2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE child seat

38 Safety
Oc
cupant safety Ch
ild restraint syst ems
Mercedes -Ben zre co mm ends th atyou only
use the chi ldrestra intsyst ems list edon
( = page 41).
"Universal"ca tegory childrestraint sys-
te ms are recog nisa ble by an orange ap-
pro vallabel onthe restra intsyst em its elf. G
Risk of inj ury To re
duce therisk of serious or fatal inju ry to
a chi ldin th e eve ntofan acc iden t,br ak ing
or sudde nch an ge indire ction:
! always secure childr en less than 1.50 m
tall or under 12 years of agein spe cial
chi ldrestr aint sy stem s on a su itable
se at in the vehi cle be causeth ese at
be lts ar en ot designed for per sonsof
this si ze
! donotallow chil dren under12 years of
ag e to sito nthe front- passen gerse at
un less they are secu redin a child re-
straint syste mwith automati c childs eat
reco gnition in a vehicle equippe dwith
au tomatic chil dseat recog nition in the
fr ont-passenge rse at (indi catedby the
9 warninglamp on the dash-
boa rd). !
neveral low child rento trav elin the ve hi-
cle whi lesittin gon the la pof ano ther
occ upant. Itwo uld no tbe pos sibl eto re-
strain the childd ueto the forc esoccu r-
ri ng in th e eve nt ofan acc iden t,heav y
br ak ing or sudden ch ange indire ction.
Th ey ma ybe thrown againstpa rts ofthe
ve hicle interi or andbe seriou sly or fata l-
ly injured
! allvehicle occupants must always have
th eirse at belts fa stened correctly
! If achild re straint system is fitted to the
fr on t-pass enger se at,ma ke su rethe
fr on t-pass enger se atismo ved as far
ba ck aspossible G
Risk of inju ry If
th ech ild re straint system isnot fitted cor-
re ctly to a suitab lesea t,th echil dm aynot be
secu red in the event ofan ac ciden tor su d-
den br aking an dma y be seriously or fata lly
in ju re d. Therefor e,when fittin gach ild re-
straint syste m,you must observ ethe ma nu-
fa ct urer’s inst alla tion inst ru ctions fort he
child restraint syste m. Ch
ild restraint syste ms should prefer ably be
fitte dto the rear se ats. The childi sgener ally
be tter protec ted there.
Ne verpl ac e ob jects,e.g. cushions ,un der
th ech ild re straint system .The entire base of
th echild restraint syste mmustalways be
re sting on th eseatc ushion.
A child restraint syste m mustnot be used
wi thou t the genuine cover design ed fo rit.
Onl yre plac e damaged cover swith ge nu ine
co vers.
On there ar seats, only usechild restraint
syst ems that have been reco mmen dedfor
use inMe rcedes -Ben zv ehic les. 216_R
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40 Safety
Oc
cupant safety
Suita bleseats
1 Onlyuse chi ldrestr aint syste mswith automa tic
child seat reco gn ition.
2 Movethe fro nt-pas senge rse at to its rea rmostand
up permo stpositio n.Mo ve th ehe ad restrai ntto its
up permo stpositio n. We
ight and ageca tego ries Ch
ild restra int syst emonthe front-
passeng erseat Ch
ild restra intsyst emonthe le ft and
righ tre ar seat Ca
tegory 0:
up to approx imate ly9months as
reco mmended 1 Un
iver sal oras recomme nded Ca
tegory 0+:
up to13 kg
up to approx imate ly18 months as
reco mmended 1 Un
iver sal oras recomme nded Ca
tegory I:
9 to 18 kg
be tweenapp roxima tely 8m onthsand
4y ears Unive
rsal2
or as re commend ed Un
iver sal oras recomme nded Ca
tegory II /III:
15 kg to 36kg
bet ween approx im ately 3½ and 12years Unive
rsal2
or as re commend ed Un
iver sal oras recomme nded 216_R
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41
Safety
Oc cupa nt safety Re
comme nded child restra intsyst ems
1 Move th efron t-pa sse ngerseat to it srea rmo stand
uppermo stpo sitio n.Mo vethe he ad restraint to its
uppermo stpos ition. 2
Thechild re stra int syste mmustno t be fitted to
th erear seat. We
ight and age
cat egories Man
ufact urer Type Appro
valnu mber Daimle
rChrys ler
order nu mber Au
tomati cch ild seat
re co gn ition Ca
tegor y0:
up to 10kg
up to ap proximately
