weight MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS 2021 MY21 Operator's Manual

Information on maximum tir
eload %
The dat
ashown in thei llustration is sample
data.
Maximum tir eload 1isthem aximum permissi‐
ble weight forw hichthe tir eisa pprove d.
Do no toverload thet ires by ex ceeding them axi‐
mum permissible load. The maximum permissible
load can be found on thev ehicle's Tire and Load‐
ing In form atio nplacar dont he B-pillar on thed riv‐
er's side . Information on maximum tir
epressure %
The dat
ashown in thei llustration is sample
data.
Maximum permitted tir epressure 1mus tnever
be exc eeded. Alw ayso bser vether ecommended
tir ep ressur efor your vehicle when adjusting the
tir ep ressur e(/pag e207). Information on tir
echaracteristics %
The dat
ashown in thei llustration is sample
data.
This information describes thet ype of tir ecord
and then umber of la yers in side wall1 and
under tir etread 2. Ti
re size designation, load-bearing capacity,
speed ratin ga nd load index &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload-bearing capa‐
city or thep ermissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
dama geand tothet ires bur sting. #
Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle. 1
Firstletter(s)
2 Nominal tir ewidthinm illimeters
3 Aspect ratio (i npercent)
4 Tire code
5 Rimd iame ter
6 Load-bearing index
7 Load index
8 Speed rating
% The da
tashown in thei llustration is sample
data.
Fu rther information about reading tir edatac an
be obtaine dfroma nyqualified specialis twork‐
shop.
First letter(s) 1 1:
R "LT": light truc ktires in acco rdanc ewithUS
manufacturer standards.
R "C": tires forc ommercial usage in accordance
wit hE uropean manufacturer standards. Wheel
sand tires 213

Aspec
tratio (in percent) 3 3:
The size ratio betwee nthe tir eheight and tire
widt hand is shown in percent (tir eheight divided
by tirew idth ).
Tir ec ode 4
4 (tire type):
R "R": radial tire
Rim diam eter 5 5:
The diame teroft he bead seat (no tthe diame ter
of ther im flange). The rimd iame teriss pecified in
inches (in).
Load-bearing index 6 6:
Nu merical code whic hspecifies them aximum
load-bearing capacity of atire( "91" equals, e.g.
1, 356 lb (6 15kg)).
Th et irel oad-bea ring capacity mu stbe at least
half theg ross axle weight rating of thev ehicle.
Do no toverload thet ires by ex ceeding them axi‐
mum permissible load.
See also:
R Maximum permissible load on theT irea nd
Loading In form atio nplacard
R Maximum tir eload (/ page213 )
R Load index
Spee drating 8 8:
Specifies thea ppr ove dm aximum speed of the
tire.
% An electroni
cspeed limiter pr events your
ve hicle from exceeding aspeed of 130m ph
(2 10 km/h).
Ensu rethat your tires ha vether equired speed
ra ting .You can obtain information on the
re qu ired speed rating at aMercedes-Benz Com‐
mercial VanC enter.
Summe rtires Inde
xS peedrating
LU pto75mph (120 km/h)
MU pto81mph (130 km/h)
NU pto87mph (140 km/h)
PU pto93mph (150 km/h)
QU pto100mph(160k m/h)
RU pto106mph(170k m/h) Summer
,all-season and winter tires Inde
xS peedrating
LM +S1
Upto75 mph(120k m/h)
MM +S1
Upto81 mp h(130k m/h)
NM +S1
Upto87 mph(140k m/h)
PM +S1
Upto93 mph(150k m/h)
QM +S1
Upto100m ph (160 km/h)
RM +S1
Upto118m ph (170 km/h) 1
:or" M+S 004D"f or winter tires.
Wi nter tires ar emarke dw itht he 004D snowflake
symbol and fulfill ther equirements of theR ubber
Manufacturer sAssociation (RMA) and theR ubber
Associatio nofCanada (RAC) rega rding thet ire
traction on sno w.
Load index 7 7:
R "Light load": light load tire
R "C": commercial tires Information on definitions (tires and load‐
ing)
Ti re stru ctu reand characteristics: describes
th en umber of la yers or then umber of rubber-
coated la yers inthet iret read and thet irew all.
These ar emade of steel, nylon, pol yester and
ot her materials.
Bar: metric unit fort irep ressu re.
