airbag disable MERCEDES-BENZ SL CLASS 2020 Owners Manual

passenger
seatbelts arenot fasten ed,awarn-
ing tonesounds. Awarning tonealso sounds
with increasing intensit yfor 60secon dsor
until thedriver orfron tpassenger havefas-
ten edtheir seatbelts.
If the driver orfron tpassenger unfastentheir
seat belts during thejourn ey,the seat belt
warning isactiv ated again. Air
bags
Introd uction The
installation pointofan airbag canberec-
ogniz edbythe AIRB AGmarkin g.
An airbag complem entsthe corr ectlyfasten ed
seat belt. Itis no substit uteforthe seat belt.
When deployed, anairbag canincrease the
prote ction provided forthe respect ivevehicle
occ upant.
Not allairbags aredeployed inan acciden t.
The various airbags workindepen dentlyof
each other (Ypage 53).
However ,no system available todaycancom-
pletely eliminate injuries andfatalities .
It is also notpossible torule outarisk ofinjury
caused byan airbag duetothe high speed at
which theairbag mustbedeployed.
Impor tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
If the fron tpassenger airbag hasbeen acti-
vated, achild onthe fron tpassenger seat
may behit bythe fron tpassenger airbag in
the event ofan acciden t.There isarisk of
inj ury orfatal injury.
NEV ERuse arearward-f acingchildrestraint
system onaseat prote cted byan ACTIVE
FRONT AIRBAG;DEATH orSERIOUS INJURY
to the CHILD canoccur.
When installing achild restraint system onthe
fron tpassenger seatobserve thevehicle- spe-
cific notes(Y page 59).Youmust observe
the noteson rearward andforward- facingchild
rest raint systems onthe fron t-passenger seat. G
WARN
ING
If you deviate fromthecorr ectseat position ,
the airbag cann otperfor mits intended pro- tec
tive func tion anddeployment mayeven
cause furtherinjuries. Thisposes an
incr eased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
To avoid anyrisks ,each vehicle occupant
must always makesureofthe following:
R Faste nthe seat beltcorrectly.Inthe case
of pregnan twomen inpartic ular,make
sure thatthelapbelt isnever routed
across thestom achorabdomen.
R Adopt thecorr ectseat position andkeep
as far away aspossible fromtheairbags.
R Observe thefollowing notes.
Always makesurethatthereare noobjec ts
between theairbag and vehicle occupant.
All vehicle occupants mustobserve thefollow-
ing notestoavoid risksposed bythe airbag
when itdeploys.
R Adj ust the seats properly beforebeginning
your journ ey.Always makesurethatthe
seat isin an almost upright position .The
cen terofthe head restraint must support
the head atabout eyelevel.
R Move thedriver' sand front-passenger seats
as far back aspossible. Thedriver' sseat
position mustallow thevehicle tobe driven
safely.
R Only holdthesteer ingwheel onthe outside.
This allows theairbag tobe fully deployed.
R Always leanagainst thebackr estwhile driv-
ing. Donot lean forward orlean against the
door orside window. Youmay other wisebe
in the deployment areaofthe airbags.
R Always keepyourfeetinthe foot well in
fron tof the seat. Donot putyour feetonthe
dashboard, forexample. Yourfeetmay oth-
erwise beinthe deployment areaofthe air
bag.
R For this reason, alwayssecurepersonsless
than 5ft (1.5 0m) tall insuitable restraint
systems .Up tothis height, theseat belt
cann otbe worn correctly.
If achild istraveling inyour vehicle, also
observe thefollowing notes:
R Always securechildren undertwelve years
of age and less than 5ft (1.5 0m) tall insuit-
able child restraint systems .
R Secur eachild tothe fron t-passenger seat
only when thefron t-passenger frontair bag
is disabled, andthen onlyinarearward- Occupant
safety
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fron t-pass enger fron tair bag and fron t-pass enger knee air bag
are disab ledduri ngthejo urn ey, althoug h:
R an adult
or
R aper son oftheco rresp ondin gst atur eis on thefron t-pass enger
seat
If addit ionalfor cesare applie dto theseat ,th esyst emmay interp ret
th eoc cup ant'sweigh tas lower than itact ually is.
G WAR
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The fron t-pass enger fron tair bag and fron t-pass enger knee air bag
may notbe trigge redintheeve ntofan acc iden t.
The reisan increas edriskof injury.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Swi tchth eign ition off.
X Hav eth eoc cup ant onthefron t-pass enger seat getout ofthe
veh icle.
X Kee pth eseat unoccupied ,clo sethefron t-pass enger door and
swit chon theign ition .
