2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE Owners Manual

36 Safety
Oc
cupant safety
ar einte grate dinto the side of the roof
fr am eand deploy in the area between the
A-pill ar an d the C-pillar.
1 Windowbag
Windowbags 1are depl oyed:
! atthes tart of an accident wi thhigh ve-
hicle accele ratio nor decele ratio nin a
la teral direc tion
! on the side on whi chan impact occ urs
! indepe ndently of the front airbags
! regard lessof wh ethe r the front-
pa sseng erseat is occupied or not
! ifthe ve hicle ove rtur ns on both sides
an d the syste mdetermine sth at win-
dowb ag deployment can of fer add itio n-
al protection to tha tpr ovide dby the
seat belt i
Youcanfind furthe r information about how
th e airbags work on (
=page 32).
You can find fur ther info rmation abou tbelt ten-
sioners and bel tforce limiters on ( =page 29).
Preventiv eoccu pant safety (PRE-SAFE ®
)
in itiates pre ventive measures incertain
ha zardou s si tuations foryo ur safety.PR E-
SA FE®
interven esin:
! emergenc ybra king situati ons, e.g. if
Brak eAs sist BAS (
=page 47)is acti-
va ted orBrak eAs sist BASPlus*
(= page 47)in te rve nesp owerfully
! critica ldr ivin g situa tions, e.g. wh ere
the vehicle under steers or ove rste er s
be cause itha sex ceeded physical limits
In these cases, PR E-SAFE ®
in itiates th efo l-
lo wing measures if youar ed riving faster
tha n30 km /h:
! itmo ves th efront-passenger seattoan
op timum position (
=page 231) if itis
in an unfavou rablepo sition !
itincr ea ses the air pressure inthea ir
ch amb ers (side bol ster s of the seat
cushion andba ckr est)of the multi-c on-
tou r* (
=page 216) or dy nami cdri ving
seats* ( =page 218)
! if the vehicle un derstee rsor ove rs-
te er s, the sl iding/tilting sunroof
( = page 349) and the front side win-
dows ( =pa ge 254) alsoclose
au toma tically toleave a residu algap
If the hazardous situ ation passes without
resul ting inan ac cident,P RE- SAFE ®
redu c-
es the pressure in th eair cha mbers ofthe
mu lti-contou r seatsor dyna mi cdriving
seats *. Itispo ssible toundo all the adjust-
me ntsin itiated by PRE-SAFE ®
.
P9
1.60-3161-31 PRE-SAFE
®
(pre ventive oc cupant
safe ty) 216_R
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Oc cupa nt safety
If a child is trav ellin g in the vehicle:
! secu re the child(pr efer ablyon a suita-
bl er ear seat) using achild restra int
syst em wh ichis appropriate tohis/ her
age and size and whic h hasbee nap-
pr ove dfo r Mercedes -Ben zve hicl es
! mak e sure th atthe childi ss trap pe d in
thro ughout the trip
Yo ucan obtain in format ion ab ou tthe
co rre ctchild rest raints ystem from any
Me rced es-B enz Servi ceCentre.
i It is advisable touse Mercedes-Benz care
produ ctsfor cleaning child restr aintsystems.
Yo uca n obtain informatio nabou tth is from any
Me rcedes-Benz Service Centre. Childr
en in the ve hicle G
Risk ofinju ry Do
not leav echil dren unsupe rvise din the
ve hicle, ev en if they ar ese cu redin ach ild
restraint syste m.The children could:
! injur ethemselves on parts oftheve hicle
! beinju re d sever elyor even fa tally by
prolon ged exposur eto inte nseh eator
co ld
Do notpo sitionth echi ldrestra int syste min
di rect sunlight .The metallic parts ofthe
ch ildr estrai nt system could heat up,for ex-
am ple, andth e ch ildc ould bu rnhim/ hers elf
on the hot par ts.
If th e ch ildren open adoor, they cou ld:
! injureother people
! getoutof the vehi clea nd inju re them-
sel vesor be inju re dby apass ing ve hicle Do not carry heavy and ha
rdobjects in the
ve hicle int erior ifthey areun secure d.You
wi ll find fu rthe rinfor mation inthe" Co ntrols"
sect ion und er"Loa ding and st owing"
(= page 353) and "F eatures "(= page 361).
An unsecured orincor rectly posi tione dload
increas esthe ris kof injury for the child in
th eev ent of:
! sharp br aking
! asudden ch ange ofdire ction
! an acc ident
Al so observ eth enot eson HOLD
( = page 311). 216_R
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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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Oc cupa nt safety
Exampl eof an ap proval labe lon th ech ild
restrain tsys tem
Warni ngsymbo lon arearw ard- facing child
restrain tsys tem
P92.00-2184-31
P00.00-3185-31216_R
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40 Safety
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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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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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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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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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