2019 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA COUPE child seat

LATCH
-typ e(ISOFIX) childseatsecur -
ing syst em G
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For LATCH- type (ISOFI X)chi ldres traint sys-
tem sin whic hth echi ldissec ured usingth e
safe tybelt integrat edinthechi ldres traint
syst em, themax imum permissibleweight of
th echi ldand childres traint systemtoget her
is 73 lbs (33 kg).
If th echi ldand thechi ldres traint system
to get her weigh moreth an 73 lbs (33 kg), the
LA TCH- type (ISOFI X)chi ldres traint system
with integrat edsafe tybelt nolonger offers
suff icientprot ection.The LATCH- type (ISO-
FI X) chi ldseat securin gsyst emmay beover -
loaded, andthechi ldmay notberes trained in
an acc iden t,for exam ple.This poses an
inc reas edrisk ofinjury oreven fatalinj ury.
If th echi ldand thechi ldres traint system
to get her weigh moreth an 73 lbs (33 kg),use
on lyaLA TCH- type(IS OF IX) child res traint sys-
te m inwhic hth ech ild isalso secured withth e
veh icle seat belt.Als osec ure thech ild
res traint systemwithth eTop Tether belt,if
availab le.
Regular lych eck that theper mis sible gross
weigh tof thech ild toget her withth ech ild
res traint systemisstill main tained.
Alwa yscomply withth eman ufacturer'sins tal-
lati on and oper atingins truct ionsfor thech ild
res traint systemused.
Bef ore everytrip, mak esure that theLA TCH-
typ e(IS OF IX) child res traint systemisen gaged
co rrect lyin bot hLA TCH- type(IS OF IX) sec urin g
rin gs
! When
install ing thech ild res traint system,
mak esure that theseat beltforthemidd le
seat does notget trapped. Theseat beltcould
ot her wise bedamag ed. X
Inst all theLA TCH- type(IS OF IX) child res traint
syst emonbot hLA TCH- type(IS OF IX) sec urin g
rin gs 0043.
LA TCH- type(IS OF IX) isast and ardiz edsec urin g
syst emforspec iallydesig nedch ild res traint
syst ems ontherear seats.LA TCH- type(IS OF IX)
sec urin grin gs for two LATCH- type(IS OF IX) child
res traint systems areinstall ed on theleft and
righ tof therear seats.
Non -LAT CH- type(IS OF IX) child seat smay also
be used andcanbeinstall edusin gth eveh icle's
seat beltsystem. Inst all thech ild seat according
to theman ufacturer'sins truct ions. Top
Tether
Int rod uction Top
Tether provide san addit ionalco nn ect ion
bet ween thech ild res traint systemsecured with
a LA TCH- type (ISOF IX) syst emand theveh icle.
This helps reduce theris kof injury evenfur ther.
If th ech ild res traint systemisequipp edwitha
Top Tether belt,th is sho uld always beused.
Imp ortant safety notes G
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If th erear seat back restsare notloc ked,they
co uld fold forwards intheeve ntofan acc i-
den t,heav ybrak ingorsudde nch ang esof
dire ction .As ares ult, child res traint systems
can notper formtheir intended protective
fun ction .Rear seatbackreststhat are not
loc kedcan also caus eaddit ionalinj uries ,e.g .
in theeve ntofan acc iden t.This pose san
inc reas edriskof injury oreve nfat alinj ury. Child
reninthevehi cle
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You
canthus avoid therisksthat could ariseas
a result of:
R an inc orre ctly cat egoriz edperson inthe fron t-
passen gerseat
R the unin tention aldeact ivationof the fron t-
passen gerfron tair bag
R the unsuit ableposit ioningof the child
rest raint syste m,e.g. tooclose tothe dash-
board
Rear ward -facing child restraint syst em If
it is absolute lynec essary toinst allarearward -
facin gchild restraint syste mon the fron t-
passen gerseat, always makesurethatthe
fron t-passen gerfron tair bag isdeact ivated.
Only ifthe PAS SENGER AIRBAGOFF indic ator
lamp isperman entlylit (Y page 41)isthe fron t-
passen gerfron tair bag deact ivated.
Always observethe child restraint syste mman-
ufact urer's installation andoperat inginst ruc-
tion s.
Forwar d-facing childrestraint syst em If
it is absolute lynec essary toinst allaforwar d-
facin gchild restraint syste mon the fron t-
passen gerseat, always movethefron t-
passen gerseat asfar back aspossible. Fully
ret ract theseat cushio nlengt h.The entirebase
of the child restraint syste mmust always reston
the seat cushio nof the fron t-passen gerseat.