9m onths Bri
tax-Rö mer BABY SAFE PL
US E1
03 30 1146 B6 6 86 8212 Yes
B6 6 86 8213 No
2 Ca
tegor y0+:
up to 13kg
up to ap proximately
18 months Bri
tax-Rö mer BABY SAFE PL
US E1
03 30 1146 B6 6 86 8212 Yes
B6 6 86 8213 No
2 Ca
tegor yI:
9 to 18 kg
bet ween approxi mate-
ly 8m onthsand
4y ears Bri
tax-Rö mer DUO
PLUS E1
03 30 1133 B6 6 86 8217 Yes
B6 6 86 8218 No
1 Cat
ego ry II /III:
15 to36 kg
bet ween approxi mate-
ly 3½ and 12 years Bri
tax-Rö mer KID E1
03 30 1148 B6 6 86 8308 No
1 B6 6 86 8309 Yes
B6 6 86 8302 No
1 B6 6 86 8303 Yes216_R
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42 Safety
Oc
cupant safety
Wa rningstick ers Automa
tic ch ildseat rec ognition
1 9 warning lamp
Th ef ront-passeng erseat sens or system
au toma tica lly iden tifies whethe raspecial
Mercede s-Be nz child se atwith autom atic
ch ild seat re cognition has been fitted. The
9 warning lamp nextto theinstru- G
Risk of inj ury On
the fr ont-pass enger seat, only usechild
re straint syste ms with auto matic chi ldseat
re cognition which arerecom mended for
Me rcedes -Ben z.You canobt aini nfor mation
ab out this from anyMe rced es-Ben zSe rvice
Cen tre.
If ar earw ard-facing child res trai nt syst em is
used onthefro nt-pas seng er seat,it mus tbe
a sp ecia lMe rcedes -Ben zre arwa rd-fa cing
chil dseat with au tomatic chil dseat recogni-
ti on. P6
8.60-2140-31 If an
yother type ofrearwa rd-fa cing child re-
st raint system is used on the fr ont-pas sen-
ge rse at, thefron t-pa ssen gerairbag is not
dea ctivat ed andth ech ild co uld be se riousl y
or fatall y in jure db yth einflating air bag.To
dr aw attention tothis dang er, there is an ap-
propr iate wa rningst icker ontheda shboa rd
as we llas on bot hsides of thesun visor on
th epass engerside.
If afo rw ard-facin gchi ldrestr aint sys tem
with outau toma tic child seat recogni tion is
us ed on th efront-pas senge rseat, make
su re thefront-passenge rse at ismove d toits
re armo st position.
Do not leave children un supervi sedin the
ve hicle, even ifthey are secu redi n a child
re stra int system.
! They wo uld be unable to rescue them-
se lves if danger threatened, e.g .exces-
si ve heat.
! They could be injur ed on movi ng pa rtsin
th e ve hicle, e. g.seats.
! They could open the do orsand thereby
enda nger them selves andot hers. Do not pl
acean yob jects under thec hild
re stra int syst em,e. g. a cushion. Th eentire
base of th echi ldrestr aint syst emmust al-
wa ysbe re sting onthe vehi clese at cushion.
An incorrectly fitt ed chil drestraint system
canno tperform itsprotective function in the
eve ntofan ac cident, and could even lead to
in ju ries.
P68.10-3547-31 216_R
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43
Safety
Oc cupa nt safety
me ntclu ster wil lbe lit ifthi sis th eca se.
The front -pas se nger fron tairbag isdeac ti-
vate d.
iThe windowb ag,th e sidebag and theb elt
te nsioner on the fron t-passenger side are still ac-
ti ve even if the fron t-passeng erfront airbag
is deac tiva ted. ISOFIX
child se atsecu ring syst emin the
rear
IS OF IXis a stan da rdised secu ring syst em
fo rspecial chi ldse ats in ther ear.The reare
se cu ring rings fort wo childrestraint sys-
te ms between the seatcushion and the
ba ckrest on the le ftand right-ha nd side sof
the outer re arseats. G
Risk of inju ry If the
9 warning lamp does notlig ht
up wh enthe chil drestraint syste misfitted,
this meansth efront -pas senge rfr ont airbag
ha s no tbeen dea ctivat ed . The ch ild could
suff erlife- threat eningi njur ies if thef ront-
pa sseng erfront airbag is inflat ed .If the
warn ing lamp does no tlight up,proce ed as
fo llow s:
! Donotu se a rearwa rd-fa cing child re-
str aint syst emonthefron t-pas seng er
se at.
! Fita rearwa rd-faci ng ch ild restrai ntsys-
tem on a su itab lerear seat.
or !
Only usea forward -facing chi ldrestrain t
syst emon th efront-pas senge rseat and
move thefron t-pass enger seat to its
rear most position.
