ESP MERCEDES-BENZ GLA 2020 User Guide

Possible
dangerduetosubstances
haza rdous tohealth
In compliance withProposition 65(“Prop65”),
the following detachable labelhasbeen added
to each vehicle soldinCali fornia: Operat
ingsafety Dec
larat ions ofconformity
USA: "Thewireless devicesofthis vehicle
comply withPart15ofthe FCC Rules.Opera-
tion issubject tothe two following twocondi-
tions: 1)These devices maynotcause harmful
interf erence, and2)These devices must
accept anyinterf erence received, including
interf erence thatmay cause undesired opera-
tion. Changes ormodifications notexpressly
approved bythe party responsible forcompli-
ance could voidtheuser’s authority tooperate
the equipment."
Canada: "Thewireless devicesofthis vehicle
comply withIndustry Canadalicense-ex empt
RSS standard(s). Operationissubject tothe
following twocondition s:(1) These devices
may notcause interference, and(2)These
devices mustaccept anyinterf erence, includ-
ing interf erence thatmay cause undesired
operation ofthe device." Diagnostic
connector
The diagnostics connection isonly inten ded
for the conn ection ofdiagnostic equipment at
a quali fiedspecialist workshop. G
WARNING
If you conn ectequipment toadiagnostics
conn ection inthe vehicle, itmay affect the operation
ofvehicle systems. Asaresult,
the operating safetyofthe vehicle couldbe
affected. Thereisarisk ofan accident.
Only connectequipment toadiagnostics
conn ection inthe vehicle, whichisapproved
for your vehicle byMercedes-B enz. G
WARNING
Object sin the driver's footwell canrestrict
the pedal travel orobstruct adepressed
pedal. Theoperating androad safety ofthe
vehicle isjeopardized. Thereisarisk ofan
accident.
Make surethatallobject sin the vehicle are
stowed correctly,and that they cannot enter
the driver's footwell. Installthe floormats
securely andasspecified inorder toensure
sufficient clearance forthe pedals. Donot
use loose floormats anddonot place floor-
mats ontop ofone another.
! If
the engine isswitched offand equip-
ment onthe diagnostics connection isused,
the starter battery maydischarge.
Connect ingequipment tothe diagnostics con-
nect ioncan lead toemissions monitoring
information beingreset, forexample. Thismay
lead tothe vehicle failingtomeet therequire-
ment sof the next emissions testduring the
main inspection . Qualified
specialist workshop
An authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter isa
quali fiedspecialist workshop. Ithas theneces-
sary specialist knowledge, toolsandquali fica-
tions tocorrect lycarry outthework required
on your vehicle. Thisisespecially thecase for
work relevant tosafety.
Observe thenotes inthe Maintenanc eBook-
let.
Always havethefollowing workcarried outat
an authorized Mercedes-B enzCenter:
R work relevant tosafety
R service andmaintenan cework
R repair work Operat
ingsafety
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The
data cannotbe used totrace thevehicle's
movemen ts.
When yourvehicle isserviced, technicalinfor-
mation canberead from theevent datamem-
ory and malfunct iondata memory.
Servic esinclude, forexample:
R repair services
R service processes
R warranties
R quality assurance
The vehicle isread outbyemployees ofthe
service network (including themanufact urer)
using special diagnostic testers. More detailed
inform ationisobtained fromit,ifrequired.
Aft eramalfunct ionhas been rectified, the
inform ationisdeleted fromthemalfunct ion
memory oriscont inually overwritt en.
When operating thevehicle, situations are
conc eivable inwhich thistechn icaldata, in
conn ection withother inform ation(ifneces-
sary, under consult ationwithanauthorized
expert ),could betraced toaperson.