The back restofthe child restraint syste mmust
lie asflat aspossible againsttheback restofthe
fron t-passen gerseat. Thechild restraint syste m
must nottouc hthe roof orbe subjec tedtoaload
by the head restraint .Adj ust the angle ofthe
seat backrestandthehead restraint position
acco rdingly. Always makesurethattheshoul-
der belt strap iscor rectlyrout edfrom thevehi-
cle belt outlet tothe shoulder beltguide onthe
child restraint syste m.The shoulder beltstrap
must berout edforwar dand down fromthevehi-
cle belt outlet .If nec essary, adjustthevehic le
belt outlet andthefron t-passen gerseat acco rd-
ingly.
Always observethe child restraint syste mman-
ufact urer's installation andoperat inginst ruc-
tion s. Child-
proof locks
Imp ortant safet ynotes G
WARN
ING
If childr enare traveling inthe vehic le,the y
could:
R open doors ,thus endan geringoth erpeople
or road users
R exit thevehic leand becaught byonc omin g
tr affic
R operat evehic leequipmen tand becom e
tr apped
There isarisk ofan accid entand injury.
Always activate thechild- proof locksand
over ridefeatureifchildr enare traveling inthe
vehic le.When leaving thevehic le,always take
the key with youand lock thevehic le.Never
leave childrenunat tended inthe vehic le.
Over ridefeature for:
R the rear doors (Ypage 60)
R the rear side windows (Ypage 60) G
WARN
ING
If you leave childrenunsuper visedinthe vehi-
cle, theycould setitin mot ionby,forexamp le:
R release thepark ingbrak e.
R shift theautomat ictransm ission outofthe
park ingposit ionP.
R star tthe engin e.
In addition ,the ymay operat evehic leequip-
men tand becom etrapped. Thereisarisk of
an accid entand injury.
When leaving thevehic le,always takethe
Smar tKey with youand lock thevehic le.Never
leave childrenunsuper visedinthe vehic le. G
WARN
ING
If person s,part icularly childrenare subjec ted
to prolon gedexpos uretoext reme heator
cold, thereisarisk ofinjury, possibly even
fatal. Never leavechildrenunat tended inthe
vehic le. Childr
eninthevehicle
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Corr
ectdriver 'sseat position G
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You coul dlose control of your vehicle ifyou do
th efoll owin gwhile driving:
R adj ust thedriv er'sseat ,head restraint ,
st eer ing wheel ormir rors
R fast entheseat belt
Ther eis aris kof an acc iden t.
Adj ust thedriv er'sseat ,head restraint ,st eer -
ing wheel andmirror and fastenyour seatbelt
bef ore start ing theen gin e. Obse
rveth efoll owin gwhen adjust ing steer ing
wheel 0043,seat belt0044and driver'sseat 0087:
R you areasfar away from thedriv er'sair bag as
poss ible
R you aresittin gin ano rm aluprig htposi tion
R your thighs aresligh tlysuppo rted bytheseat
cus hion
R your legsarenoten tirely stret ched and you
can depr essthepedals properl y
R theback ofyour head issuppo rted ateye leve l
by thecen terof thehead restraint
R you can hold thest eer ing wheel withyour
arm ssligh tlyben t
R you can mov eyour legsfreely
R you can seeallthedispl aysintheins trumen t
clus tercle arly R
you should have agood overview oftraff ic
con dition s
R theseat beltispulled snugly again stthebody
and isrout edacr oss thecen terof your shoul-
der and across your hipsinthepelv icarea
i Further relat edsubj ects:
R Ad jus tingth eseat sman ually
(Y page 93)
R Ad jus tingth eseat selec tricall y
(Y page 93)
R Ad jus tingth est eer ing wheel manually
(Y page 96)
R Fas tenin gth eseat beltcorrectly
(Y page 44)
R Ad jus tingth erear -view mirror and exterior
mir rors(Y page 97)
R Veh icles withamem oryfunct ion: saving
th eseat ,st eer ing wheel andexterior mirror
set tings usin gth emem oryfunction
(Y page 100) Seat
s Imp
ortant safety notes G
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Childr encoul dbec ome trapped ifth ey adj ust
th eseat s,part icular lywhen unattende d.
Ther eis aris kof injury.
When leavingtheveh icle,always taketh e
Sm artKey withyou and lockth eveh icle.This
also applies fortheDig ital Veh icle Key ifth e
"Dig italVeh icle Key" function isact ivat edvia
Mer cedesme connect.Nev erleave childre n
uns uperv isedintheveh icle.