! Have the automa tic ch ild se at reco gn i-
ti on checked ataq ualified sp ec iali st
workshop which hasth ene cessary spe-
ci alis t knowledge andto ols tocarry
ou tthe work requ ired .Me rced es-Benz
re co mmend sth at youuse a
Me rced es-Benz Service Ce ntre for this
pu rpose. In pa rticular ,wo rk rele vant to
saf ety or on saf ety-relate dsystems
must becar ried out at a qualifie dsp e-
cia list wor ksho p.
To ensure that the automa tic ch ild se at
recog nition system functions correct ly,n ev-
er pla ceobjects (e.g.acu shion) under
th ec hild restr aint syst em.Th een tire base
of thechi ldrestr aint sys tem mu st alw aysbe
rest ingo nth e veh icle seat cushion. Anin-
cor rectly fitted child restraint sys tem cannot
perfo rmits protec tive fun ction in the event
of an accident, and cou ldeven le adto inju-
ries. G
Risk of inj ury Ac
hild restraint sys tem secu red by the
IS OFIX childseat se curing syste mdoe snot
pr ovid esuffi cien tpr otecti onforc hild ren
weighi ngmo re th an22 kg. For this re ason,
do not secure childr enweig hing mo rethan
22 kgin a child re straint system secure d by
th eIS OFIX child seat securing syste m. Ifthe
chil dweighs morethan 22 kg, sec urethe
chil drestrai nt sys temu sing alap- sh ould er
bel t. 216_R
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44 Safety
Oc
cupant safety
1Securing ring
2 Upho lsteredfitting
3 Inst allati ondevice
6 Foldupho lstered fitting 2upwa rds.
6 Turn installation devi ce3 vertica lly so
that upholster edfitting 2doe snot
fo ld downward s.
6 Fit the ch ilds eaton th etwo se curing
rings 1. Fo llow the manufact urer’ sin-
sta llat ion ins truction swh en fitting the
chil dseat. G
Risk of inj ury If
th ech ildr estrai nt sys temisnot fitted cor-
re ctly to a suitab lese at,th echi ldma ynot be
secured in the even tof an ac cidentor sud-
den br akingan dm aybe seriously or fatally
in ju re d. Therefore, follow the manufact ur-
er ’s installat ion instr uction sw henfitting the
child restrai ntsys tem.
On the rear se ats, on ly usechild res trai nt
sy stem swith an ISOFIX childseat secu ring
syste mwhich have been recom mended for
use inMe rcede s-Be nz veh icle s.
An incor rectly fitt ed childrest raint system
cou ldcom elo ose and fata lly inju rethechild
or other vehicle occ upants.W henfittin gthe
child restraint sy stem ,ma ke su rethat it is
en gage dinth es ecuringr ings on bot hsides. G
Risk of inju ry If
th echi ldrestra int syst emorits secu ring
syste m,e.g. theIS OFIX childseat secu ring
system, isdamaged or subje cted to a lo ad
in an accident, the ch ild se curedin th ere-
straint system may be se riously or fatall y
in ju re d in the event ofan ac cident, heavy
br ak ing or sudde nch an ge indire ction.
Yo umu sttheref oreha ve chi ldrestr aint sys-
te ms that are da maged or have been
su bjec tedto aheavy loa din an acc iden t
ch ec ked immedi ately along with their
mounti ngsat aqualifie dsp ec iali stwo rkshop
an dre place difneces sary.Th iswi llha ve the
necessary speci alistk no wled ge and tools to
carry ou t the wo rk required .Me rced es-Ben z
re co mm ends that you use aMe rcede s-Be nz
Se rvice Centre for th ispu rpose .In particu-
la r, wo rk rele vant to safet y or on safety-
relate dsy stem smu st be carried outat a
qu alifie dsp ecialist wor ksho p. P91.12-2939-31216_R
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235
Con
trols
Seats
The st eering wh eelposition is st ored when
yo utu rn the keyfrom position 2to 1in
the igni tion lock or when yous tore or set a
mem orypo sition.
Yo u ca nse t the easy-entry /exit feat ur e
using COMA ND (
=page 204). Folding the
fron t se at ba ckrest forw ard
Th erecesse dha nd lefor unlo ckingt he seat
ba ckrest is on th etop of th eseat.
1 Seat relea selever
To all ow passengers intherear to get in
an d out com fortab ly, th efront seat is:
! autom atical ly mo vedfo rwards if you
fol dth eba ckrest for ward
! automat ical ly mo ved ba ckif you fold
th e ba ckrest back
i Ifyo u pull the seat release lever, thehead
res traint lowers au tomatically. !