Examples include:
R accident reports
R damage tothe vehicle
R witness statements
Further additional functionsthathave been
cont ractually agreeduponwiththecustomer
allow certainvehicle datatobe conv eyed by
the vehicle aswell. Theadditional functions
include, forexample, vehiclelocation incase
of an emergenc y. COMAND/Mercedes
meconnec t
(Canada: TELEAID)
If the vehicle isequipped withCOMAND or
Mercedes meconn ect,additional dataabout
the vehicle's operation, theuse ofthe vehicle
in cert ainsituations, andthelocation ofthe
vehicle iscompiled throughCOMAND orthe
Mercedes meconn ectsystem.
For additional information,please refertothe
COMAND UserManual orDigital Operator's
Manual and/ortheMercedes meconn ect
Terms andConditions. Event
datarecorder s
USA only: This
vehicle isequipped withanevent data
recorder (EDR).Thisvehicle isequipped with
an event datarecorder (EDR).Themain pur-
pose ofan EDRis to record, incert aincrash or
near crash-lik esituations, suchasan air bag
deployment orhittin garoad obstacle, data
that willassist inunderstan dinghowavehi-
cle's systems performed. TheEDRis designed
to record datarelating tovehicle dynamics
and safety systems forashort period oftime,
typically 30seconds orless.
The EDRin this vehicle isdesigned torecord
such dataas:
R How various systems inyour vehicle were
operating
R Whether ornot thedriver andpassenger
safety beltswerebuckled/fast ened
R How far(ifat all) the driver wasdepressing
the accelerator and/orbrakepedal; and,
R How fastthevehicle wastraveling
These datacanhelp provide abetter under-
standin gof the circumst ancesinwhich
crashes andinjuries occur.NOTE:EDRdata
are recorded byyour vehicle onlyifanon- triv-
ial crash situation occurs;nodata arerecor-
ded bythe EDRunder normal drivingcondi-
tions andnopersonal data(e.g.name, gender,
age and crash location) arerecorded. How-
ever, other parties, suchaslaw enforc ement
could combine theEDRdata withthetype of
personally identifying dataroutinely acquired
during acrash investigation.
Acc ess tothe vehicle and/or theEDRis nee-
ded toread datathatisrecorded byan EDR,
and special equipment isrequired. Inaddition
to the vehicle manufact urer,other parties that
have thespecial equipment, suchaslaw
enforc ement,can read theinform ationby
accessing thevehicle orthe EDR.
ED Rdata maybeused incivil andcriminal
matt ersasatool inaccident reconstruct ion,
accident claimsandvehicle safety.Sincethe
Crash DataRetrieval CDRtoolthat isused to
extr actdata from theEDRis commer cially
availab le,Mercedes- BenzUSA,LLC ("MBUSA ")
expressly disclaimsanyand allliabil ityarising
from theextr action ofthis inform ationby
unauthorized Mercedes-Benzpersonn el.
MBUSA willnotshare EDRdata withothers
without theconsen tof the vehicle owners or,
if the vehicle isleased, without theconsen tof
the lessee. Exceptions tothis represent ation
include responses tosubpoenas bylaw Data
storage
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enfor
cemen t;by federal, stateor local govern -
ment ;in con nect ionwith orarising outofliti-
gation involvin gMBUS Aor its subsidiaries and
affiliates; or,asrequired bylaw.
Warning :The EDRis acompon entofthe
Restraint SystemModule. Tampering with,
altering, modifying orremovin gthe EDRcom-
ponen tmay result inamalfunct ionofthe
Restraint SystemModule andother systems.
