
The
child restra int sy stem could be flung
aroun dand hit vehicle occupants. This poses
an increased risk of injur yorevend eath! #
Alw aysi ns tallch ild restra int sy stems
cor rectl y,eve nw henn otin use. #
Alw aysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hcaused
by theu se of damaged child restra int
sy stems
Child restra int sy stems or their retainin gsys‐
te ms that ha vebeen subjec tedtoal oad in
an acciden tmaythen no tbea bletoper form
th eir intended pr otectiv efunction.
The child canno tberestrained in thee vent of
an accident, heavy braking or asudden
ch ang eofd irection. #
Alw aysr eplace child restra int sy stems
immediatel ythat ha vebeen damaged or
in vo lved in an accident. #
Have thes ecuring sy stems fort he child
re stra int sy stems checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop befor einstalling a
ch ild restra int sy stem again. %
Use Mercedes-Benz car eproducts recom‐
mended byMercedes-Benztoc leanchild
re stra int sy stems. Further information can
be obtained at aqualified specialis twork‐
shop.
The following no tesm ustbeo bserved:
R When ins talling achild restra int sy stem on
th ef ront passenger seat, thei nformation on
ins talling achild restra int sy stem on thef ront
passenger seat (→ page52).
R Notesona ttaching suitable child restra int
sy stems (→ page54).
R Notesonr ecommende dchild restra int sys‐
te ms (→ page61).
R Instructions and saf etyn otes on thea uto‐
matic front passenger airbag shutoff
(→ pag e40).
R Safetyn otes on thes eat belt (→ page33). R
Information on thec orrect us eoft he seat
belt (→ page37). ISOFIX and i-Size
child seat securing sy stems Information on
theI SOFIX and i-Siz echild
sea tsecuring sy stems &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata linjur yif
th ec hild secured weighs mor ethan the
permissible gross weight foranI SOFIX or
i‑Size child restra int sy stem
Fo rISOFIX or i‑Size child restra int sy stems in
whic hthe child is secured using thes eat belt
integrated in thec hild restra int sy stem, the
permissible gross weight of thec hild and
ch ild restra int sy stem is 33 kg.
If th ec hild and thec hild restra int sy stem
to get her weigh mor ethan 33 kg,the ISOFIX
or i‑Size child restra int sy stem wit hintegra‐
te ds eat belt does no toffer suf ficient pr otec‐
tion .Too muc hload ma ybeplaced on the
ISOFIX or i‑Size child restra int sy stems and
th ec hild ma ynotbe restra ined cor rectl yin
th ee vent of an accident, fore xamp le. 48
Occupan tsafety

#
Ifth ec hild and thec hild restra int sys‐
te mt ogether weigh mor ethan 33 kg,
onl yuse an ISOFIX or i‑Sizec hild
re stra int sy stem wit hwhichthe child is
secured wit hthe vehicle seat belt. #
Also secur ethe child restra int sy stem
wit hthe TopT ether belt, if available. Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he information about the
mass of thec hild restra int sy stem
R inthem anufacturer's ins tallation and operat‐
ing instructions fort he child restra int sy stem
used
R onalabel on thec hild restra int sy stem, if
present
Re gularly checkt hat thep ermissible gross mass
of thec hild and child restra int sy stem is still
being adhered to.
When using achild restra int sy stem, be sur eto
obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation and
operatin ginstructions as well as its cor rect use
and thes uitability of thes eats fora ttaching a
ch ild restra int sy stem. ISOFIX and i-Siz
earestandardised securing sys‐
te ms fors pecia lrestraint sy stems. ISOFIX child
re stra int sy stems ar eappr ove dina ccordance
wit hE CE R44, i‑Siz echild restra int sy stems are
appr ovedina ccordance wit hECE R129.
Onl ychild restra int sy stems that ha vebeen
appr ovedina ccordance wit hECE R4 4maybe
attached toISOFIX mounting brac kets.
The following child restra int sy stems can be
attached toi-Size securing rings:
R ISOFI Xchild restra int sy stems that are
appr ovedina ccordance wit hECE R44
R i‑Siz echild restra int sy stems that are
appr ovedina ccordance wit hECE R129 1
Symbol forf ittin ganI SOFIX child restra int
sy stem
2 Symbol forf ittin gani -Sizechild restra int
sy stem Occupant saf
ety49

