2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS ESTATE Owners Manual

passenger seat. The
child restra int sy stem
mus tnot to ucht he roof or be put under
st ra in by theh ead restra ints.
R If necessar y,adjus tthe angle of thes eat
backres tand theh ead restra int position
accordingly.
R Adjus tthe seat cushion inclination so that
th ef ront edg eofthe seat cushion is in the
highes tposition and ther ear edg eofthe
seat cushion is in thel ow estp osition.
R Alw aysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt
st ra pisc orrectly routed from thes eat belt
outle tofthevehicle tothes houlder belt
guide on thec hild restra int sy stem. The
shoulder belt stra pm ustber outed forw ards
and down wardsf romt he seat belt outlet.
R If necessar y,adjus tthe seat belt outle tand
th ef ront passenger seat according ly.
R Neverp lace objects under or behind the
ch ild restra int sy stem, e.g. cushions.
Alw aysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion and operatin ginstructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem used, and then otes on fitting
suitable child restra int sy stems (→ page54). Suitabilit
yofthe seats forc hild restra int sys‐
te ms Note
sona ttaching suitable child restra int
sy stems
Only child restra int sy stems wit hthe following
ECE standards ar epermit tedf or use in thev ehi‐
cle:
R ECE R44
R ECE-R129 (i-Size child restra int sy stems)
Examples of appr oval labels on child restra int
sy stems: Label
forc hild restra int sy stems in accord‐
ance wit hECE R44 54
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Label
forc hild restra int sy stems in accord‐
ance wit hECE R129
ISOFIX or i-Siz echild restra int sy stems of thef ol‐
lowing “Universal“ categor ycan be used, in
accordanc ewitht he tables on suitability of seats
fo rt he atta chment of child restra int sy stems, on
seats mar kedU,U F,IUF or i-U. Semi-universal
child restra int sy stems ar eindi‐
cated bythet ext" se mi-uni versal" on the
appr oval label. The ycan on ly beused if thev ehi‐
cle and thes eat ar eliste dint hechild restra int
sy stem manufacturer's vehicle model list.
Note sont he suitability of seats fora ttach‐
in gb elt-secured child restra int sy stems
Obser vethef ollowing information:
R When using ababyc ar seat of thec ate‐
gor y0/0+ and arear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem on arear seat: adjustthe
driver's and front passenger seat suc hthat
th es eat does no ttouc hthe child restra int
sy stem.
R When using aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem of categor yI:remo vethe
head restra int from ther espectiv eseat, if
possible.Ina ddition,thes eat backres tofthe
ch ild restra int sy stem must, as farasp ossi‐
ble, lie flat agains tthe backres tofthevehicle
seat.
R When your emo vethec hild restra int sy stem,
fi tt he head restra int immediatel yand adjust
all theh ead restra int sa gain cor rectl y. R
Forc ertain child restra int sy stems in weight
categories II or III ,ther em ight be restrictions
in them aximum size setting, e.g. due topos‐
sible con tact wi th theroof.
R Mak esuret hat thec hild's feet do no ttouch
th ef ront seat. If necessar y,mo vethef ront
seat forw ards lightl y.
R The child restra int sy stem mus tnottouc ht he
ro of or be put under stra in by theh ead
re stra ints. Adjus tthe head restra int sa ccord‐
ingly.
R Obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation
instructions fort he child restra int sy stem.
Legend fort he table:
X Notsuita blef or children in this we ight
categor y.
U Suitable forc hild restra int sy stems of
th e" Un iversal" categor yinthisweight
categor y. Occupant saf
ety55

UF
Suitable forf or wa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stems of the" Un iversal" cat‐
egor yint hisweight categor y. L
Suitable fors emi-universal child
re stra int sy stems according tothet able
in "Recommended child restra int sys‐ te
ms", or if thev ehicle and thes eat are
lis tedint hechild restra int sy stem man‐
ufacturer's vehicle model list. Fr
ont passenger seat: We
ight categories Front passenger front airbag
enabled Fr
ont passenger front airbag disa‐
bled 1
Categor y0:upto10 kg XU,L
Categor y0+:up to13 kg XU,L
Categor yI:9to18k gU F,LU ,L
Categor yII:15 to25 kg UF,L U, L
Categor yIII: 22 to36 kg UF,L U, L
1 The vehicle is equipped wit hanautomatic front passenger front airbag deactivation sy stem. The PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator lam pmustbel it. 56
Occupan tsafety

Re
ar seats: We
ight categories Left,right
Centre1
Categor y0:upto10 kg U,LU ,L
Categor y0+:up to13 kg U,LU ,L
Categor yI:9to18k gU ,LU, L
Categor yII:15 to25 kg U,LU
Categor yIII: 22 to36 kg U,LU
1 Child restra int sy stems wit hasupporting brac keta re nots uita blef or this seat. Note
sont he suitability of seats fora ttach‐
in gI SOFI Xchild restra int sy stems
Obser vethef ollowing information:
R When using ababyc ar seat of cate‐
gor y0/0+ and arear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem of categor yIonarear
seat: adjustthe driver's and front passenger
seat suc hthat thes eat does no ttouc hthe
ch ild restra int sy stem. R
When using aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem of categor yI:removethe
head restra int from ther espectiv eseat if
possible and position thes eat backres tof
th ec hild restra int sy stem as flat as possible
agains tthe seat backres tofthevehicle seat.
R When your emo vethec hild restra int sy stem
yo um ustins tallth eh ead restra int again
immediatel yand adjus tall of theh ead
re stra int sc orrectl y. R
Forc ertain child restra int sy stems in weight
categories II or III ,ther em ight be restrictions
in them aximum size setting, e.g. due topos‐
sible con tact wi th theroof.
R Mak esuret hat thec hild's feet do no ttouch
th ef ront seat. If necessar y,mo vethef ront
seat forw ards lightl y.
R The child restra int sy stem mus tnot to ucht he
ro of or be put under stra in by theh ead Occupant saf
ety57

