2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE child restraint

32 Safety
Oc
cupant safety
Your vehicl e is equip pedwi th the fo llowing
airbags:
! Driver’s front airb ag , located in the
steering wheel
! Front-pa ssenger front airb agabov ethe
gl ov e compa rtme nt
! Sidebags on th eouter side of the front
se ats !
Sidebags to the outsi de, ne xtto the
seats in the rear co mpartment
! Windowb agsin the edge of the roof
frame
Ai rb ag deplo yment
T he airbags in flat ewi thin millisec onds. Th e
= warning lamp com eson.
i Ifth e airbag sare deployed, you willhe ar a
bang and a small amount of powder may also be
released .The bang is not harmful toyour heari ng
and thepowder is not hazar dous toyour healt h.
Ai rb ag depl oymen tsl ows down and re-
st ricts the movement of the vehi cle occu-
pant.
Wh enthevehicl eocc upant makesconta ct
with the front ands ide airb ag s,ho tg as
fl ows out of the airb ags.Thi sredu cesthe
fo rc eac ting on the occu pant’s he adand
ch est.Th eairbags are thus def lated afte r
the accid ent. !
Mov ethe front -pas seng erseat as far
back aspossibl e, especiallyifch ildr en
ar es itti ng orsecured inarestraint sys-
te m on it.
! Rearward -facing chil drestraint syst ems
mu stnotbe fitted to the front-p assen-
ge rseat ifthe front airba gon the front-
pass engerh as notbeen dea ctivat ed .
Th ef ront passeng er's front air bagis au-
tomati cally de activate din
Me rcede s-Be nz veh icle sif ach ild re-
straint syste mwith automati c childs eat
recog nition is fitt ed tothe fr ont- passen-
ge r seat ofa vehi cle eq uippe dwith auto-
ma tic child seat recognition an dthe
9 indi cator lamp is on.
! Ifafo rwar d-facin gchi ldrest raintsystem
is fitted tothe front -pas seng er seat,the
fr ont-passenge rse at mu st be moved as
fa rb ackas poss ible.Ev en with th ese at
in this posi tion, theb eltmust be routed
fo rwards in thedir ection of trav elan d
pul led tigh t.
! Do not lean forward s, e.g. ove r the pad-
ded boss of thesteer ing whee l,pa rtic u-
larly when the vehicle is in motion.
! Do not pu tyo ur fee ton the dashboa rd. !
Onlyho ldthe steering wheel by the rim.
This all owsthe airb agtodepl oyfully.
You could be inju re dif th eairb ag isde-
pl oy ed andyou are holdingthe inside of
the stee ring wheel.
! Do not lean on thed oorsfrom inside the
vehi cle.
! Do not plac eany objects on theairbags
or between the airbags and the veh icle ’s
occ upants.
! Do not pl acean y objec tsbet ween the
seat backr ests and th edoors.
! Donot hang an yha rd object s, e.g. coat
hang ers, on thegr ab handl esor coat
hooks.
It is no tpossible to ruleout the risk ofinju-
ri es caused byan airbag dueto th ehigh
sp ee dw ith which theairb agis re quired to
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34 Safety
Oc
cupant safety
! the 9 warning lamp next
to the inst ru me nt clu ster isnot lit
( = page 42)
Th ismean s thatachi ldres trai nt sys-
te m with autom atic child se atrecogni-
tion iseither not fitted or is fitted
inco rrec tly.
! Donot place any heavy obj ectson the fron t-
passeng er seat.The system migh te rron eously
in te rpret this as a per son oc cupying the seat and
th e res traint sys tems onthe fron t-passe nger
seat mightb etriggered in the event of an ac ci-
dent and would th en have tobe replac ed.
Si de bags G
Risk of inj ury Fo
r saf etyre asons, Merced es-Ben z recom-
me ndsth at you use seat cove rs thathave
be en tested for use inMe rcedes -Ben zv ehi-
cles and that ha vea special tearseam for
sideba gs.O ther wi se ,a sideba gmaynotde-
pl oy correc tlya nd cou ldfail to prov ide the
inte nded pro tection in the event ofan acci-
dent. Youcan obtain these covers from a
Me rcedes -Ben zSe rvice Centre ,fo re xam-
ple. G
Risk of inju ry To
reduce the risk of injury when a sidebag
is deployed, make sur eth at:
! there aren oo ther per sons, animal sor
objects be tweenth eve hicle occupants
an dth edeployme ntrang eo fth eside-
bags
! noaccessor ies, e.g. drinks can hol ders,
are attach edto th edo ors
! only lig htclothing ishu ng on thecoat
hooks in thevehic le
! there are no heavy or shar pobjects in
the po cketsof the clot hing onthe coat
hooks G
Risk of inju ry Ob
serve the follow ing note sto re duce the
ri sk of serious or fata l inj uryif asidebag is
deploy ed:
! Vehicle oc cupa nts–i npa rtic ular , ch il-
dren –mustnot lean their headonthe
ar ea ofthe wi ndow in whic hasideba gis
deployed. !
Vehicle occupants mustalwa ys wear
th eirsea tbe ltcor rectly an d posi tion
th eirb ackres t as clo seto the vertic al as
possi ble.
! Alwa ys secu rechi ldre nless than 1.50 m
tall orunder1 2year s of age in suitab le
child restraint syste ms. G
Risk of inju ry Th
esensors forcontr olling theairbags are
lo cat edin the doors. Do not make any
chan gesto the doors or door trim,su ch as
the retrofitting ofloud spea kers. If thedo ors
ar e damaged, the fu nction of thes idebags
ma y be impaired .Hav ewo rkcarrie dou ton
the doors on lyat aqu alified specia list wo rk-
shop which has th enecessary spe cialis t
kn owl edge andtool sto carry out the work
requi red. Me rcede s-Be nz rec ommendsth at
yo uu seaMe rced es-Benz Service Cen tre for
this purpos e. In particular ,workrelevant to
sa fety or on safety-rel at ed syst emsmu st be
ca rrie dou tat aq ualifi ed spec iali stwo rk-
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37
Safety
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
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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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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.
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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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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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