Fi
ttin gISOFI Xand i-Size child seat attach‐
ments &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata linjur yif
th ec hild secured weighs mor ethan the
permissible gross weight foranI SOFIX or
i‑Size child restra int sy stem
Fo rISOFIX or i‑Size child restra int sy stems in
whic hthe child is secured using thes eat belt
integrated in thec hild restra int sy stem, the
permissible gross weight of thec hild and
ch ild restra int sy stem is 33 kg.
If th ec hild and thec hild restra int sy stem
to ge ther we igh mor ethan 33 kg,the ISOFIX
or i‑Size child restra int sy stem wit hintegra‐
te ds eat belt does no toffer suf ficient pr otec‐
tion .Too muc hload ma ybeplaced on the
ISOFIX or i‑Size child restra int sy stems and
th ec hild ma ynotbe restra ined cor rectly in
th ee vent of an accident, fore xamp le. #
Ifth ec hild and thec hild restra int sys‐
te mt ogether weigh mor ethan 33 kg,
onl yuse an ISOFIX or i‑Sizec hild re
stra int sy stem wit hwhichthe child is
secured wit hthe vehicle seat belt. #
Also secur ethe child restra int sy stem
wit hthe TopT ether belt, if available. Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he information about the
mass of thec hild restra int sy stem
R inthem anufacturer's ins tallation and operat‐
ing instructions fort he child restra int sy stem
used
R onalabel on thec hild restra int sy stem, if
present
Re gularly checkt hat thep ermissible gross mass
of thec hild and child restra int sy stem is still
being adhered to.
When using achild restra int sy stem, be sur eto
obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation and
operatin ginstructions as well as its cor rect use
and thes uitability of thes eats fora ttaching a
ch ild restra int sy stem.
Befor eevery trip ,makes uret hat theI SOFIX
ch ild restra int sy stem or thei -Sizec hildrestra int
sy stem is engaged cor rectl yinb othI SOFIX or
i‑Size mounting brac kets. 1
ISOFIX mounting brac kets
2 i-Size mounting brac kets
* NO
TEDama getothes eat belt fort he
centr eseat Whe
nfittin gac hildrestra int sy stem, thes eat
belt fort he centre seat could be damaged. 50
Occupant saf ety

#
Mak esuret hat thes eat belt is no ttrap‐
ped. #
Remo veeac hcover forI SOFIX mounting
brac kets 1 or i‑Size mounting brac kets 2. #
Attach theI SOFIX child restra int sy stem to
bo th ISOFIX mounting brac kets 1 or i‑Size
mounting brac kets 2.
or #
Attach thei ‑Sizec hildrestra int sy stem to
bo th i‑Size mountin gbrack ets 2. #
Afterr emoving thec hild seat, replace each
co verfor ISOFIXm ounting brac kets 1 or
i‑Size mounting brac kets 2. Secu
ring TopT ether &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hifthe
re ar seat backrests ar enotloc keda fter
fi tting TopT ether belts
If th er ear seat backrests ar enotloc ked, they
could fold forw ards in thee vent of an acci‐ dent, heavy braking or sudden
changes of
direction.
As aresult, child restra int sy stems cann ot
per form their intended pr otectiv efunction.
Re ar seat backrests that ar enotloc kedc an
also cause additional injuries, e.g. in the
ev ent of an accident. #
Alw aysl oc kr ear seat backrests af ter
fi tting TopT ether belts. #
Obser vethel oc kv erification ind icator. If
th es eat backres tisnotengaged and loc ked,
th is will be shown on them ultifunction display
on thei nstrument clus ter.
The risk of injur ycan be reduced byTopT ether
as TopT ether pr ovides an additional connection
between thec hild restra int sy stem secured with
ISOFIX or i-Siz eand thev ehicle.
The child restra int sy stem mus tbeequipped
wit haT opTether belt. Occupant saf
ety51

