2017 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPE airbag

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If necessar y,mo vehead restra int 1
upwards (→ page95). #
Fold up co ver2ofTopT ether anchorage
3. #
FittheI SOFIX or i-Siz echild restra int sy stem
wit hTop Tether.A lway sc omply wit hthe child
re stra int sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions when doing so. #
RouteT op Tether belt 4under head
re stra int 1 between thet wo head restra int
bars. #
Hook TopT ether hook 5ofTopT ether belt
4 without twisting int oTop Tether anchor‐
age 3. #
Tension TopT ether belt 4.Alway sc omply
wit hthe child restra int sy stem manufactur‐
er's ins tallation instructions when doing so. #
Fold down co ver2ofTopT ether anchorage
3. #
If necessar y,slide head restra int 1 down‐
wa rds( → pag e95). Mak esuret hat youdo no
tinter fere wit hthe cor rect routin gofT op
Te ther belt 4. 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 e40).
By doing this, 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. Occupant saf
ety51

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 (→ page46).
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. 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 e55).
R On attaching suitable child restra int sy stems
(→ pag e55). 52
Occupant saf ety

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 only thec ase if theP ASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pislit continuously
(→ pag e42).
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 (→ page55). 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 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: Occupant saf
ety53

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" 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 ,L Occupant saf
ety55

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 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. 56
Occupant saf ety

Note
sont he cor rect driver' sseat position &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra ints, thes teering wheel or them ir‐
ro rw hile thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra ints, the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. Ensur
ethe following when adjustin gthe steering
wheel 1,seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
R youa reas fara wa yfromt he driver's airbag
as possible
R youa resittin ginan ormalupright position
R your thighs ar eslight lysuppor tedbyt he seat
cushion R
your legs ar enotentirel ystret ch ed and you
can dep ress thep edals properly
R theb ackofy our head is suppor tedate ye
le ve lbyt he centre oftheh ead restra int
R youc an hold thes teering wheel wit hyour
arms slig htlybent
R youc an mo veyour legs freely
R youc an see all thed ispla yson thei nstru‐
ment clus terc learly
R youh ave agood overviewoft he traf ficc on‐
ditions
R thes eat belt is pulled snug lyagains tthe
body and is routed across thec ent reofyour
shoulder and across your hips in thep elvic
area 88
Seats and stowing

Seats
Ad
justin gthe fron tseate lect rica lly &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eats ar eadjus tedbyc hildren
Childre ncould becom etrapped if they adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle.
This also applies tomobil ephones if the
"Digital Car Keyint he smartphone"
function is activated via theM ercedes
connect me webA pp. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. The seats can be adjus
tedw hen thei gnition is
switched off. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting thes eats
When youa djus tas eat,you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
Mak esurew hen adjustin gaseatthat
no on ehas an ybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat. Obser
vethes afet yn otes on "Airbags "and "Chil‐
dren in thev ehicle". &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh adjust‐
ing vehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc ould lose cont roloft hevehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra ints, thes teering wheel or them ir‐
ro rw hile thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra ints, the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eat height is adjus tedc arelessly
If yo ua djus tthe seat height carelessly ,you
or other vehicle occupants could be trapped
and thereb yinjured.
Children in particular could acciden tally
press thee lectrical seat adjustmen tbuttons
and become trapped. #
While moving thes eats, mak esuret hat
hands or other body parts do no tget
under thel eve rassembly of thes eat
adjustmen tsystem. Seats and
stowing 89

Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe hazardw arning
light #
Press but ton1.
The hazar dwarning light switches on automati‐
call yif:
R The airbag has been deplo yed.
R The vehicle brakes sharply from aspeed of
mor ethan 70 km/h toas tandstill. The hazar
dwarning light switches of fautomati‐
call ywhen thev ehicle reaches aspee dexceed‐
ing 10km/h following maximum full-s topb rak‐
ing. Intelligent Light Sy
stem Intelligent Light Sy
stem function
The LE Dheadlamps adap ttothe driving and
we ather situatio nand pr ovide extende dfunc‐
tions fori mp roving illumination of ther oad.
The sy stem comprises thef ollowing functions:
R Activeh eadlamps function (→ page 124)
R Cor nering light (→ page 125)
R Motorw ay mode (→ page125)
R Enhanced fogl ight function (→ page125)
The sy stem is onl yactiv ewhen it is dar k. Ac
tiv eh eadlamps function Fu
nctions of thea ctiv eheadlamps:
R The headlamps follo wt he steering mo ve‐
ments.
R Releva nt area sarebetter illumina tedw hile
driving.
The function sareactiv ewhen thed ipped beam
is switched on. 12 2
Light and sight