an increase dris kof injury.
XPull ove rand stop th evehicl esafely as soo nas possible, payin g
attention to roa dand traffic conditions.
XSecur eth evehicl eagainst rollin gaway (Ypage 151).
XSwitchth eignition off.
XOpe nth efront-passenger door.
XRemove th echild and th echild restrain tsystem from th efront-
passenger seat .
XMakesur ethat there are no objects on th eseat addin gto th e
weight .
The system may otherwise detec tth eadditional weight and
interpret th eseat occupant's weight as greate rthan it actually
is.
XKee pth eseat unoccupied ,close th efront-passenger doo rand
switch on th eignition .
XObserveth ePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Findicato rlamp in th e
center console and th emultifunction display and chec kth efol-
lowing:
Sea
t unoccupied and ignition switched on :
RthePASSENGER AI RBA GOF Findicato rlamp mus tthen ligh tup
and remain lit .If th eindicato rlamp is on ,OCS (Occupant Clas-
sification System) has disabled th efront-passenger fron tair bag
(
Ypage 58 )
RtheFront Passenger Airbag Enable dSee Operator' s
ManualorFront Passenger Airbag Disabled See Oper‐
ator's Manualdisplay message smus tno tbe shown in th e
multifunction display
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