St ate laws orregulations regardingEDRs that
con flict with federal regulation arepre-em p-
ted. This means thatinthe event ofsuch con-
flict ,the federal regulation governs.As ofFeb-
ruary 2013,13 stat eshave enact edlaws relat-
ing toED Rs. Informa
tiononcopyright General
information
Inf ormation onlicense forfree andopen-
source software usedinyour vehicle andits
electr oniccompon entsis available onthe fol-
lowing website:
htt p:// www.mercedes -benz.com/ opensourc e Register
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Inst
rumen tclus ter Funct
ion Pag
e 0043
Sp
eedo meterwit hseg -
men ts 18
8 Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: 0058
Low-beam headlamps 10
3 0060
Parkinglamp s 10
3 0057
High-beam headlamps 10
4 00E5
ESP® 23
6 El
ec tric park ingbrak e
applie d(re d) 0049
(USAon ly) 0024
(Canadaonly) 23
8 0024
Elec tric park ingbrak e
(yello w) 23
8 00BA
Distanc ewarn ing 24
1 00BB
ESP®
OF F 23
6 0025
ABSmalf unction ing 23
4 Br
aki ng 23
3 0027
(USAon ly) 004D
(Canadaonly) 0044
003E003D
Turnsignals 10
4 Funct
ion Pag
e 0087
Mult
ifunction disp lay 19
1 0085
Tac
hom eter 18
8 0075
Restraintsyst em 40
00E9
Seat belt notfas tene d 23
1 0074
SPORT handlingmod e
(Mer cedes- AMGveh icles) 23
7 005E
Rearfoglamp 10
3 005A
Foglamp s 10
3 00B9
CheckEn gin e 23
9 0077
Tirepre ssur emon itor 24
2 0083
Coolan
tte mpe rature gauge 18
9 Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: 00AC
Coolan tto ohot /cold 23
9 0084
Fue
llev elind icat or Warn
ingand indicat or
lamp s: 00D4
Reservefuel 23
9 006B
In
st rum entclus terligh ting 18
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Cent
erconsole Cent
erconsole, upper sect ion Funct
ion Pag
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Mult
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Dig ital Oper ator'sMan ual 0044
0072
Seatheating 96
Mer
cedes-AM Gveh icles:
AM Gadapt ivespor tsuspe n-
sion system(leftside) 16
8 Mer
cedes-AM Gveh icles:
adj ust sth eex haust flapof
th eAM Gperf ormance
ex haust system(rightside) 13
0 0087
00C6
Downh illSpe edRegu-
lati on 16
9 0085
008F
ParkingAssist
PA RKTRO NIC 17
3 Funct
ion Pag
e 0083
00D6
ECOstart /stopfun c-
tio n 12
9 0084
002F
Hazard warn inglamps 10
4 006B
PA
SS EN GER AIRBA Gind ica-
to rlamps 40
006C
DYN
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2 00BB
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Only
thencantheforces whichoccurbedis-
tributed overthearea ofthe belt.
R the shoulde rsection ofthe belt isrouted
across thecenter ofyour shoulde r
The shoulde rsection ofthe seat beltshould
not touch yourneck orbe routed underyour
arm orbehind yourback. Where possible ,
adjust theseat belttothe appropria te
height.
R the lapbelt istaut andpasses acrossyour
lap aslow down aspossible
The lapbelt must alwaysbe routed across
your hipjoints andnotacross yourabdo-
men. Thisappli esparticularl yto pregnant
women. Ifnecessary, pushthelapbelt down
to your hipjoint andpullittight using the
shoulde rsection ofthe belt.
R the seat beltisnot routed across sharp,
pointed orfragile objects
If you have such items located onorinyour
clothing, e.g.pens, keysoreyegl asses,
store these inasuitabl eplace.
R only oneperson isusing aseat belt
Infant sand children mustnever travel sit-
ting onthe lapofavehicle occupant. Inthe
event ofan accident, theycould becrushed
between thevehicle occupant andseat belt.
R objects arenever secured withaseat beltif
the seat beltisalso being usedbyone of
the vehicle's occupants
Also ensure thatthere arenever objects
between aperson andtheseat, e.g.cush-
ions.
Seat belts areonly intended tosecure and
restrain vehicleoccupants. Alwaysobserve the
"Loadi ngguide lines" forsecuring objects,lug-
gage orloads (Ypage 251).