The seat scan still be adj ust edwhen there isno
Sm artKey intheign ition lock. G
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When youadjust aseat ,you orother vehicle
occ upan tscoul dbec ome trapped, e.g.on the
seat guide rail.Ther eis aris kof injury.
Mak esure when adjust ing aseat that no one
has any body partsin thesweep oftheseat . Seat
s
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G
WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move forwardsasfar asthe next catch during
movement suchasbraki ngorabru ptchanges
of dire ction. Asaresu lt,you wou ldbe pus hed
aga inst yourseat beltby the unsecu reddriv-
er's seat.
This couldcaus eyou tolose control ofthe
vehicl e.The seat beltcannot protect asinten-
ded andcouldresu ltin add itiona linjury .
There isarisk ofan accide ntand injury .
Before everyjourney ,make surethatthedriv-
er's seat isfull yengag ed.
Observe thesafety noteson"Air bags"
(Y pag e45) and "Children inthe vehicl e"
(Y pag e54). G
WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move unexpe ctedlywhilethe vehicl eis in
motion. Thiscouldcaus eyou tolose control of
the vehicl e.There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Alwa ysmake surethatthedrive r'sseat is
engag edbefore starting thevehicl e. G
WARNING
You coul dlose control ofyou rvehicl eif you do
the followi ngwhi ledrivi ng:
R adju stthe drive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,
steering wheelor mirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Adjust thedrive r'sseat, headrestrai nt,steer-
ing whee land mirror andfasten yourseat belt
before starting theengine. G
WARNING
If you adju stthe seat heightcarel essly,you or
other vehicl eoccupa ntscoul dbe trappe dand
thereby injured.Chi ldre nin particu larcoul d
accide ntallypress theelectrica lseat adjust-
ment buttons andbecome trapped.There isa
risk ofinjury .
Whil emoving theseats, makesurethatyour
hands orother bodyparts donot getunder the leve
rasse mbly ofthe seat adjustment sys-
tem.
! To
prevent damagetothe seats andtheseat
heati ng,obser vethe followi ngnotes:
R Do not spillliq uid sonto theseats. Drythe
seats assoon aspossi bleifliq uid does get
spil led onthe seats.
R Ifthe seat covers aredamp orwet, donot
swi tch onthe seat heati ng.Also, donot use
the seat heati ngtodry the seats.
R Cle anthe seat covers asrecommende d;
see the"Interio rcare" section.
R Do not transport heavyloa dson the seats.
Do not placepointed objectsonthe seat
cushi onssuch asknives, nailsor tools.
Where possible,use theseats onlyforcar-
ryi ng pass engers.
R When operatingtheseat heati ng,donot
cover theseats withinsulating materia ls,
e.g. blankets, coats,bags,protective cov-
ers, child seats orbooster seats.
R When theseat heati ngisswi tched on,the
seat surfa cecan bedama gedasaresu ltof
objects being placed onthe seats, for
exampl e,seat cushi ons,child seats and
protective coversnotapproved by
Mercede s-Benz.
! Make
surethatthere arenoobjects inthe
footwel lunder orbehi ndthe seats when mov-
ing the seats back. There isarisk that the
seats and/or theobjects couldbe dama ged.
i Further related subjects:
R Ca rgo compartment enlargement (folding
dow nthe rear seats) (Ypag e242) 92
SeatsSeats,
steering wheeland mirrors

Rear
seat head restraints Adjus
tingtherear seat head restrain t
hei ght X
To rais e:pullthe headres trai ntup tothe
des iredpos ition.
X To lowe r:pre ssrelease catch 0043and push
the headres trai ntdow nunti lit is in the
des iredpos ition. Adjus
tingthe4-waylumb arsuppo rt
Yo ucan adjust thecontou rof the front seat
ba ckrests individu ally to pro videopti mum sup-
por tfor your back. 0043
Raise sthe backrest contou r
0044 Softens thebackrest contou r
0087 Low ersthe backrest contou r
0085 Hard ensthebackrest contou r AMG
Performan ceSeat
Vehi cles with elec tric allyadjustab leseats:
to adjust thecontou rof the seatand for
imp rove dlatera lsu pp ort, youcan individu ally
ad just thefront seats. Adjus
tingtheside bolsters ofthe seat cus h-
io n
X To
setthe side bolsters ofthe seat cus h-
io n narro wer:pre ssbutton 0043.
X To
setthe side bolsters ofthe seat cus h-
io n wi der: pressbutton 0044.