14 .5038 pounds per squar einc h( psi) and
10 0k ilopascals (kPa) ar ethe equivalent of 1bar.
DO T(Department of Transportation): DOT
mar kedt ires fulfill ther equirements of the
U. S. Depa rtment of Transpor tatio n.
Av erag eweight of vehicl eoccupants: the
number of occupants forw hichthe vehicle is
designed multiplied by150lbs (68 kg).
Un ifor mT ireQ uality Grading Standards: auni‐
fo rm standar dtog rade theq uality of tires with
re ga rdstot read quality ,tiret raction and temp er‐
atur echaracteristics. The quality grading assess‐
men tism adebythem anufacturer in accordance
wit htests pecifications of theU .S. go vernment.
The quality grade of atireisi mprinted on the
side wall of thet ire.
Re commended tir epressu re:ther ecommen‐
ded tir epressur eist he pressur especified fort he
tires ins talled on thev ehicle at thef actor y. 214
Wheels and tires

The
Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacar dcon‐
ta ins ther ecommended tir epressures forc old
tires, them aximum permissible load and the
maximu mpermissible vehicle speed.
The tir epressur etable con tains ther ecommen‐
ded tir epressures forc old tires under various
operating conditions, i.e. load and/or speed of
th ev ehicle.
Increased vehicl eweight due tooptional
equipment: thec ombined weight of all standard
and optional equipmen tavailable fort he vehicle,
re ga rdless of whe ther it is actually ins talled on
th ev ehicle or not.
Rim: thep artoft he wheel on whic hthe tir eis
ins talled.
GA WR (Gross AxleW eightRating): GAWR is the
gross axle weight rating .The actual load on an
axl em ustn eve rexceed theG ross Axle Weight
Ra ting .You can find theG ross Axle Weight Rating
on theB -pillar on thed rive r's side.
Speed rating: thes peed rating is pa rtof thet ire
identification .Itspecifies thes peed rang ef or
whic hatireisa pprove d.
GV W( Gross Vehicl eW eight): theG ross Vehicle
We ight includes thew eight of thev ehicle includ‐
ing fuel, tools, thes par ew heel, accessories
ins talled, occupants, luggag eand thet railer
dr aw bar nose weight if applicable. The Gross Vehi‐
cle Weight mus tnever exceed theG ross Vehicle
We ight Rating (GVWR )specifie donthe B-pillar on
th ed rive r's side.
GV WR (Gross Vehicl eW eight Rating): the
GV WR is them aximum permitted gross weight of
th ef ully laden vehicle (weight of thev ehicle
including all accessories, occupants, fuel, lug‐
ga ge and thet railer dr awbar nose weight if appli‐
cable). The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating is speci‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plat eonthe B-
pillar on thed rive r's side.
Maximum weight of thel aden vehicle: the
maximu mweight is thes um of thev ehicle's curb
we ight ,weight of thea ccessories, maximum load
and thew eight of thef actor yins talled optional
equipment.
Kilopascal (kPa): metric unitfort irep ressu re.
6.9 kP aarethee quivalent of 1psi. Ano ther unit
fo rt irep ressu reis bar .100 kilopascals (kPa) are
th ee quivalent of 1bar.
Load index: in additiontothel oad-bearing index,
th el oad inde xmayalso be imprinted on thes ide‐
wa ll of thet ire. This specifies thel oad-bearing
capacity mor eprecisel y. Cur
bw eight: thew eight of avehicle wit hstand‐
ar de quipmen tincludin gthe maximum capacity
of fuel, oil and coolant. It also includes thea ir-
conditioning sy stem and optional equipment if
th ese ar einstalled on thev ehicle, but does not
include passenger sorluggage.
Maximum tir eload: them aximum tir eload is
th em aximum permissible weight in kilog rams or
lbs forw hichat ireisa pprove d.
Maximum permissible tir epressure: maximum
permissible tir epressur efor one tire.
Maximum load on one tire: maximum load on
one tire. This is calculated bydividing them axi‐
mum axle load foro ne axle bytwo.
PSI (pounds per squar einch): standar dunit of
measuremen tfor tir epressu re.
Aspec tratio: relationship between tir eheight
and tir ewidthinp ercent.
Ti re pressure: pressureinside thet irea pplying
an outwar dforce toeve rysquar einc hoft he
tire's sur face. The tir epressur eiss pecified in
pounds per squar einc h( psi), in kilopascal (kPa)
or in bar .The tir epressur eshould onl ybecorrec‐
te dw hen thet ires ar ecold.