Fastening andadjusting theseat belts Observe
thesafety notesonthe seat belt
(Y page 41)and thenotes oncorrect useof
seat belts (Ypage 42). Basic
illustration
X Adjust theseat (Ypage 92).
The seat backrest mustbeinan almost
upright position.
X Pull theseat beltsmoothly fromthebelt
outlet.
X Engage seatbelttongue 0044inbelt
buckle 0043.
X Ifnecessary, pullupon the shoulde rsection
of the seat belttotighten thebelt across
your body.
The shoulde rsection ofthe seat beltmust
alwa ysbe routed across thecenter ofthe
shoulde r.Adjust thebelt outlet ifnecessary.
X To raise: slidethebelt outlet up.
The belt outlet willengage invarious posi-
tions.
X To lowe r:hold beltoutlet release 0087and
slide thebelt outlet down.
X Let goofbelt outlet release 0087inthe
desired position andmake surethatthebelt
outlet engages.
All seat belts except thedriver's seatbeltare
equip pedwith aspecial seatbeltretractor to
securely fastenchildrestraint systemsinthe
vehicle. Furtherinformation canbefound
under "Special seatbeltretractor"
(Y page 54).
Releasing seatbelts !
Make
surethattheseat beltisfully rolled
up. Otherwise, theseat beltorbelt tongue
will betrapped inthe door orinthe seat
mechanism. Thiscould damage thedoor,
the door trimpanel andtheseat belt. Dam-
aged seatbelts cannolonger fulfilltheir
protective functionandmust bereplaced.
Visit aqual ified speciali stworkshop. Occ
upant safety
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X
Press therelease buttoninthe belt buckle,
hold thebelt tongue firmly andguide the
belt back.
Belt warning forthe driver andfront
passenger The
0076 seatbeltwarning lampinthe instr u-
ment cluster isareminder thatallvehicle
occupant smust weartheirseatbelts. Itmay
light upcont inuously orflash. Inaddition,
there maybeawarning tone.
Regardless ofwhether thedriver's seatbelt
has already beenfasten ed,the 0076 seatbelt
warning lamplights upfor sixseconds each
time theengine isstart ed.Ifthe fron tdoors
are closed andthedriver's orfron t-passenger
seat belthasnotbeen fasten ed,the 0076 seat
belt warning lamplights upagain afterthesix
seconds .As soon asthe driver's andfront-
passenger seatbelts arefasten edorafron t
door isopened again,the0076 seatbeltwarn-
ing lamp goesout.
If the driver's seatbeltisnot fasten edafter
the engine isstart ed,anadditional warning
ton ewill sound. Thewarning toneswitches off
after sixseconds oronce thedriver's seatbelt
is fasten ed.
If the vehicle's speedexceeds 15mph
(25 km/ h)once andthedriver's andfront-
passenger seatbelts arenot fasten ed,awarn-
ing tonesounds. Awarning tonealso sounds
with increasin ginten sityfor60seconds or
until thedriver orfron tpassenger havefas-
tened theirseatbelts.
If the driver orfron tpassenger unfastentheir
seat belts during thejourney, theseat belt
warning isactivat edagain. Air
bags
Introdu ction The
installation pointofan airbag canberec-
ognized bythe AIRBA Gmarkin g.
An airbag complemen tsthe correc tlyfasten ed
seat belt. Itis no substitut efor the seat belt.
When deployed, anairbag canincrease the
protec tionprovided forthe respect ivevehicle
occupant .
Not allairbags aredeployed inan accident .
The various airbags workindependen tlyof
each other (Ypage 51). However,
nosystem availabletoday cancom-
pletely eliminate injuriesandfatalities.
It is also notpossible torule outarisk ofinjury
caused byan airbag duetothe high speed at
which theairbag mustbedeployed.
Impor tantsafety notes G
WARNIN
G
If the fron tpassenger airbag hasbeen acti-
vated, achild onthe fron tpassenger seat
may behit bythe fron tpassenger airbag in
the event ofan accident .There isarisk of
injury orfatal injury.
