2007 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS SALOON Owners Manual

Occupant safet
y54 If the children open a door, they could injure
others. They could get out and injure them
-
selves or be injured by a passing vehicle.
An unsecured or incorrectly positioned load
increases the risk of injury to the child in
the event of:
R an acciden t
R a braking manoeuvre
R a sudden change of direction
Do not carry heavy or hard objects inside
the vehicle unless they are secured. You
will find further information under "Loading
guidelines" in the index .
Child restraint systems Mercedes-Benz recommends that you only
use the child restraint systems listed on
( Y page 60). G
Risk of injury
To reduce the risk of serious or even fata l
injury to the child in the event of an acci-
dent, braking or sudden change in direc -
tion:
R Children less than 1.50 m tall and under
twelve years of age must always be secured in special child restraint systems
on a suitable seat. This is necessary
because the seat belts are not designed
for children
.
R Do not secure children under twelv e
years of age on the front-passenger seat .
Exception: the vehicle is fitted with auto-
matic child seat recognition on the front-
passenger seat* and the child is secured
in a child restraint system with automatic
child seat recognition.
R If you fit a child restraint system to the
front-passenger seat, you must move the
front-passenger seat as far back as pos-
sible.
R Never allow children to travel sitting on
the lap of another occupant. Due to the
forces occurring in the event of an acci-
dent, heavy braking or sudden change in
direction, it would not be possible to
restrain the child. The child would be
thrown against parts of the vehicle inte-
rior and be seriously or even fatally
injured. G
Risk of injury
If a child restraint system is not fitted prop-
erly to a suitable seat in the vehicle, it
cannot provide its protective function. It
would not be possible to restrain the chil d
in the event of an accident, sudden braking
or a sudden change in direction. The child
could be seriously or even fatally injured.
For this reason, observe the manufac-
turer’s installation instructions and correc t
use when fitting the child restraint system.
Child restraint systems should preferably
be fitted to the rear seats. The child is gen -
erally better protected there.
The entire base of the child restraint system
must always be resting on the seat cushion.
For this reason you should never place
objects, e.g. a cushion, under the child
restraint system.
Only use child restraint systems with the
original cover designed for them. Only
replace damaged covers with genuine
Mercedes-Benz covers.
Only use child restraint systems which have
been approved for use in Mercedes-Benz
vehicles. Safety
* optional
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Child seat on the front-passenger seat
Warning sticker on the front-passenger sun visor
Warning symbol for a rearward-facing child
restraint system G
Risk of injury
If the front-passenger front airbag is not
disabled:
R The child secured in a child restraint sys-
tem on the front-passenger seat could be
injured seriously or even fatally if the
front-passenger front airbag is deployed
in an accident, especially if it is near the
front-passenger front airbag when it is
triggered.
R You must not secure a child in a rear-
ward-facing child restraint system on the
front-passenger seat. Only secure a rear-
ward-facing child restraint system on a
suitable rear seat.
R You must move the front-passenger seat
to the rearmost position if you wish to
secure a child in a forward-facing child
restraint system on the front-passenge r
seat.
The front-passenger front airbag is not dis-
abled:
R on vehicles without automatic child seat
recognition in the front-passenger seat*
R on vehicles with automatic child seat rec-
ognition on the front-passenger seat* if there is no child restraint system with
automatic child seat recognition fitted to
the front-passenger seat.
R if the 5 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
warning lamp on the centre console is
not lit on vehicles with automatic child
seat recognition on the front-passenger
seat*.
To draw attention to this danger, there is an
appropriate warning sticker on the dash-
board as well as on both sides of the sun
visor on the front-passenger side.
Information about recommended child
restraint systems is available at any
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Automatic child seat recognition on the
front-passenger seat*
If your vehicle does not have automatic child
seat recognition on the front-passenger seat,
this is indicated by a special sticker.
The sticker is affixed to the side of the dash-
board on the front-passenger side. It is visible
when you open the front-passenger door.
The indicator lamp is located on the centre
console. Safety
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PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning lamp
5
The front-passenger seat sensor system for
child restraint systems automatically detect s
whether a special Mercedes-Benz child seat
with automatic child seat recognition has
been fitted. If this is the case, the 5
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning lamp on
the centre console lights up. The front-
passenger front airbag has been disabled. G
Risk of injury
If the 5PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warn-
ing lamp does not light up when the child
restraint system is fitted, the front-
passenger front airbag has not been disa-
bled. If the front-passenger front airbag is inflated, the child could be seriously or even
fatally injured.
Proceed as follows:
R
Do not use a rearward-facing child
restraint system on the front-passenge r
seat.
R Fit a rearward-facing child restraint sys-
tem on a suitable rear seat.
or
R Only use a forward-facing child seat on
the front-passenger seat and move the
front-passenger seat to its rearmost
position.