Ti re pressur eoncoldt ires: thet ires ar ecold
when thev ehicle has been par kedw itht he tires
out of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh our sand
th ev ehicle has been driven less than 1m ile
(1.6 km).
Ti re contact sur face: thep artoft he tir ethat
comes int ocontact wi th theroad.
Ti re bead: thep urpose of thet ireb ead is to
ensur ethat thet ires its securely on thew heel
ri m. Ther eareseveralw irec ores in thet ireb ead
to preve ntthet iref romc hanging lengt honthe
whee lrim.
Sid ew all: thep artoft he tir ebetwe en thet read
and thet ireb ead.
Special equipment weight: thec ombined
we ight of those optional extras that we igh more
th an ther eplaced standar dparts and mor ethan
5l bs (2. 3kg). These optiona lextras ,suc has
high-pe rformance brakes, le velc ontrol sy stem, a
ro of luggag erackorah igh-perform anc ebatter y,
ar en otincluded in thec urb weight and the
we ight of thea ccessories.
TIN (Tir eIdentification Number): auniqu eiden‐
tification number whic hcan be used byatire
manufacturer toidentify tires, fore xamp lefora
product recall, and thus identif ythe pur chasers.
The TIN is made up of them anufacturer identifi‐ Wheels and tires
215

cation code
,tires ize,tiret ypec ode and them an‐
ufacturing date.
Load-bearing index: thel oad-bearing inde x(also
load index) is acode that con tains them aximum
load-bearing capacity of atire.
Tr action: traction is ther esult of friction between
th et ires and ther oad sur face.
We ar indicator: narrow bars(tread wear bars)
th at ar edistributed overthe tir etread. If thet ire
tread is le velw itht he bars, thew ear limit of
1/1 6in( 1.6m m) has been reached.
Distribution of vehicl eoccupants: distribution
of vehicle occupants overdesignated seat posi‐
tions in avehicle.
Maximum permissible pa yload weight: nomi‐
nal load and luggag eload plus 150lbs (68 kg)
multiplied bythen umber of seats in thev ehicle. Changing
awheel Note
sons electing, installing and replacing
tires Yo
uc an ask fori nformation rega rding permit ted
wheel/tir ecombinations at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh incor‐
re ct size sofwheels and tires
If wheels and tires of thew rong size are
ins talled, thew heel brakes or components in
th eb rake system and in thew heel suspen‐
sion ma ybedamaged. #
Alwaysr eplace wheels and tires with
th ose that fulfill thes pecification softhe
original part.
Fo rw heels, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Type
Fo rtires, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Manufacturer
R Type &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload-bearing capa‐
city or thep ermissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
dama geand tothet ires bur sting. #
Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle. *
NO
TEVehicle and tir edamag ethrough
tir et ype sand sizes that ha venotb een
appr oved Fo
rs afet yr easons, onl yuse tires, wheels and
accesso ries whic hhave been specially
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benzf oryour vehicle.
These tires ha vebeen speciall yadap tedf or
use wit hthe contro lsystems, suc hasABS or
ESP ®
.
Otherwise, cer tain properties ,suc hash an‐
dling characteristics, vehicle noise and con‐
sum ption could be adversel yaffected. Fur‐
th ermore, other tir esize could result in the
tires rubbing agains tthe body and axle com‐
ponents when loaded. This could result in
damag etothe tireort hevehicle. #
Onlyuse tires, wheels and accessories
th at ha vebeen checkeda nd recommen‐
ded byMercedes-Benz. *
NO
TEDriving sa fety pu tatriskbyretrea‐
de dt ires Re
treade dtires ar enotcheckedorr ecom‐
mended byMercedes-Benz, as pr evious dam‐
ag eisn otalw aysd etected during ther etre ad
process.
Driving sa fety cannot, therefore, be guaran‐
te ed. #
Do no tuse used tires when their pr evi‐
ous usag eisunknown. *
NO
TEPossible wheel and tir edamage
when driving overobstac les Lar
gewheels ha vealow er tir esection width.
