2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS CABRIOLET Owners Manual

Fi
ttin gISOFI Xchild sea tattachments &
WARNING Risk of‑ inju ryor deat hifthe
maximum permissible gross mass for
usin ganI SOFIXchild restra int sy stem is
exc eeded
Fo rISOFIX child restra int sy stems in which
th ec hild is secured using thei ntegrated seat
belt integrated in thec hild restra int sy stem,
th ep ermissible gross mass 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
ch ild restra int sy stem wit hintegrated seat
belt does no toffer suf ficient pr otection. An
exc essiv eload ma ybeplaced on theI SOFIX
ch ild seat attachments and thec hild ma ynot
be restra ined in thee vent of an accident, for
ex ample. #
Ifth ec hild and thec hild restra int sys‐
te mt ogether weigh mor ethan 33 kg,
onl yuse an ISOFIX child restra int sys‐
te mw hichs ecures thec hild wit hthe
ve hicle 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 is engaged cor rectl yin
bo th ISOFIX mounting brac kets. #
Fold uphols tere dl ining 1upwards. #
Turn thes uppor tontherear side of uphol‐
st ered lining 1by90°.
Up hols tere dl ining 1remains folded
upwards. #
Attach theI SOFIX child restra int sy stem to
bo th ISOFIX mounting brac kets 2. 54
Occupant saf ety

Child
restra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat Note
sonc hildrestra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat
Ac cident statistic sshowt hat children secured in
th er ear seats ar esafer than children secured in
th ef ront seats. Forthis reason ,Mercedes-Benz
stro ngly advises that youi nstallac hild restra int
sy stem on arear seat.
If it is absolutel ynecessar ytoinstallac hild
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat,
alw ayso bser vethei nformation on thea utomatic
front passenger airbag shutof f(→pag e44).
By doin gthis, youc an avo idrisk sc aused by:
R Achild restra int sy stem that is no tdetected
by thea utomatic front passenger airbag
shutoff.
R The unintentionally disabled front passenger
airbag.
R Incor rect positioning of thec hild restra int
sy stem. Wa
rning notic eonthe front-passenge rsun
visor: &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
using arear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem when thef ront passenger airbag
is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat and theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindi‐
cator lam pisoff,t he front passenger airbag
can deplo yintheevent of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag. Alw
ayse nsur ethat thef ront passenger air‐
bag is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pmustbel it.
NEVER use arear wardfacing child restra int
on aseat pr otected byan ACTIVE FRONT
AIRB AGin front of it ;DEATH or SERIOUS
INJUR YtotheCHILD can occur. If
th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator lamp
goes out ,the front passenger airbag is enabled.
Be sur etoobservethen otes on thes afet rans‐
por tatio nofc hildren (→ page50).
Note sonv ehicles withou tthe automatic
front passenger front airba gdeactivation
sy stem
Ve hicles without automatic front passenger front
airbag deactivation sy stem ha veas pecial sticker
af fixe dtot he side of thec ockpit on thef ront
passenger side. Occupant saf
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Ne
verins tallar ear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem on thef ront passenger seat:
Mak esurey ou obser vethef ollowing informa‐
tion:
R Onforw ard-facin gand rear wa rd-facing child
re stra int sy stems on thef ront passenger seat
(→ pag e58).
R On attaching suitable child restra int sy stems
(→ pag e59). Note
sonf orwa rd-facin gand rear wa rd-facing
ch ild restra int sy stems on thef ront
passenger seat
When using arear ward-facing child restra int sys‐
te mont he front passenger seat, thef ront
passenger front airbag mus talway sbed isabled.
This is onl ythe case if theP ASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pislit continuously
(→ pag e46).
When using thec hild restra int sy stem on the
front passenger seat, it is essentia ltoobserve
th ef ollowing:
R Movethef ront passenger seat as farb ackas
possible.
R Setthe seat backres ttoanalmostvertical
position.
R Retract thes eat cushion lengt hasfar as pos‐
sible.
R Thee ntir ebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he sitting sur face of the
front passenger seat.
R The backres toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossible, be
re sting on thes eat backres tofthe front 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
according ly.
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 owest position.
R Alw aysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt
st ra pisc orrectl yr outed 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 accordingly.
R Neverp lace objects under or behind the
ch ild restra int sy stem, e.g. cushions.
Alw aysc omply wit hthe 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 (→ page59). 56
Occupant saf ety

Suitability of
thes eat sfor child restra int sys‐
te ms Note
sona ttaching suitable child restra int
sy stems
Only child restra int sy stems wit hthe ECE stand‐
ar dE CE R4 4arepermit tedf or use in thev ehicle.
Example of an appr oval label on child restra int
sy stems: Label
forc hild restra int sy stems in accord‐
ance wit hECE R44
ISOFIX child restra int sy stems of thef ollowing
“Universal“ categor ycan be used, in accordance
wit hthe tables on suitability of seats fort he
attachment of child restra int sy stems, on seats
labelled U,UF or IUF. 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 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
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re
stra ints. Adjus tthe head restra int sa ccord‐
ingly.
R When opening or closing thes oftt op, the
ch ild restra int sy stems in weight categories II
or III mus tberemovedort he head restra ints
of thec hild restra int sy stems mus tbemoved
to thel owest position.
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" Universal" categor yinthisweight
categor y. 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. We
ight categories Front passenger front airbag
enabled 1 Fr
ont passenger front airbag dis‐
abled 1, 2 Re
ar seat left, right
Categor y0:upto10 kg XU ,LU, L
Categor y0+:up to13 kg XU ,LU, L
Categor yI:9to18k gU F,LU ,L U, L
Categor yII:15 to25 kg UF,L U,LU ,L
Categor yIII: 22 to36 kg UF,L U,LU ,L58
Occupant saf ety

We
ight categories Front passenger front airbag
enabled 1 Fr
ont passenger front airbag dis‐
abled 1, 2 Re
ar seat left, right
1 Ad jus tthe seat cushion inclination so that thef ront edg eofthe seat cushion is in theh ighes tposition and ther ear edg eofthe seat cushion is in the
lo west position.
2 The vehicle is equipped wit hanautomatic front passenger front airbag deactivation sy stem. The PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindicator lam pmustbel it. 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 Forc ertai nc hild 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 tactwitht he roof.
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
re stra ints. Adjus tthe head restra int sa ccord‐
ingly.
R When opening or closing thes oftt op, the
ch ild restra int sy stems in weight categories II
or III mus tberemovedort he head restra ints
of thec hild restra int sy stems mus tbemoved
to thel ow estp osition.
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. Occupant saf
ety59

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
Category I: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. 60
Occupant saf ety

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
Catego ryI:
9to18kg
between appr oximatel y9monthsa nd 4years Britax
Römer DUO plus0 43011339 703700
97 05800
Catego ryII/III:
15 to36 kg
between appr oximatel y4and12years Britax
Römer KIDFIX 04 301198 9703800
97 05900
Britax Römer KIDFIX XP 04 301304 9706100 Occupant saf
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