NEVE Ruse arearward-facin gchild restraint
system onaseat protec tedbyan ACTIVE
FRONT AIRBAG;DE ATH orSERIOU SINJURY
to the CHILD canoccur.
When installing achild restraintsystem onthe
fron tpassenger seatobserve thevehicle-spe-
cific notes(Y page 57).Youmust observe
the noteson rearward andforward-f acingchild
restr aintsystems onthe fron t-passenger seat. G
WARNIN
G
If you deviate fromthecorrec tseat position,
the airbag cann otperform itsinten dedpro-
tect ivefunct ionand deployment mayeven
cause further injuries. Thisposes an
increased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
To avoid anyrisks, eachvehicle occupant
must alway smake sureofthe following:
R Fasten theseat beltcorrec tly.Inthe case
of pregnant womeninparticular, make
sure thatthelapbelt isnever routed
across thestomac hor abdomen.
R Adopt thecorrec tseat position andkeep
as far away aspossible fromtheairbags.
R Observe thefollowing notes.
Always makesurethatthere arenoobject s
between theairbag and vehicle occupant .
All vehicle occupant smust observe thefollow-
ing notestoavoid risksposed bythe airbag
when itdeploys.
R Adjust theseats properly beforebeginnin g
your journey. Alwaysmakesurethatthe
seat isin an almost upright position. The 44
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Driv
er'sai rba g0043 deploy sin fro ntofthe
stee ringwh eel.Front- passe nge rfro ntair
ba g0044 deploy sin fro ntofand above theglove
bo x.
Wh endeploy ed ,the frontairba gs offeraddi-
tio nal head and thoraxpro tecti onfor the occu -
pa nts inthe frontsea ts.
The PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFFindicator lamp
info rms youab ou tthe status ofthe front-
pa sse nge rfro ntairba g(Y page 40).
The front-pa ssenge rfro ntairba gwi llonl y
de ploy if:
R the system ,ba sed onthe OCSwe ight sen -
sor readings, detects thatthe front-
pa sse nge rsea tis occu pied (Ypage 47) .
The PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFFindicator
la mp isnot lit (Y page 48)
R the restraint system contro luni tpre dicts a
hi gh acc ident severity
Kn ee bag s Driv
er'sknee bag0043 deploy sund erthe stee r-
ing colum nand front-pa ssenge rknee bag0044
und erthe glove box.The driver 'sand front-
pa sse nge rknee bags aretrig gered toge ther
wi th the frontairba gs. The
driver 'sand front-pa ssenge rknee bags
off eradditio nal thigh, knee andlowe rle g pro -
tecti onfor the occu pants inthe frontsea ts.
Si de impac tair bag s G
WA
RNING
Unsu itable sea tcove rscan obstru ctor pre -
vent deploy ment ofthe airba gs inte grated
into theseats.Conse quentl y,the airba gs
canno tpro tect vehicleoccu pants asthe y
ar ede signe dto do.In additio n,the opera -
tio nof the occu pant cla ssificati on system
(O CS) couldbe adver selyaf fecte d.Thi s
po ses anincr eased riskof inju ryor eve n
fa tal inju ry.
Yo usho uld onl yus esea tcove rstha tha ve
be en appro ved forthe respectiv esea tby
Me rced es-Benz. Front
side imp act airba gs 0043 and rearsi de
imp act airba gs 0044 deploy next tothe outer
bo lster ofthe seatba ckres t.
Wh endeploy ed ,the side imp act airba goff ers
ad ditio nal thor axpro tecti on.Italso offers
ad ditio nal pelvispro tecti onfor occu pants in
the frontsea ts.How ever,itdo es not protect
the :
R he ad
R neck
R arms
If the restraint system contro luni tde tects a
si de imp act, theside imp act airba gis
de ploy ed on the side on which the impact
occu rs. 46
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cupant safetySafe ty

Occupant
Classification Systemopera-
tion (OCS) 0043
PAS SENGER AIRBAG ONindicat orlamp
0044 PAS SENGER AIRBAG OFFindicat orlamp
The indicat orlamps informyou whether the
fron t-passenger frontair bag isdeactivat edor
enabled.