As thes ection widt hdecreases, ther isk of
wheel sand tires being damaged when driving
ove robstacles increases. 216
Wheels and tires

Re
ar air conditioning sy stem Model
Refrigerant
All model s3 3.5 oz (950 g) Model
PAGo il
All models 4.9 oz (139 g)Ve
hicl edata Information on
vehicl edimensions The
following section con tains impor tant tech ni‐
cal da tafory our vehicle. Your vehicle documents
contain fur ther vehicle-specific and equipment-
dependent tech nica ldatas uchasv ehicle dimen‐
sions and weights.
The values specified ma yvaryasar esult of the
fo llowing variables:
R Tires
R Loading
R Conditio nofthe suspension
R Optional equipment Opening
range Cargo
Va n
1 Height of thet ailgat ewhen
opened 86.
0in
(2 18 5m m)
2 Opening rang eoft hetail‐
ga te 41
.2 in
(104 7mm)
3 Opening rang eoft herear-
end doors 33.4 in
(849 mm) Pa
ssenger Va n
1 Height of thet ailgat ewhen
opened 84
.6 in
(2 15 0m m)
2 Opening rang eoft hetail‐
ga te 41
.2 in
(104 7mm)
3 Opening rang eoft herear-
end doors 33.4 in
(849 mm) Ve
hicl edimensions Cargo
Va n
Ve hicle lengt h2 02.4 in
(5 14 0m m)
Ve hicle widt hincluding out‐
side mir rors 88.3 in
(22 44 mm)
Ve hicle widt hexcluding out‐
side mir rors 75
.9 in
(1928 mm)
Loa dwidth 50.0 in
(1 27 0m m)
Max. loa dwidth 66.3 in
(1685 mm)
Ve hicle height
Loading height 53.8 in
(136 7mm)
Wheelbase 126.0 in
(3200 mm) Pa
ssenger Va n
Ve hicle lengt h2 02.4 in
(5 14 0m m)
Ve hicle widt hincluding out‐
side mir rors 88.3 in
(22 44 mm)
Ve hicle widt hexcluding out‐
side mir rors 75
.9 in
(1928 mm) 232
Tech nica ldata

Pa
ssenger Va n
Load widt h4 7.4in
(1205 mm)
Max. loa dwidth 61.1 in
(1552 mm)
Ve hicle height
Loading height 52.2 in
(1326 mm)
Wheelbase 126.0 in
(3200 mm) Tr
aile rhitch Note
sont he trailer hitch &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoimper‐
missible attachmen tofatrailertowh itch
If yo ui nstallat railer towh itch orother com‐
ponents,t he longitudinal frame member is
we akene dand can break .The trailer may
become de tach ed from thev ehicle.
Ther eisar isk of an accident.
Only retrofit atrailer towh itch if permissible. Obser
vethen otes on trailer operation
(/ page131).
Re trofitting atrailer hitchiso nly pe rmissible if a
to wing capacity is specified in your vehicle docu‐
ments. Yo
uc an obtain fur ther information on thet railer
hitc hataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends having atrail er
hitc hretro fitted at aMercedes-Benz VanD eale r.
Onl yuseatrailer hitc hwhichh as been tested
and speciall yappr ove dbyM ercedes-Benzf or
yo ur vehicle.
Onl yuseab all nec kfor your Metris trailer hit chif
it has been appr oved fory our vehicle. No teson
th ep ermissible dimension softhe ball nec kcan
also be found on thei dentification plat eofthe
trailer hitch. Tr
aile rloads Mak
esure that youa dher etot he local legal
requ irements fort railer loads. Use acalibrated
we ighing machine tocheckt hat thew eight
re strictions ha vebeen complied wit hbefor eyou
st ar ty our journe y.
The permissible weight sand loads whic hmust
no tbee xceeded can also be obtained from the
fo llowing sources of information:
R Vehicle documents
R The type plates of thet railer hitch, trailer and
ve hicle
The values appr ovedbyt he manufacturer can be
fo und in thef ollowing table. If thev alues dif fer,
th el ow estv alue applies.
Maximu mpermissible gross weight, axle loads, trailer loads and nose weight
Gross vehicle weight GVWR 6614 lbs (300 0kg)
Fr ont axle load GAWR (FA) 3307lbs (1500 kg)
Re ar axle load GAWR (RA) 3307 lbs (1500 kg)
Pe rm issible gross weight of vehicle combination 1
GCWR 11
,614 lbs (526 8kg)
To wing capacity ,braked 2
GTW 5000 lbs (2268
kg)
Nos eweight of thet railer dr awbar TWR5 00 lbs (227kg) 1
Maximum permissible gross weight of vehicle wit htrailer.