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

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
Occupant saf ety

Re
commende d"Universal" and "Semi-Universal" categor yISOFIX child restra int sy stems We
ight categories Size categor yManufacturer Type Approval number
(E1. ..) Order number (col‐
our code: 9H95)
Catego ry0+:
up to13 kg
up toappr oximately
15 months EB
rita xR ömer BABY SAFE plu s0 4301146B 66868224
Catego ryI:
9to18kg B1
BritaxRömer DUO plus0 4301133A 0009703700
A0 009705800 %
Youc an obtain fur ther information on the
cor rect child restra int sy stem at any
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre. Child saf
etyl oc ks Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe child saf etyl ock
fo rt he rear doors &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul eave children unat tende dint hevehi‐
cle, they ma ybea bletos etthev ehicle in
motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thet ransmission out of park
position j.
R Startin gthe engine. Occupant saf
ety63

Tu
rn signal light (front) ........................ 14 5
Changing hu bcaps .................................. 441
Changing thel ights
Drivin gabroad (symm etrical dipped
beam) .................................................. 13 4
Channel tracking Setting ................................................ .380
Charging Batter y(vehicle) ................................... 417
Mobile phone (wireless) ....................... 131
USB por t..............................................1 31
Chassis le vel(AIR BODY CONT ROL)
Setting ................................................ .221
Child saf etyl ock
Re ar door .............................................. 63
Re ar side wind ows................................. 65
Child seat Attach ing (no tes) ................................... 54
Fo lding benc hseat suitable .................. .60
Fr ont passenger seat (no tes) ................. 52
Fr ont passenger seat (rear ward-
fa cing/for ward-facing) .......................... 53 Fr
ont passenger seat (without airbag
shutoff) .................................................. 53
ISOFIX/i-Size (fitting) ............................50
No tes. .................................................... 46
Re commended child restra int sy stems .. 61
Seats suitable forb elt-secu redc hild
re stra int sy stems ................................... 55
Seats suitable fori ‑Size child
re stra int sy stems ................................... 59
Seats suitable forI SOFIX child
re stra int sy stems ................................... 57
To pT ether ..............................................51
Child seat see i-Size child seat securing sy stem
see ISOFIX child seat securing sy stem
Children Restra int sy stems ..................................46
Chock ...................................................... .440
St orag elocation ..................................4 40
Cigar ette lighter
Fr ont centre console ........................... 12 8
City lighting ............................................ .139
Cleaning see Care Climat
econtrol ........................................ 154
Ac tivating/deactivating theA /C
function (cont rolp anel) ...................... .156
Ac tivating/deactivating theA /C
function (multimedia sy stem) .............. 15 6
Ac tivating/deactivating thes ynchro‐
nisation function (cont rolp anel) .......... 157
Ac tivating/deactivating thes ynchro‐
nisation function (multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 157
Air di stribution settings .......................1 56
Air-recirculation mode ......................... 157
Au tomatic control ................................ 15 6
Climat estyle function .......................... 15 6
Demi sting thew indo ws........................ 157
Demi sting thew indscreen ...................1 54
Fr ont air vents ..................................... 16 4
Glo veboxa irve nt ................................ 16 4
Inserting/removing thef lacon (fra‐
gr anc esystem) .................................... 15 8
Ionisation ............................................. 15 8
No te .................................................... 154
Re ar air vents ...................................... 16 4
Re ar operatin gunit .............................. 154
Re sidualh eat ....................................... 157
Setting thea ir distribution ...................1 54546
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