R Have the automatic child seat recogni-
tion checked at a qualified specialist
workshop .
To ensure that the automatic child seat rec-
ognition on the front-passenger seat func-
tions correctly, never place objects, e.g. a
cushion, under the child restraint system.
The entire base of the child restraint system
must always be resting on the seat cushion.
An incorrectly fitted child restraint system
cannot perform its intended protective function in the event of an accident, and
could even lead to injuries.
i The windowbag, the sidebag and the belt
tensioner on the front-passenger side are
still active even if the front-passenger front
airbag is disabled. G
Risk of injury
Do not place items of electronic equipment
on the front-passenger seat, e.g.:
R laptops, if switched on
R mobile phones
R cards with transponders, e.g. ski passe s
or access passes
as signals from electronic equipment can
cause interference in the automatic child
seat recognition sensor system. This can
cause the system to malfunction. It could
cause the 5PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
warning lamp to light up even when no child
seat with automatic child seat recognition
has been fitted. The front-passenger front
airbag would not be triggered in an acci-
dent. It may also be that th e
5 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF warning
lamp does not light up briefly when you turn
the key to position 2in the ignition lock .Safety
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Positioning the child restraint system properly Weight categories and
ages Child restraint system
on the front-passenger
seat Child restraint system
on the left-hand and
right-hand rear seats Child restraint system
on the centre rear seat
without through-load-
ing feature* Child restraint system on
the centre rear seat with
through-loading fea-
ture*
Group 0: up to 10 kg
Up to approximately
9
months Vehicles with automatic
child seat recognition on
the front-passenger
seat*: as recommended
6 Universal or as recom-
mended As recommended As recommended
Group 0+: up to 13 kg
Up to approximately 18
months
Group I: 9 to 18 kg
Between approximately
8
months and 4 years Universa
l7
or as recom-
mended Universal or as recom-
mended Universal or as recommen-
ded
Group II/III: 15 to 36 kg
Between approximately 3½
and 12 years
6
Only use child restraint systems with automatic child seat recognition
7 Move the front-passenger seat to its rearmost position Safety
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"Universal" category child restraint system
s
can be recognised by their orange approval
label . Example of an approval label on the child restraint
systemSafety
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ISOFIX* child seat securing system Weight
categor
y Carry-cot 0: up to
10 kg 0+: up to 13 kg I: 9 to 18 kg
Size cate-
gor
y F G E E D C D C B B1 A
Equip
-
ment ISO/L1 ISO/L2 ISO/R1 ISO/R1 ISO/R2 ISO/R3 ISO/R2 ISO/R3 ISO/F2 ISO/F2X ISO/F3
Rear
benc
h
seat, left
and right X
8 X
8 IL
9 IL
9 IL
9 IL
9 IL
9 IL
9 IUF
10 IUF
10 IUF
10 8
X: this position is unsuitable
9 IL: as recommended, see the following table of ISOFIX child seat securing systems
10 IUF: suitable for forward-facing ISOFIX child seat securing systems that belong to the Universal category and are approved for use in this weight category Safety
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Recommended child restraint systems Weight categories and
ages Manufacturer Typ
e Approval number DaimlerChrysler
order number Automatic child seat
recognition
Group 0: up to 10 kg
Up to approximately
9
months Britax-Römer BABY SAFE PLUS E1 03 301146 A 000 970 10 00 Yes
Group 0+: up to 13 kg
Up to approximately 18
months Britax-Römer BABY SAFE PLUS E1 03 301146 A 000 970 10 00 Yes
Group I: 9 to 18 kg
Between approximately
8
months and 4 years Britax-Römer DUO PLUS E1 03 301133 A 000 970 11 00 Yes
A 000 970 16 00
No
11 Group II/III: 15 to 36 kg
Between approximatel
y
3½ and 12 years Britax-Römer KID E1 03 301148 A 000 970 12 00 Yes
A 000 970 17 00
No
11 11
For child restraint systems without automatic child seat recognition, move the front-passenger seat to the rearmost position. Safety
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ISOFIX* child seat securing system Weight class Weight cate-
gory Manufacturer Typ
e Type approval
number Category DaimlerChrys
ler order num-
be
r Automatic
child seat rec-
ognition
A 9 to 18 kg - - - - - -
B 9 to 18 kg - - - - - -
B1 9 to 18 kg Britax-Römer DUO PLUS E1 03 301133 Universa
l A 000 970 11
00 Ye
s C 9 to 18 kg - - - - - -
up to 13 kg
D 9 to 18 kg - - - - - -
up to 13 kg
E up to 10 kg - - - - - -
up to 13 kg Britax-Röme
r BABY SAFE
ISOFIX PLUS E1 04 301146 Universa
l B6 6 86 8224 No
F up to 10 kg - - - - - -
G up to 10 kg - - - - - - Safety
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