2 Maximum permissible gross mass of thet railer ,for trailer swithi ndependent brak esystem Te
ch nica ldata 233

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
The steerability and braking characteristic sareheavil yimp aired
and theb raking dis tance ma yincrease. In addition, other driving
saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully and, on asuitable stre tchofr oad, mak esome
sligh tsteering mo vements at aspeed abo ve12 mp h(20 km/h). #
Chec kwhether thed ispla ymessag ehas disappeared and ESP ®
is operational.
If th ed ispla ymessag econtinues tobe shown: #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
0091 Front Passenge rAirbag
Disabled *T
he co-driver airbag is disabledw hilethev ehicle is in motion even
th ough an adult or aperson wit hacorresponding statur eiso ccupy‐
ing thec o-driver seat.
If additional forc es ar eapplied tothes eat or thec o-driver is no tsit‐
ting on thes itting sur face prope rly( /pag e30),the weight thes ys‐
te md etects ma ybetoo low. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata linjur ydue toad isabled
front passenger airbag
If th ef ront passenger airbag is disabled, thef ront passenger air‐
bag will no tbedeployedint heeve nt of an accident and cannot
pe rfor mi ts intended pr otectiv efunction.
Ap erson in thef ront passenger seat could then, fore xamp le,
com eintoc ontact wi th thevehicle's interior ,especially if the
person is sitting tooc lose tothec ockpit. #
Mak esure, bo thbefor eand during thej ourne y,that the
st atus of thef ront passenger airbag is cor rect. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc on‐
ditions. #
Secu rethev ehicle agains trolling away. #
Ensu rethat no object shave become trapped beneat hthe co-
driver seat. #
Switc hoffthei gnition. #
The co-driver mus tget outoft hevehicle. #
Mak esuret hat thec o-driver seat is unoccupied, close thec o-
driver door and switc honthe ignition. #
Obser vetheP ASSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator lam ponthe
center console and thed ispla ymessages. #
With th eseat unoccupied and thei gnition switched on, check
th ef ollowing: 238
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions R
The PASSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator lam pmustlight up
continuously .Ifthe indicator lam pislit,theo ccupant classi‐
fi cation sy stem (OCS) has disabled thec o-driver airbag
(/ page30).
R The displa ymustn otsho wthe messages Front Passenger
Airbag Enabled orFront Passenger Airbag Disabled. #
Waitforatl east one minut euntil then ecessar ysystemc hecks
ha ve been comple ted. #
Ensur ethat thed ispla ydoes no tshowe ither of thet wo display
messages about thec o-driver airbag.
If th ese conditions ar emet,t he co-driver seat can be occupied
again.
If th ese conditions ar enotmet, theO ccupant Classification Sy stem
(OCS) is malfunctioning. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
Fu rther information on airbag shutof fcan be found unde r"Occupant
classification sy stem (OCS)" (/ page30).
Fron tPassenger Airbag
Disabled See Operator's
Manual *T
he front passenger airbag is disabledw hilethev ehicle is in motion
ev en though an adult or aperson wit hacorresponding build is
occupying thef ront passenger seat.
If additional forc es ar eapplied tothes eat or thef ront passenger is
no ts itting on thes eat sur face prope rly( /pag e30),the weight the
sy stem de tects ma ybetoo low. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata linjur ydue toad isabled
front passenger airbag
If th ef ront passenger airbag is disabled, thef ront passenger air‐
bag will no tbedeployedint heeve nt of an accident and cannot
pe rfor mi ts intended pr otectiv efunction.
Ap erson in thef ront passenger seat could then, fore xamp le,
com eintoc ontact wi th thevehicle's interior ,especially if the
person is sitting tooc lose tothec ockpit. #
Mak esure, bo thbefor eand during thej ourne y,that the
st atus of thef ront passenger airbag is cor rect. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc on‐
ditions. #
Secu rethev ehicle agains trolling away. #
Ensu rethat no object shave become trapped beneat hthe front
passenger seat. #
Switc hoffthei gnition. #
The front passenger mus tget outoft hevehicle. #
Mak esuret hat thef ront passenger seat is unoccupied, close
th ef ront passenger door and switc honthe ignition. #
Obser vetheP ASSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator lam ponthe
center console and thed ispla ymessages. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 239

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions #
Ensur ethat no objects ha vebecome trapped beneat hthe front
passenger seat. #
Switc hoffthei gnition. #
Open thef ront passenger door. #
Remo vethec hild and thec hild restra int sy stem from thef ront
passenger seat. #
Mak esuret her eareno object sapplying additional weight tothe
seat.