X Press theStart/ Stop button onceor twice,
or turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 in
the ignition lock.
The system carriesoutself-diagn ostics.
The PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFand
PAS SENGER AIRBAG ONindicat orlamps must
light upsimultaneously forapproximat elysix
secon ds.
Then theindicat orlamps display thestatusof
the fron t-passenger frontair bag:
R PAS SENGER AIRBAG ONlights upfor
60 secon ds,subsequently bothindicat or
lamps areoff(PASS ENGERAIR BAG ONand
OFF): thefron t-passenger frontair bag is
able todeploy inthe event ofan acciden t.
R PAS SENGER AIRBAG OFFlights up:the
fron tpassenger frontair bag isdeactivat ed.
It will then notbedeployed inthe event of
an acciden t.
If the PAS SENGER AIRBAG ONindicat orlamp
is off, only thePAS SENGER AIRBAG OFFindi-
cator lampshows thestatusofthe fron t-
passenger frontair bag. ThePASSENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicat orlamp maybelitcon tinu-
ously orbe off.
If the statusofthe fron t-passenger frontair
bag changes whilethevehicle isin motion ,an
air bag display message appearsinthe instru-
ment cluster (Ypage 214). When thefron t-
passenger seatisoccupied, alwayspay atten -
tion tothe PAS SENGER AIRBAG OFFindicat or
lamp. Beaware ofthe statusofthe fron t- passenger
frontair bag both before andduring
the journ ey. G
WARN
ING
If the PAS SENGER AIRBAG OFFindicat or
lamp islit, the fron t-passenger frontair bag
is disabled. Itwill notbedeployed inthe
event ofan acciden tand cann otperform its
inten dedprotec tivefunc tion.A person inthe
fron t-passenger seatcould then,for exam-
ple, come intocontact with thevehicle's
inter ior,especially ifthe person issitt ing too
close tothe dashboard. Thisposes an
incr eased riskofinjur yor even fatalinjury.
When thefron t-passenger seatisoccupied,
alway sensure that:
R the classificat ionofthe person inthe
fron t-passenger seatiscorr ectand the
fron t-passenger frontair bag isenabled or
disabled inaccor dance withtheperson in
the fron t-passenger seat
R the fron t-passenger seathasbeen moved
back asfar back aspossible.
R the person isseated correctly.
Make sure,bothbefore andduring thejour-
ney, thatthestatusofthe fron t-passenger
fron tair bag iscorr ect. G
WARN
ING
If you secure achild inarearward-f acing
child restraint system onthe fron t-
passenger seatandthePAS SENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicat orlamp isoff, thefron t-
passenger frontair bag candeploy inthe
event ofan acciden t.The child could be
str uck bythe airbag. Thisposes an
incr eased riskofinjur yor even fatalinjury.
Make surethatthefron t-passenger frontair
bag hasbeen deactivat ed.The PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFFindicat orlamp must belit.
NEVE Ruse arearward-f acingchildrestraint
on aseat protec tedbyan ACTIVE FRONT
AIRBA Gin fron tof it;DE ATH orSERIOUS
INJURY tothe child canoccur.
If the PAS SENGER AIRBAG OFFindicat orlamp
stays off,donot installarearward-f acingchild 48
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restrai
ntsystem onthe front-passenge rseat.