Adjus tingtheside bolsters ofthe seat bac k-
res t
X To
setthe side bolsters ofthe seat bac k-
res tnarro wer:pre ssbutton 0087.
X To
setthe side bolsters ofthe seat bac k-
res twi der: pressbutton 0085. Sw
itchin gthe seat heati ngon/o ff
Sw itchin gon /o ff G
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Re pea tedl yswi tching onthe seathea ting can
cau sethe seatcus hionand backrest pads to
bec ome veryhot.Thehealthofper sons with
li mite dtemp erature sensitivity oralimite d
ab ility torea ctto hig htemp erature smay be
aff ected orthey mayevensu ffer burn-li ke
inju ries.The reisaris kof inju ry.
The refo re,donot switch the seathea ting on
rep eatedl y.
! Whe
nthe seathea ting isswi tched on,the
sea tsu rfa ce can bedamag edasares ultof
obje ctsbeing place don the seats,for exa m-
pl e, sea tcus hions, childsea tsand protectiv e
cove rsnot appro ved byMer cedes-Be nz.
Ensur ethat there arenoobje ctsonthe seat
su rfa ce wh en the seathea ting isswi tched on. Se
ats
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The
three redindicator lampsinthe button indi-
cate theheating levelyouhave selected.
The system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 3to level 2after approximately eight
minutes. The
system automatically switchesdownfrom
level 2to level 1after approximately ten
minutes.
The system automatically switchesoffapprox-
imately 20minutes afteritis set tolevel 1.
X Turn theSmart Keytoposition 0047or0048 inthe
ignition lock(Ypage 123).
X To switch on:press button 0043repeatedly
until thedesired heating levelisset.
X To switch off:press button 0043repeatedly
until allthe indicator lampsgoout.
i If
the battery voltage istoo low, theseat
heating mayswitch off.
Problems withtheseat heating Problem
Possible
causes/conse quencesand0050 0050
Solutions The
seat heating has
switched offprematurely
or cann otbe switched
on. The
on-board voltageistoo low because toomany electric alconsum-
ers are switched on.
X Switch offelectric alconsumer sthat youdonot need, suchasthe
rear window defrosteror inter iorlighting.
Once thebattery issufficient lycharged, theseat heating willswitch
back onautomatically. Steering
wheel Import
antsafety notes G
WARNIN
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You could losecontrolofyour vehicle ifyou do
the following whiledriving:
R adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint,
steerin gwheel ormirrors
R fasten theseat belt
There isarisk ofan accident .
Adjust thedriver's seat,head restraint, steer-
ing wheel andmirror andfasten yourseatbelt
before startingthe engine. G
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Children couldinjure themselves ifthey
adjust thesteerin gwheel. Thereisarisk of
injury. Never
leavechildren unsupervised inthe vehi-
cle.
When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake the
Smart Keywith youand lock thevehicle. This
also applies forthe Digital Vehicle Keyifthe
"Digital Vehicle Key"functionisactivated via
Mercedes meconn ect. Adjust
ingthe steering wheel G
WARNIN
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If the steerin gwheel isunlocked whilethe
vehicle isin motion ,it could change position
unexpect edly.Thiscould cause youtolose
cont rolofthe vehicle. Thereisarisk ofan
accident . 96
Steering
wheelSeats,steering wheelandmirrors

Memory
function Important
safetynotes G
WARNING
If you usethememory function onthe drive r's
side whiledrivi ng,you couldlose control of
the vehicl eas aresu ltof the adju stments
bei ng made .There isarisk ofan accide nt.
Only usethememory function onthe drive r's
side when thevehicl eis stationa ry. G
WARNING
When thememory function adjuststhe seat,
you and other vehicl eoccupa nts–parti cularly
child ren–coul dbecome trapped.There isa
risk ofinjury .
Whil ethe memory function ismaking adjust-
ments, makesurethatnoone hasany body
parts inthe swee pof the seat. Ifsomeb ody
become strappe d,immed iatelyrele ase the
memory function position button. Theadju st-
ment process isstoppe d. G
WARNING
Chi ldre ncoul dbecome trappedifthey acti-
vate thememory function, particularlywhen
unattended .There isarisk ofinjury .
Never leavechild renunsu pervi sedinthe vehi-
cle.
When leaving thevehicl e,alw aystake the
SmartKey withyouand lock thevehicl e.This
als oapp liesfor the Digita lVehi cleKey ifthe
"Digi talVehi cleKey" function isactiva tedvia
Mercede sme connect.
The memory function canbeuse dat any time,
e.g. even when theSmartKey isnot inthe igni-
tion lock. Storing
settings
With thememory function, youcan store upto
three different settings, e.g.forthree different
peop le.