The sy stem ma yotherwise de tect thea dditional weight and
interpr etthev ehicle occupant's weight on thef ront passenger
seat as greater than it actuall yis. #
Mak esuret hat thef ront passenger seat is unoccupied, close
th ef ront passenger door and switc honthe ignition. #
Obser vetheP ASSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator lam ponthe
center console and thed ispla y. #
With th eseat unoccupied and thei gnition switched on, check
th ef ollowing:
R The PASSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator lam pmustlight up
continuously .Ifthe indicator lam pislit,theo ccupant classi‐
fi cation sy stem (OCS) has disabled thec o-driver's airbag.
R The displa ymustn otsho wthe messages Front Passenger
Airbag Enabled orFront Passenger Airbag Disabled. #
Waitforatl east one minut euntil then ecessar ysystemc hecks
ha ve been comple ted. #
Ensur ethat thed ispla ydoes no tshowe ither of thet wo display
messages about thec o-driver's airbag.
If th ese conditions ar emet,t he front passenger seat can be occu‐
pied again. Obser vethen otes on theo ccupant classification sy stem
(OCS) (/ page30).
If th ese conditions ar enotmet, thea utomatic co-driver's airbag
actuation is malfunctioning. #
Installth ec hild restra int sy stem on asuitable rear seat.
or #
Seat aperson of smaller statur eonas uitablerear seat. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
Fu rther information on airbag shutof fcan be found unde r"Occupant
classification sy stem (OCS)" (/ page30).
Fron tPassenger Airbag
Enabled See Operator's
Manual *
The co-driver's airbag is enabled while thev ehicle is in motion
although:
R thef ront passenger seat is occupied byac hild in achild
re stra int sy stem or aperson of smaller stature.
or
R thef ront passenger seat is no toccupied.
The sy stem ma ydetect objects or forc es that ar eaddin gtot he
we ight applied tothes eat. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 241

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hwhen using arear ward-
fa cing child restra int sy stem while thef ront passenger air‐
bag is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing child restra int sy stem
on thef ront passenger seat and theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam pisoff,t he front passenger airbag can deplo yin
th ee vent of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag.
Alw ayse nsur ethat thef ront passenger airbag is disabled. The
PA SSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator lam pmustbel it.
NEVE Rusearear ward-facing child restra int sy stem on aseat
wit hanE NABLED FRONT AIRB AG.Thisc an result in theD EATH
of or SERIOUS INJUR YtotheCHILD. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc on‐
ditions. #
Secu rethev ehicle agains trolling away. #
Ensu rethat no object shave become trapped beneat hthe front
passenger seat. #
Switc hoffthei gnition. #
Open thef ront passenger door. #
Remo vethec hild and thec hild restra int sy stem from thef ront
passenger seat. #
Mak esuret her eareno object sapplying additional weight tothe
seat.
The sy stem ma yotherwise de tect thea dditional weight and
interpr etthev ehicle occupant's weight on thef ront passenger
seat as greater than it actuall yis. #
Mak esuret hat thef ront passenger seat is unoccupied, close
th ef ront passenger door and switc honthe ignition. #
Obser vetheP ASSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator lam ponthe
center console and thed ispla y. #
With th eseat unoccupied and thei gnition switched on, check
th ef ollowing:
R The PASSENGER AIRB AGOFF indicator lam pmustlight up
continuously .Ifthe indicator lam pislit,theo ccupant classi‐
fi cation sy stem (OCS) has disabled thec o-driver's airbag.
R The displa ymustn otsho wthe messages Front Passenger
Airbag Enabled See Operator's Manual orFront Passenger
Airbag Disabled See Operator's Manual . #
Waitforatl east one minut euntil then ecessar ysystemc hecks
ha ve been comple ted. #
Ensur ethat thed ispla ydoes no tshowe ither of thet wo display
messages about thec o-driver's airbag.
If th ese conditions ar emet,t he front passenger seat can be occu‐
pied again. Obser vethen otes on theo ccupant classification sy stem
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Displaymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps