2009 Mercedes SL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 54

Safety and security Occupant safety injured or even killed if the passenger front air bag inflates. RIf you place a child in a forward-facing child restraint on the passenger seat, move the seat as far back as possible, use the proper child restraint recommended for the age, size and weight of the child, and secure child restraint with the vehicle's seat belt according to the child seat manufacturer's instructions. For children larger than the typical 12-month-old child, the passenger front air bag may or may not be activated. weight of a typical 12-month-old child in a standard child restraint - both of which are instances where the system may suppress deployment of the passenger front air bag even though the impact met the criteria and was of sufficient severity to deploy the driver front air bag passenger front air bag will be deactivated in this case. Have the system checked as soon as possible by qualified technicians. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Only have the seat repaired or replaced at an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. In order to ensure proper operation of the air bag system and OCS RSit with the seat belt properly fastened in a position that is as upright as possible with your back against the seat backrest. RWhile Deployment of the driver front air bag does not mean that the passenger front air bag also should have deployed. The OCS may have determined: Rthat the seat was empty or occupied by the 1 Passenger front air bag off indicator lamp weight up to or less than that of a typical 12-month-old child seated in a standard child restraint - both instances where the system suppresses deployment of the passenger front air bag even though the impact met the criteria and was of sufficient severity to deploy the driver front air bag Rthat seated, an occupant should not position him/herself in such a way as to cause the occupant's weight to be lifted from the seat bottom as this may result in the OCS being unable to correctly approximate the occupant's weight category. and observe all warnings in this chapter. The 5/ indicator lamp 1 will be illuminated, except with the SmartKey removed from the starter switch or with the starter switch in position 0. RRead the seat was occupied by a small individual (such as a young teenager or a small adult) or a child who weighs more than the G Warning! If the 1 indicator lamp and the 5/ indicator lamp are lit at the same time, there is a malfunction in the OCS. The Occupant Classification System Selftest After turning the SmartKey in the starter switch to position 1 or 2 or pressing the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button once or twice, the 52