2006 MERCEDES-BENZ CL COUPE child seat

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Index
Br ak epads/l inings
Disp laymessag e. . ..... . . . . . . . .422
Br ak esy stem
Disp laymessag e. . ..... . . . . . . . .422
Dr iving tips . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .390
El ec tric parking brak e. ... . . . . . . .258
Wa rning la mp. . . . . ..... . . . . . . .447
Br ak e-power dis tribution, electroni c–
se eEBV
Bulbs Front . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .477
Re ar . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .477
Re plac ing . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .476 C
Cap acities . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .519
Care Automati cca r wash ..... . . . . . . .394
Di stroni c.. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .396
Di stroni cPl us . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .396
He adlamp s. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .396
Hi gh -pre ssur eclea ners ... . . . . . . .395
Ni ght View Assist . . ..... . . . . . . .398
Pa rk Ass ist . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .397
Pa rktronic . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .397
Re versi ngcame ra. . .... . . . . . . . .398
Wi ndows . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .395 Wi
nds cree n. . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .395
Wi per blades . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .395
CD . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Ej ecting. . . . . ...... . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Lo adi ng. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Menu overview ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Pl ay ba ck options .... . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Se lect ing amedium . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Se lect ing atra ck... . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
CD cha nger
Ope ration (on-board com puter) . ..281
CD player
Ope ration (on-board com puter) . ..281
Central lo cking
Bu tton . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .227
Ke y. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .223
KE YLES SGO . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .225
Sw itching on/o ff(C OM AND) . . . . .208
Centre console Ov erview, lower se ction . . . . . . . . . .19
Ov erview, upper se ction. . . . . . . . . .18
Chang e of direction .. . . . . . . .16 7,279
Changing a wheel–se e Flat ty re
Changing the Re plac ing . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .479
Ch assis numb er.... . . . . . . . . . . . .509 Child seat
Auto matic re cogn ition .. . . . . . . ....42
Dis play messag e.. . . . . . . . . . . ...409
For ward-fac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....43
IS OF IX. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....43
Po sition . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ....40
Rear ward- facing. . . . . . . . . . . . ....42
Re comm endation s. . . . . . . . . . ....41
Children Auto matic ch ilds eatre co gn ition ...42
In the ve hicle. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ....37
Re straint syste ms. . . . . . . . . . . ....38
Ciga rette ligh ter. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...361
Cleanin g–se e Ca re
COMAND Back button .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ....66
Ba sic functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....67
Components ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ....59
Control ler .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....60
Displ ay. ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....59
Function bu tton s. . . . . . . . . . . . ....62
Lingu atroni cse ttings . . . . . . . . ...198
Menu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....63
Op erati ngexam ple . . . . . . . . . . ....66
Ph one book .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...117
Sw itchin gco oling wi th air
de humidifi cation on/ off. . . . . . ...212
Ve hicl e. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...203 216_R
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Instru
mentligh ting . ..... . . . . . . .271
In te llige nt Ligh tSy stem ... . . . . . .249
Dis play messag e.. . . .... . . . . . . .435
Int eriorligh ting . . . . . ..... . . . . . .251
Ambi ent lighting . . . . ..... . . . . . .252
Ambi ent lighting (C OMAND) . . . . . .206
Control unit . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .252
Ins trum ents . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .271
Interior ligh ting . . . . . ..... . . . . . .206
Re adingl am p. . . . . . ..... . . . . . .252
In te rior motion sensor .... . . . . . . . .55
In te rm ittent wipe . . . . .... . . . . . . .253
ISOFIX child seat securing
syst em.. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .43 J
Jack .... . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .401
Jum p-st ar ting . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . .497 K
Key Battery checklamp ... . . . . . . . . . .223
Chang ing the batter y.. . . . . . . . . . .474
Convenie nceclosi ng .. . . . . . . . . . .352
Fa ctory setting . ..... . . . . . . . . . .222
Lo cking /unloc king centra lly. . . . . .222
Los ing . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .464
Modify ing theprogra mming . . . . . .223
Po sitions in th eignition lock . . . . . .229
Star ting the eng ine. .. . . . . . . . . . .256
Stopping th eengine. . . . . . . . . . . .259
Key po sitio ns . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . .229
KEYLESS GO . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .223
Button . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .229
Checking th ebatte ry .. . . . . . . . . . .226
Convenie nceclosi ng .. . . . . . . . . . .352
Dis playm essa ge.... . . . . . . . . . . .429
Faul t. . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .466
Ke y. . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .223
Ke y pos itio ns. . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .229
Loc king . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .225
Mo difying th eprogra mming . . . . . .226
Starting the engine ... . . . . . . . . . .256
Stopping th eengine. . . . . . . . . . . .259
Unloc king . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . .223
Ki ck do wn . . . . . . ..... . . . . . 267, 270 L
Lane reco mm endation . . . . . . . . . ..169
Language . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..199
Li ce nc e plate li ghting
Dis play message . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..433
Ov ervie w. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..477