Make sure that there are no item sof lu ggage
in the footwell or behind these atsw henadj ust-
in gt he seats, as they could dam age the seats.
Fo ldin gth eseat ba ckrest forw ards
6 Pull seat release lever1 in the direc-
tion of the arrow andf old the ba ckrest
fo rward.
Th ehe ad rest raint lowers and th e seat
moves forw ards.
Fo lding these at backres tback
6 Pull seat release lever1 in the direc-
tion of the arrow andf old the ba ckrest
ba ck until it engage s.
The seat movesba ck toits or igin al po-
si tion. The head restraint raises again.
Th eba ckrest is lock ed agai n. G
Risk of inju ry Make sur
ethat nobody can become trap ped
when you activa te the ea sy-entry/e xitfe a-
tu re.
If there is a risk of entrapmen tby thesteer-
in gc olum n,move thesteering wheelad just-
me ntlever orpre ssthe memory bu tton.
If there is a risk of entrapment by these at,
you can also can cel th eadj ustm entproce-
du reby movi ngthese at ad justmentsw itch.
The steering column and dri ver’s se atstop
moving immed iately.
Neve r leave childr en unsupe rvised in the ve-
hi cle. They could op en the dr iver’s door and
th ereb y unintentionall yactivate the ea sy-
en try/e xitfe at ur ean d become trapped as a
result. P54.25-5008-31 G
Risk of inj ury Make
sure that nobody can beco metrap ped
when moving thes eat.If there isar isk of en-
tr ap men t,move the seat adjust ment sw itch
on the door. 216_R
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244 Con
trols
We arin gseat belts We
aring seat bel ts G
Risk of inj ury A
seat belt which is not worncorrect ly,or
wh ich has notb een enga gedin theseat belt
buckle corr ectly, cannot perfor mitsinte nd-
ed pro tective fun ction. Unde rcertain cir-
cu ms tanc es this couldev en cause severe or
fa ta l inj uries.
Make sur ethat al loccupa nts– inpa rtic ular ,
pre gnantwo me n–w earth eirs ea tbel tscor-
re ctly at all times:
! These at belt must pass clos ely ov er
your body and mu stnot be twisted.Yo u
sh ould therefo reavoid wearing bul ky
clot hing (e.g. awinter coat).Th e shoul-
de rsect ion of the bel tmu stbe routed
ac ross the middl eof yo urshould er–on
no acco un t ac ross yo urneck orunder
you r arm –an d pu lledtight ag ainst your
uppe rbody. Thelap sect ion of the belt
mu stalways pass across thepelvic area
as low dow nas possible, i.e. ac ross your
hip joints –not across your stomach or
lower abdo me n.Ifne cessary, ti ghten
th ebel tstrap by pu llingit dow nslig htly
an dr etig hten in the dire ction of the iner-
tia reel. !
Donot route the belt strap over sharp-
ed gedor fragile object s, es pe ciall yif
thes eare lo cated onorinyour clot hing,
e. g. spect acles, pe ns, keys, etc. The
sea tbel tst ra p could be da magedan d
tear in an ac cide nt andyo uor other ve-
hi cle oc cup ants could be injur ed.
! Only one person should useea ch seat
be lt at any one time .Do not allow chil-
dren tobe ca rried on thelap of another
occ upant,sinc eth ec hild canth en no
longer berestrained in the eve nt ofan
ac cident, br aking or asudden chan ge in
di re ction, which cou ldresult inse vere or
fata lin ju ries tothech ild an dot he roc cu-
pa nts.
! Persons less than 1.50 mtall cannot
we arthe seat belts co rrec tly. For this
re ason, secure pe rsons less than 1.50 m
ta llin specia lly de signe d,suitab le re-
straint syste ms. !
Childre nless than 1.50 mtallor under
12 yea rsof ag ecannot wearthe seat
bel tsprop erly. Therefore ,alway ssecure
th ese childre nin suitable chil drestrai nt
syste mson suitabl eveh icle seats
( =
page 40). Fo llow thema nufact urer’s
in st allation inst ruc tions when fitti ngthe
child restraint syste m.
! Do not secure anyob ject s with a seat
be ltifthe seat belt is being used byone
of the veh icle’soc cu pan ts. G
Risk of inju ry A
se at be lton lyoffers its intended degre eof
prot ection ifth ebackre stisposi tioned as
close to the vertical aspossible andth eoc-
cupa ntis sit ting upright .Av oid seat posi-
ti on sthat do not allow the seat belt tobe
routed correc tly (
=page 231). Position the
backrest asclose tothever tica las possibl e.
Do not drive withthe ba ckrest rec line dt oo
far ba ck. 216_R
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