The followi ngsettings arestored asasingl e
memory preset: R
Seat andbackrest position
R Driver's side:posi tion ofthe exterior mirrors
on the drive r'sand front-passeng erside s X
Adjust theseat (Ypag e93).
X Adjust theexterior mirroronthe drive r'sside
(Y pag e97).
X Briefl ypress theMmemory buttonandthen
press presetposi tion button 1,2or 3withi n
three seconds.
The settings arestored inthe sele cted prese t
posi tion. Atone sound swhen thesettings
have been comple ted. Call
ingupastored setting
X Press andhold therelevant prese tposi tion
button 1,2or 3until theseat andexterior
mirrors areinthe stored position.
i The
setting procedureisinterrup tedassoon
as you release thestorage position button. 100
Memory
functionSeats, steering wheeland mirrors

X
Have thetire sealant bottle andthefiller hose
repl aced assoon aspos sibleat aqu alifi ed
spe cialist wor kshop .
X Have thetire sealant bottle replaced every
fou rye ars ataqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop . Battery
(vehicle) Importan
tsafe tynotes
Speci altool sand expe rtknowl edgeare requ ired
whe nwor king onthe battery, e.g.remov aland
insta llatio n.You shou ldthere forehaveallwor k
invol ving thebattery carriedout ataqu alifi ed
spe cialist wor kshop . G
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NG
Work carriedout incorre ctlyonthe battery
can lead,for exam ple,to ashor tcircu itand
thus damag ethe vehi cleelectronics. Thiscan
lea dto functio nrestri ctions apply ing to
safe ty-rel evantsys tems, e.g.thelighting sys-
tem, theABS (anti-lock braking system) orthe
ESP ®
(Ele ctronic Stability Prog ram) .The oper-
ating safetyof your vehi clemay berestri cted.
You couldlos econtrol ofthe vehi cle, for
exam ple:
R whe nbra king
R in the event ofabrup tsteeri ngmane uvers
and/o rwhe nthe vehi cle'sspe edisnot
ad apted tothe roadcondi tions
The reisarisk ofan acci dent.
In the event ofashor tcircu itor asimi larinci-
dent, contact aqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop
imme diately .Do not drive any furthe r.You
shou ldhav eal lwor kinvol vingthebattery car-
rie dout ataqu alifi ed spe cialist wor kshop .
For furthe rinform ationab out ABS andESP®
,
see (Ypage 61)and (Ypage 64). G
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Electros taticbuild-up canleadto the crea tion
of spa rks, whichcoul digni tethe highly expl o-
sive gasesofaba ttery. Thereisarisk ofan
expl osion. Before
handling the battery, touch thevehi cle
bod yto remov eany existing electrostati c
bu ild-up .
The highly flammab legas mixtu reforms when
charg ingthe battery aswel las whe njump -start-
ing.
Alwa ysmake surethat neithe ryo unor thebat-
tery isele ctrostati callycharg ed.Abu ild-up of
ele ctrostati ccharg ecan becau sed,for exam -
ple :
R by wea ring clothi ngmad efrom synthe tic
fib ers
R du eto fricti onbetw eenclothi ngand seats
R ifyo upu sh orpullthe battery acrossthe car-
pet orother synthe ticmater ials
R ifyo urub thebattery with acloth G
WARNI
NG
Duri ngthe charg ingproce ss,aba ttery produ-
ces hydroge ngas .If ashor tcircu itoccur sor
spa rks are crea ted, thehydroge ngas can
igni te.The reisarisk ofan expl osion.
R Make surethat thepositive termina lof a
connected battery doesnot come intocon-
tact with vehi cleparts.
R Neve rpla cemetal objects ortool son aba t-
tery .
R Itis imp ortant thatyouobs erve thedescri-
bed orde rof the battery termina lswhe n
connecting anddisconnecting aba ttery.
R Whe njump -starti ng,make surethat the
ba ttery poleswith ide ntical polarityare
connected .
R Itis pa rticu larly imp ortant toobs erve the
des crib edorde rwhe nconnecting anddis-
connecting thejump ercabl es.
R Neve rconnect ordis connect thebattery
termina lswhi lethe engi neisrunni ng. G
WARNI
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Battery acidis cau stic. Thereisarisk ofinjury .
Avoid contact with skin, eyes orclothi ng.Do
not inha leany battery gases.Donot leanover
the battery. Keepchildren away from batter-
ies .Wa shawaybattery acidimme diately with Battery
(vehicle)
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