Ligh tsw itch ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..247
Ligh ting . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..247
Chang ing the bulbs .. . . . . . . . . . ..476
See also Exter ior lighting
See also Interior lighting
Ligh ts
Chang ing the bulbs .. . . . . . . . . . ..476
See also Ext erior lighting. . . . . . . ..247
See also Interior lighting . . . . . . . ..247
Linguatronic ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ..198
Lo cator ligh ting
Setting (COMAND ). . . . . . . . . . . ..207
Lo cking
Auto matic ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..227
Setting autom atic (COMA ND).. . .. 208
Lo cking button
Inside (centra lloc king ). . . . . . . . ..227
LOG IC7 . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...69
Lumbar supp ort .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ..232
COMAN D...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..216 216_R
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Index
Power wind ow s – see Sid ewin dow
PRE-SAFE . . . . . . . . ...... . . . . . . . .36
Disp laymessag e. . ..... . . . . . . . .411
PRE-SAFE Brake . . . ..... . . . . . . . . .51
Pr ev entive occu pant safety. . . . . . .36
Pr og ram selec torbu tton .. . . . . . . .268
Pro gram mable button .... . . . . . . .199
PU LSE – seeMa ssage function R
RA CETIM ER. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . .288
Ra dar se nsorsystem
Cou ntry overvie w. ..... . . . . . . . .528
Sw itching on/ off
(on-board comp uter ). ... . . . . . . . .287
Ra dio
Menu overvie w. . . . .... . . . . . . . . .72
Op erat ion . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . .72
RD S.. . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . .76
RD Sfrequ ency diversity .. . . . . . . . .75
Sa ving a stati on . . . .... . . . . . . . . .74
Sw itching waveb ands ... . . . . . . . . .73
Tu ning ina stati on(COM AND) . . . . .73
Tuning ina stat ion
(on-board comp uter ). ... . . . . . . . .280
Ra dio type-approval number . . . ..525
Ra dio-c ontrol led equ ipment . . . . . .366 Rain
closing feat ur e
(s lidin g/tiltin gsu nroof) . . . . . . . . .350
Rain se nsor. . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .253
Ra nge
Qu ery (on -board comp uter ). . . . . .278
RDK Wa rning la mp ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .449
RDS . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . .75, 76
Rea rbu lbs . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .477
Re ar compartment
Cup holde r. . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . .359
He ad restr aint s. ... . . . . . . . . . . . .236
Seat s.. . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .236
Rea rfogla mp. ..... . . . . . . . . . . . .248
Disp laymess age. ... . . . . . . . . . . .434
Ov erview . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .477
Re ar seat. . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .236
Rear window blind ... . . . . . . . . . . .203
Re ar window heating . . . . . . . . . . . .339
Fa ult. . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .441
Re ar-vie w mi rror
Anti- dazzle mode(aut omati c). . . . .240
Remote cont rol
(garage door ope ner) . . . . . . . . . . .367
Ref uelling . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . .373
Regio nco de . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . .89 Relea
sebutt on
Bo ot . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...222
Ins ide (centra lloc king) . . . . . . . ...227
Rem ote co ntrol
Aux iliary heating . . . . . . . . . . . . ...342
Ga rage door ope ner. . . . . . . . . ...367
Ke y. . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...222
Re placeme ntparts . . . . . . . . . . . ...506
Reset (COMA ND). . . . . . . . . . . . ...202
Re sidual heat ... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...340
Restra intsyst em. . . . . . . . . . . . ....26
Air bag s. . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....28
Be ltfo rce limi ters . . . . . . . . . . . ....29
Be lt tensi oners . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....29
Childre n...... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....38
Di splay messag e.. . . . . . . . . . . ...427
Fa ult. . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...447
Se atbelt..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....27
SR S. . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....28
Rev counter .... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...272
Rev ersing camera . . . . . . . . . . ....324
Cle aning ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...398
Rev ersing lamps
Dis play messag e.. . . . . . . . . . . ...434
Ov erview . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . ...477
Route guidan ce . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...167
Run -on time (mob ilephon e). . . ... 365 216_R
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Safety
Oc cupa nt safety
The most im portan tre strain tsys tems in
the vehicle arethe se atbe lts an d the ch ild
re strain tsystems .In theev en tof aco lli-
si on, they arethe mosteffect ive mean sof
re straini ngthemovemen tof vehicle occ u-
pantst owards the impact forceand thus
redu cing the dange rofthem hitting parts
of theve hicle inte rior. G
Risk of inju ry Modi
fica tions toor work performed incor-
rectly on restrain t syst ems (se atbelts, an-
ch orag es,be ltte ns ioners, beltforce limi ters
or airb ags)or their wi ring, as we ll as work on
other networked elec troni csyste ms,ma y
pre vent th ere strain t syste msfrom wor king
cor rectly. Ai rbag san d bel t tensioner scould
fa il, e. g.in the eventof an accid entin whi ch
the deceleration forces are suf fici en tto trig-
ge rthe syst ems, or th eycou ldbe trig gered
unintentional ly. Ne vercar ry ou t any mo difi-
cat ions on there straint syste ms.Ne ver
tamp erwith electroni c components and
their softwar e. G
Risk of inju ry Ai
rb ag s pr ovidea ddi tion alprotect ion, but
ar en ot,ho we ver,asu bs titut efor thes eat
be lts. To reduce therisk of serious or fata l
injur ies, ma kesure that all occu pa nts –in
par ticu lar, pregnant women – wear their
se at beltco rrec tlya talltime san dhav e
adop teda normal sittin gposition ,an dthat
their seat backrest ispo sitione das close to
the vertic al aspossi ble. Seat belts
G
Risk ofinju ry A
seat beltwh ich isnot worn, which isworn
incor rectly,or whic h has not been engaged
in theseat belt buckl ecorr ectly, cann otper-
fo rm it sinte nded pr otec tive fun ction. Un der
certain circ um stanc esthis co uldev en cause
se vere or fat alinju ries .M akesu re that all
ve hicle occupants –inp articul ar, pregna nt
women – wear their seat beltcor rectly at all
ti me s.
You mustmake sure that the be lt:
! is rout edas low as possi blea cros syo ur
pe lvic area , i.e. acr ossyourhip joints
and no tacros syou rab do men
! fitsclose ly
! isnot twis ted !
is routed ac ross the midd leof your
shou lder
! isnot routed across you rne ck orunder
you rarm
! fits close lyacross you rpel vica rea, by
pu lling upwar dson thes hould ersection
of thebelt
Do notsecu re an y objects with a seat belt if
th e sea tbe ltis be ing used by on eofth ev e-
hicl e’s occupants.
Av oid we aring bulky clo thing,e.g. a wint er
coa t.
Do not route the beltstra pacro sssharp-
ed gedor fragile object s, es pe ciall yif these
ar eon or inyou rcl ot hing ,e.g. spectacles,
pens, keys, etc. The seat be ltst ra p could be
da maged and you co uld be injur ed.
On ly one person should useea ch seat belt
at anyon etime.
On noaccount shou ldchildren trav el in the
ve hicle while sittin gon thel ap of another oc-
cup ant.Itwo uld no tbe poss ibleto res train
th e ch ild, an dth e ch ild an d ot herve hicle oc-
cupa nts could be inju re dseriously in the
event ofabrupt braki ng oreven fatall yinthe
event ofan ac cident. ==216_R
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Oc
cupant safety i
Inmany cou ntries there are law sconcerning
the use of seat belts and child res train tsys tems.
Th eSR S(S upplemental R estrain
t S yste
m)
co nsists of:
! Warning lamp =
! Belttens ioners
! Beltfor ce limi ters
! Airb ag syst emwith:
! Airbag contro lun it
! Airbags Warn
ing la mp =
Th eS RS perform sa self -test atregul arin-
ter vals when the ignition isswi tche don
an dt he engine isrunning. Mal funct ions
ca nthere fore be de tected ingood tim e.
The = warning lam pinth einst ru ment
clus ter (
= page 12) lig hts up when you
sw itch on the ignition and go esout a few
se co nds after the eng ine is sta rted. Pe
rsons unde r1.50 mtall orunde rtwelve
years of ageca nnot wear the seat belts
prope rly. Th ey therefo rereq uire ad ditional
su itabl erestr aint syst emsfitt ed on appro-
pr iate seatsfo rprotect ionin an accident. Al-
wa ys follow the ma nufact ur er’s installation
in st ru ctions when fitting a childs eat. G
Risk of inj ury A
seat belt onl yof fer s its intend eddegree
of protect ion if the backr estis po sitione das
cl ose to the vertic al aspossi ble and the
occ upantiss itting upr ight .Av oid sea tpos i-
ti ons that do not allow theseat beltto be
ro uted correctl y.Po sition theb ackres t as
close tothe vertical as possible .Don otdrive
with the backrest recline dto ofa rba ck.O th-
er wi se, yo ucouldbe seriously or even fatall y
in jur ed intheev ent ofan accident orsudden
br ak ing. G
Risk of inju ry Th
es eatbe ltca nn otfunc tion correc tly if the
bel torbuckle isdirty or damaged. Keep the
be lt an d bu ckle clean, othe rwise the belt
to ng ue ca nnot engage correctly.
Re gularly ch eckth ese at belts to make sure
th at they:
! are no tdamag ed
! aren otrouted over sharp edges
! arenot trap ped
Otherwise, the bel tco uld tear inthe ev entof
an accident. You or ot herscould be serious-
ly or fatall yin ju re d.
Ha ve se atbelts wh ichh aveb eend amag ed
or subject edtoheav ylo ad sin an accident
re place dan dhave theiranch orag es
ch ec ked.
Me rced es-Ben z recom mendsth at, for saf ety
re as ons ,you only use seat belts which have
bee nspeci allyapproved foryour vehicle by
Me rced es-Ben z. SRS
(Sup ple me ntal Restrai nt
Sy stem) 216_R
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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
deploy. 216_R
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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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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
( = page 311). 216_R
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