2017 MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS Owners Manual

It is th erefor en ot possible to engag et he seat
belt again.

Symbol fo ri ns tal ling aL AT CH -type (ISOFIX)
ch ild re st ra int sy st em Installing LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) ch ild seat
attachments
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WA RNING Risk of inju ry when using th e
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )c hild re st ra int sys‐
te ma nd exc eeding th ep ermissible
we ight
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )c hild re st ra int sy st ems
do no to ff er suf fi cient pr ot ection fo rc hildren
we ighin gm or et han 49 lb (22 kg )w ho are
secured using th es eat belt integrated in th e
ch ild re st ra int sy st em.
Fo re xa mp le, th ec hild ma yn ot be re st ra ined
cor re ctly in th ee ve nt of an accident. This
poses an increased ri sk of injur yore ve n
fa ta li njur y.

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LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )m ounting brac ke ts
u NO TE Dama ge to th es eat belt fo rt he
cen te rs eat
Whe ni ns ta lling ac hild re st ra int sy st em, th e
seat belt fo rt he center seat could be dam‐
aged.

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Incor re ct positioning of th ec hild re st ra int
sy st em.
Fo rw ard-facin ga nd re ar wa rd -facing ch ild
re st ra int sy st ems on th ef ro nt passenger
seat
When using ar ear wa rd-f acin gc hild re st ra int sys‐
te mont he front passenger seat, th ef ro nt
passenger airbag mus ta lw ay sbed isabled. This
is only th ec ase if th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GO FF
indicator lam pisl it continuousl y( →
pag e4 1).
When usin gac hild re st ra int sy st em on th ef ro nt
passenger seat, it is essential to obser ve th ef ol‐
lowing: R
Mo ve th ef ro nt passenger seat as fa rb ac ka s
possible. R
Re tract th es eat cushion lengt hasf ar as pos‐
sible. R
Th ee ntir eb ase of th ec hild re st ra int sy st em
mus ta lw ay sr es tont he sitting sur fa ce of th e
front passenger seat. R
The backres toft he fo rw ard-facin gc hild
re st ra int sy st em mus tl ie as fl at as possible
agains tt he backres toft he front passenger
seat. The ch ild re st ra int sy st em mus tn ot to uc ht he ro of or be put under st ra in by th e
head re st ra ints. R
Ad jus tt he angle of th es eat backres ta nd th e
head re st ra int position according ly .R
Mo ve th es eat cushion inclination to th e
highest, mos tv ertical position.R
Alw ay sm ak es ur et hat th es houlder belt
st ra pisc or re ctl yr outed from th es eat belt
outle toft he ve hicle to th es houlder belt
guide on th ec hild re st ra in t sy st em. The
shoulder belt st ra pm us tber outed fo rw ards
and down wa rd sf ro mt he seat belt outlet.R
If necessar y, adjus tt he seat belt outle ta nd
th ef ro nt passenger seat according ly .R
Ne ve rp lace objects under or behind th e
ch ild re st ra int sy st em, e.g. ac ushion.
Alw ay sc omply wit ht he manufacturer's ins ta lla‐
tion and operatin gi nstructions fo rt he ch ild
re st ra int sy st em used. Child saf et yl oc ks
Ac tivating/deactivatin gt he ch ild saf et yl ock
fo rt he re ar doors
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WA RNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due to ch ildren lef tu nat te nde dint he
ve hicle
If yo ul ea ve ch ildren unat te nde dint he ve hi‐
cle, th ey ma ybea bl etos et th ev ehicle in
motion, fo re xamp le by : R
Re leasing th ep arking brake. R
Shifting th ea utomatic transmission out
of par kp osition ] or shifting th em anual
transmission int on eutral. R
St artin gt he engine.
In addition, th ey ma yo perat ev ehicle equip‐
ment.

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WA RNING Risk of fa ta li njur yd ue to
ex posur etoe xtreme heat or col dint he
ve hicle
If people –p articularly ch ildren –‑a re
ex posed to ex treme heat or col do ve ra n
ex te nde dp erio doft ime, th er eisar isk of
inju ry or eve nf atal injur y.