2004 MERCEDES-BENZ C CLASS COUPE child lock

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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Installation of infant and child restraint
systems
Anchorage rings
1 are located on the
back side of the rear backrests and on the
floor behind rear seat.
Prior to installing a tether strap, note the
following steps:
Fold backrest forward.

Guide tether strap between head re-
straints and rear shelf.
Head restraint must be installed (if re-
movable) and positioned such that the
top tether strap can pass freely be-
tween the head restraint and top of
seat back.
Make sure the tether strap is not twist-
ed.

Fold backrest back until it locks in
place.
Warning!
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Do not place powered-on laptops, cell
phones and like electronic devices on the
front passenger seat. Signals from such de-
vices may interfere with the BabySmart
TM
system. Such signal interference may cause
the PASS. AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp not to
come on during self-test or be continuously
lit, indicating that the system is not function-
ing.
Warning!
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Always lock backrest in its upright position
when rear seat bench is occupied by pas-
sengers, or the extended cargo area is not in
use. Check for secure locking by pushing
and pulling on the backrest.


70 Safety and SecurityOccupant safety
Fold up anchorage ring1.

Securely fasten hook 2, which is part
of the tether strap, to anchorage
ring 1. Child seat anchors – LATCH-type
This vehicle is equipped with two LATCH
(L
ower A
nchors and T
ethers for CH
ildren)
type anchors (at each of the rear seats) for
the installation of a LATCH child seat with
the matching anchor fittings.
If a child seat is not installed, the LATCH
anchors can be folded back between the
seat cushion and the backrest.
1 Anchors
2 Button

Grip inner side of anchors 1 and fold
forward until they audibly lock in place.

Install child seat according to the man-
ufacturer’s instructions.
To fold anchors back

Press down button 2 on each anchor
and return anchor to its catch.
iFor safety, make sure the hook has at-
tached to the ring beyond the safety
catch, as illustrated.
iThe child seat must be firmly attached
in the right and left side anchors.iNon-LATCH-type child seats may also
be used and can be installed using the
vehicle’s seat belt system. Install child
seat according to the manufacturer’s
instructions.


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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Warning!
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Children too big for child restraint systems
must ride in back seats using regular seat
belts. Position shoulder belt across chest
and shoulder, not face or neck.
A booster seat may be necessary to achieve
proper belt positioning for children from
41 lbs until they reach a height where a
lap/shoulder belt fits properly without a
booster.
Before installing the child seat, make sure
anchors
1 are folded out and locked in
place.
Install child seat according to manufactur-
er’s instructions.
T h e c h i l d s e a t m u s t b e f i r m l y a t t a c h e d i n t h e
right and left side anchors 1.
An incorrectly mounted child seat may come
loose during an accident which could result
in serious injury or death to your child.
Damaged or impact-damaged child seats or
child seat anchors must be replaced.
Do not leave children unattended in the ve-
hicle, even if the children are secured in a
child restraint system.

83
Controls in detail
Locking and unlocking
Factory setting
Global unlocking
Press button
Œ.
All turn signal lamps flash once. The
locking knobs in the doors move up.
The vehicle will lock again automatically
within approximately 40 seconds of un-
locking if neither door nor trunk lid is
opened, the SmartKey is not inserted in
the starter switch, or the central locking
switch is not activated.
Global locking

Press button ‹.
All turn signal lamps flash three times.
The locking knobs in the doors move
down. Individual setting
If you frequently travel alone, you may wish
to reprogram the SmartKey so that
pressing
Œ only unlocks the driver’s
door and the fuel filler flap.

Press and hold buttons Œ and‹
simultaneously for about five seconds
until battery check lamp 4 flashes
twice.
The SmartKey will then function as fol-
lows:
Unlocking driver’s door and fuel filler
flap.
Press button Πonce.
Global unlocking

Press button Πtwice.
Global locking

Press button ‹. Restoring to factory setting

Press and hold buttons
Œ and‹
simultaneously for about six seconds
until battery check lamp 4 flashes
twice.
!To prevent possible malfunction, avoid
exposing the SmartKey to high levels of
electromagnetic radiation.
Warning!
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When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey from the starter switch, take it
with you and lock the vehicle. Do not leave
children unattended in the vehicle, or with
access to an unlocked vehicle. It is possible
for children to open a locked door from the
inside, which could result in an accident
and/or serious injury.

86 Controls in detailLocking and unlockingThe trunk can also be opened from its in-
side in an emergency, see “Trunk lid emer-
gency release” (
page 86).
Closing the trunk lid1 Handle
Lower trunk lid by pulling firmly on
grip 1.