You canfind more informatio non OCS under
"Prob lemswiththeOccupa ntCla ssifi cation
System" (Ypag e51). G
WARNING
If you secure achild inaforwa rd-facing child
restrai ntsystem onthe front-passenge rseat
and youposition thefront-passenge rseat
too close tothe dash board,inthe event of
an accide nt,the child could :
R come intocontact withthevehicl e'sinte-
rior ifthe PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindi-
cator lampislit, for exampl e
R be struck bythe airbag ifthe
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica torlamp
is off
This poses anincrease drisk ofinjury or
even fatalinjury.
Alwa ysmove thefront-passenge rseat asfar
back aspossi bleand fullyretract theseat
cushi onlength. Alwaysmake surethatthe
shou lderbeltstrap iscorrectly routedfrom
the vehicl ebelt sash guide tothe shou lder
belt guide on the child restrai ntsystem. The
shou lderbeltstrap mustberouted forwards
and downw ardsfrom thevehicl ebelt sash
gui de. Ifnecessary ,adju stthe vehicl ebelt
sash guide and thefront-passenge rseat
accordi ngly.Alwaysobserve thechild
restrai ntsystem manufacturer's installation
instructions.
If OCS determine sthat:
R The front-passenge rseat isunoccup ied,the
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica torlamp
lig hts upafter theself-test andremai nslit.
This indica testhat thefront-passenge rfront
air bag isdea ctivated.
R The front-passenge rseat isoccupi edbya
child ofup totwelve months old,inastand-
ard child restrai ntsystem, thePASSENGER
AIR BAG OFFindica torlamp lights upafter
the self-test andremai nslit. This indica tes
that thefront-passenge rfront airbag is
dea ctivated.
But even inthe case ofatwelve -month-old
child ,in astandard childrestrai ntsystem,
the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica tor lamp
cangoout after theself-test. Thisindi-
cates thatthefront-passenge rfront airbag
is enabl ed.The resul tof the class ification is
depe ndent on,among otherfactors, the
child restrai ntsystem andthechild 'sstat-
ure. Itis recommended thatyouinstall the
child restrai ntsystem onasui table rear
seat.
R The front-passenge rseat isoccupi edbya
person ofsmal lerstature (e.g.ateenage ror
smal ladu lt),the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
indica torlamp either lights upand remai ns
lit after theself-test depending onthe resul t
of the class ification or,alterna tively,goes
out.
- Ifthe PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica tor
lamp isoff, move thefront-passenge rseat
as far back aspossi ble.Alternativel y,a
person ofsmal lerstature cansiton arear
seat.
- Ifthe PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica tor
lamp islit, aperson ofsmal lerstature
shou ldnot use thefront-passenge rseat.
R The front-passenge rseat isoccupi edbyan
adu ltor aperson ofcorrespond ingstature,
the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica tor
lamp goesoutafter theself-test. Thisindi-
cates thatthefront-passenge rfront airbag
is enabl ed.
If child renaretraveli nginthe vehicl e,be sure
to observe thenotes on"Child ren inthe vehi-
cle" (Ypag e53) .
When theOccupa ntCla ssifi cation System
(OC S)ismalfu nctioning, thered 0075 restrai nt
system warninglamp onthe instrument clus-
ter and thePASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica -
tor lamp light up simu ltaneou sly.The front-
pass enger frontairbag isdea ctivated inthis
case anddoes notdepl oyduri nganaccide nt.
Have theOccupa ntCla ssifi cation System
(OC S)checked andrepa iredimmed iatelyat a
qua lified specia listworkshop .Mercede s-Benz
recommends thatyouuseanauthorized
Mercede s-BenzCenter forthis purp ose.
If the front-passenge rseat, theseat cover or
the seat cushi onare dama ged,have thenec-
essa ryrepa irwork carrie dout ataqua lified
specia listworkshop .Mercede s-Benzrecom-
mends thatyouuseanauthorized Mercede s-
Benz Center forthis purp ose.
For safety reasons,Mercede s-Benzrecom-
mends thatyouonly useseat accessori esthat
have been approved byMercede s-Benz. Occ
upant safety
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