X Obs erveth ePA SS EN GER AIR BA Gind icat orlamp sin thece nter
co nsole and themult ifunction disp layand checkth efol lowin g:
Se at uno ccupied andignition swit ched on:
R aself -diagn osis iscar riedout .The PASS EN GER AIR BA GOF F
and PASS EN GER AIR BA GON indicat orlamp smus tligh tup
sim ultane ousl yfor appr oximat elysixsec onds.
R thePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF Find icat orlamp mustth en ligh t
up and remainlitaft ertheself -diagn osis.If th eind icat orlamp
is on ,OCS hasdisab ledthefron t-pass enger fron tair bag and
fr on t-pass enger knee bag (Ypage 48)
R theFro nt-passenger AirBagEnabledSee Operator's Fro
nt-passenger AirBagEnabledSee Operator's
Man ual Man
ual orFro nt-passenger AirBagDisabledSee Oper‐ Fro
nt-passenger AirBagDisabledSee Oper‐
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r's Manual displaymes sage smus tno tappear inthemul-
ti fun ction disp lay
X Wait foraper iod ofat least 60sec onds unt ilth ene cessar ysys-
te m checks hav ebeen compl eted.
X Mak esur eth at thedisp laymes sage sdo notappear inthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.
If th ese cond ition sare fulfilled ,th efron t-pass enger seat canbe
oc cup iedagain .Whe ther thePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF For ON indi-
cat orlamp remainslit or goe sout depe ndson how OCS classifies
th eoc cup ant.
If th eco nd ition sare notfulf illed ,th esyst emisno toper ating cor-
rec tly.
X Vis itaqualif iedspecialistwor kshop immediat ely.
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nt-passenger Fro
nt-passenger
Air BagEnable d Air
BagEnable d
See Operator'sMan ‐ See
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fron t-pass enger fron tair bag and fron t-pass enger knee air bag
are enabled duringthejo urn ey, althoug h:
R ach ild, asma lladult oran obj ectweigh ingless than thesyst em's
weigh tth res hold isloc ate don thefron t-pass enger seat
or
R thefron t-pass enger seat isuno ccupied
The systemmay detectobj ects or for cesapplyin gaddit ionalweigh t
on theseat .
G WAR
NING
The fron t-pass enger fron tair bag and thefron t-pass enger knee bag
may bedepl oyed uninten tion ally.
The reisan increas edriskof injury.
X Pull overand stop theveh iclesaf ely assoo nas pos sible,payin g
att ention toroa dand traff icco nd ition s.
X Se cur eth eveh icleagain strol lingaway (Ypage 147).
X Swi tchth eign ition off.
X Ope nth efron t-pass enger door .
X Remo vethech ild and thech ild res train tsyst emfrom thefron t-
pass enger seat .
X Mak esur eth at there arenoobj ects on theseat addin gto the
weigh t.
The systemmightother wise detectth eaddit ionalweigh tand
int erp ret theseat occup ant'sweigh tas gre aterth an itact ually is.
X Kee pth eseat unoccupied ,clo sethefron t-pass enger door and
swit chon theign ition .
X Obs erveth ePA SS EN GER AIR BA Gind icat orlamp sin thece nter
co nsole and themult ifunction disp layand checkth efol lowin g:
Se at uno ccupied andignition swit ched on:
R aself -diagn osis iscar riedout .The PASS EN GER AIR BA GOF F
and PASS EN GER AIR BA GON indicat orlamp smus tligh tup
sim ultane ousl yfor appr oximat elysixsec onds.
R thePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF Find icat orlamp mustth en ligh t
up and remainlitaft ertheself -diagn osis.If th eind icat orlamp
is on ,OCS (Occup ant Class ification Sys tem) has disab ledthe
fr on t-pass enger fron tair bag and fron t-pass enger knee air bag
(Y page 48)
R theFro nt-passen ger AirBagEnabledSee Operator's Fro
nt-passen ger AirBagEnabledSee Operator's
Man ual Man
ual orFro nt- passenger AirBagDisabledSee Oper‐ Fro
nt- passenger AirBagDisabledSee Oper‐
ato r's Manual ato
r's Manual displaymes sage smus tno tappear inthemul-
ti fun ction disp lay
X Wait foraper iod ofat least 60sec onds unt ilth ene cessar ysys-
te m checks hav ebeen compl eted.
X Mak esur eth at thedisp laymes sage sdo notappear inthemult i-
fun ction disp lay.
If th ese cond ition sare fulfilled ,th efron t-pass enger seat canbe
oc cup iedagain .Whe ther thePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF For ON indi- Disp
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