Close trunk lid with hands placed flat
on it.
Trunk lid emergency release
The emergency release button is located
on the inside of the trunk lid.
1 Emergency release button
Briefly press emergency release
button 1.
The trunk unlocks and the trunk lid
opens.
iThe vehicle must be unlocked.
Warning!
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To prevent possible personal injury, always
keep hands and fingers away from the trunk
opening when closing the trunk. Be espe-
cially careful when small children are
around.Warning!
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Only drive with the trunk closed. Among
other dangers, such as your view being
blocked, exhaust fumes may enter the vehi-
cle interior.iTo prevent an inadvertent lockout, do
not place the SmartKey in the trunk.
!The trunk lid swings open upwards au-
tomatically. Always make sure there is
sufficient overhead clearance.

88 Controls in detailLocking and unlockingLocking and unlocking from the inside
You can lock or unlock the doors and the
trunk lid from inside using the central lock-
ing switch. This can be useful, for example,
if you want to lock the vehicle before start-
ing to drive.
The fuel filler flap will not be locked or un-
locked with the central locking switch.The switch is located in the center console.
Central locking switch1
Locking
2 Unlocking
Locking
Press upper half 1 of the central lock-
ing switch.
If all the doors are closed, the vehicle
locks. Unlocking

Press lower half
2 of the central lock-
ing switch.
The vehicle unlocks.
Warning!
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When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey from the starter switch, take it
with you and lock the vehicle. Do not leave
children unattended in the vehicle, or with
access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsuper-
vised use of vehicle equipment may cause
an accident and/or serious personal injury.
iYou can open a locked door from in-
side. Open door only when conditions
are safe to do so.
If the vehicle was previously centrally
locked with the SmartKey, it will not un-
lock using the central locking switch.
If the vehicle was previously locked
with the central locking switch

while in the individual remote con-
trol mode, only the door opened
from the inside is unlocked.


while in the global remote control
mode, the complete vehicle is un-
locked when a door is opened from
the inside.

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Controls in detail
Seats
 Seats
For information on seat adjustment, see
“Adjusting” (
page 32).
Easy-entry/exit feature*
With the easy-entry/exit feature activated,
the steering wheel tilts upwards and the
driver’s seat moves to the rear.
This allows easier entry into and exit from
the vehicle when the driver’s door is
opened. However, the engine must be
turned off.
When the SmartKey is inserted in the start-
er switch and the driver’s door is closed,
the steering wheel and the driver’s seat re-
turn to their last set position. You can activate the following functions:


Steering column:
Only the steering column is adjusted.


Steering column and seat:
The steering column and the seat are
adjusted.
The easy-entry/exit feature can be
switched on or off in the convenience sub-
menu of the control system (
page 130).
Warning!
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You must make sure that no one can be-
come trapped or injured by the moving
steering wheel and driver’s seat when the
easy-entry / exit feature* is activated, the
driver’s door is being opened and the engine
is turned off or the SmartKey is removed
from the starter switch.
Do not leave children unattended in the ve-
hicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle.
Children could open the driver’s door and
unintentionally activate the easy-entry/exit
feature*, which could result in an accident
and/or serious personal injury.
iTo cancel seat/steering wheel move-
ment, do one of the following:

Press the seat adjustment
switch*(
page 35).


Move the steering column stalk*
(page 38).


Press the memory button*
(page 96).

130 Controls in detailControl systemActivating easy-entry/exit feature*
Use this function to activate and deacti-
vate the easy-entry/exit feature. When the
feature is activated, the steering wheel and
driver’s seat will move back to facilitate ex-
iting when you

remove the SmartKey from the starter
switch


open the driver’s door
However, the engine must be turned off. After entering the vehicle, the steering
wheel and seat will move into the position
stored in memory when


the driver’s door is closed


you put the SmartKey in the starter
switch and


press the appropriate stored position
button on the memory switch
(page 96)
Warning!
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You must make sure that no one can be-
come trapped or injured by the moving
steering wheel and the driver’s seat when
the easy-entry/exit feature is activated and
the driver’s door is being opened or the
SmartKey is removed from the starter
switch.
Do not leave children unattended in the ve-
hicle, or with access to an unlocked vehicle.
Children could open the driver’s door and
unintentionally activate the easy-entry/exit
feature*, which could result in an accident
and/or serious personal injury.
iTo cancel seat/steering wheel move-
ment, do one of the following:

Press the seat adjustment
switch*(
page 35).


Move the steering column stalk*
(page 38).


Press the memory switch*
(page 96).