re
stra ints. Adjus tthe head restra int sa ccord‐
ingly.
R Obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation
instructions fort he child restra int sy stem. Legend
fort he table:
X Notsuita blef or an ISOFIXc hild
re stra int sy stem in this we ight category
and/or size categor y.
IUF Suitable forf or wa rd-facin gISOFI Xchild
re stra int sy stems of the"Universal" cat‐
egor yint hisweight categor y. IL
Suitable forI SOFIX child restra int sys‐
te ms according tothet able in "Over‐
vie woft herecommended child
re stra int sy stems", or if thev ehicle and
th es eat ar eliste dint hechild restra int
sy stem manufacturer's vehicle model
list. We
ight categories Size categoryEquipment Rear seat
Left ,right
Car rycotF
GISO/L1
ISO/L2X
X
Category 0:up to10 kgand appr ox.6m onths EISO/R1I L
Categor y0+:up to13 kgand appr ox.15m onths E
D
CISO/R1
ISO/R2
ISO/R3IL
IL
IL
1 58
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We
ight categories Size categoryEquipment Rear seat
Left ,right
Categor yI:9to18kga nd between appr ox.9m onths and 4year sD
C
B
B1
A ISO/R2
ISO/R3
ISO/F2
ISO/F2X
ISO/F3IL
IL
1
IUF
IUF
IUF
1 Whe nusing achild restra int sy stem of size categor yC(ISO/R3), mo vethef ront seat totheh ighes tposition .Makes uret hat thes eat backres tofthe
front seat does no tres ta gains tthe child restra int sy stem. Note
sont he suitability of seats fora ttach‐
in gi ‑Size child restra int sy stems
Obser vethef ollowing information:
R When using arear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem: adjus tthe front seat so
th at it does no ttouc hthe child restra int sys‐
te m.
R When using aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem: remo vetheh ead restra int
from ther espectiv eseat, if possible.Ina ddi‐tion,
thes eat backres tofthechild restra int
sy stem must, as farasp ossible, lie flat
agains tthe backres tofthevehicle seat.
R When your emo vethec hild restra int sy stem
yo um ustins tallth eh ead restra int again
immediatel yand adjus tallth eh ead
re stra int sc orrectl y.
R Mak esuret hat thec hild's feet do no ttouch
th ef ront seat. If necessar y,mo vethef ront
seat forw ards lightl y. R
Obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation
instructions fort he child restra int sy stem.
Legend fort he table:
X Notsuita blef or an i-Siz echild restra int
sy stem in the" Universal" categor y.
i‑U Suitable forf or wa rd-facin gand rear‐
wa rd-facing i-Size child restra int sys‐
te ms in the" Universal" categor y. Occupant saf
ety59

Fr
ont passenger seat Lef trear seat Centrerear seat Rightrear seat
i‑Size child restra int sy stem Xi ‑UXi ‑UIn
fo rm ation on thes uitabilit yofthefolding
benc hseat fors ecurin gchild restra int sys‐
te ms
Do not, under an ycircums tances, us earear‐
wa rd-facing child seat on thef olding benc hseat
(thir drow of seats). Legend
fort he table:
X Notsuita blef or children in this we ight
categor y.
L Suitable fors emi-universal child
re stra int sy stems according tothet able
in "Recommended child restra int sys‐ te
ms", or if thev ehicle and thes eat are
lis tedint hechild restra int sy stem man‐
ufacturer's vehicle model list. Fo
lding benc hseat (thir drow of seats): We
ight categories Left,right
Categor y0:upto10 kg X
Categor y0+:up to13 kg X
Categor yI:9to18kg
L1
Categor yII:15 to25 kg
L2
Categor yIII: 22 to36 kg X60
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We
ight categories Left,right
1 Onl yusethea ppr ove dchild seat MB Duo plus.
2 Onl yusethea ppr ove dchild seats KIDFIX or KIDFIX XP forc hildren up tothea geof appr ox.6y earsand no ttaller than 1.15 m. Overvie
wofrecommended child restra int sy stems Re
commende dchild restra int sy stems fora ttachin gwitht he vehicl eseat belt We
ight categories Manufactu rerT ype Approval number
(E1. ..) Order number (A
000 ...) colour code
9H95
Catego ry0:
up to10 kg
up toappr oximatel y6months Britax
Römer BABY SAFE plu sII0 43011469 70 36 00
97 05700
Catego ry0+:
up to13 kg
up toappr oximatel y15m onths Britax
Römer BABY SAFE plu sII0 43011469 70 36 00
97 05700 Occupant saf
ety61