Gene
ric te rm "child restra int system"
The gener icterm child restra int system isused
in this Oper ator's Manual. Ach ild restra int sys‐
te m is, forex am ple:
R abab ycar seat
R are ar wa rd-faci ng child seat
R afo rw ard-f acin gch ild seat
R ach ild boos terseat withabac kres tand seat
belt guide
Mer cedes-Benz recomme ndsusing ach ild
boos terseat withabac kres t.
The child restra int system mus tbe appr opriate
to theag e, we ight andsize ofthech ild.
Obser vinglaws and legalrequ irement s
Alw aysobser vetheleg alrequ iremen tswhen
using ach ild restra int system intheve hicle. Obser
vingstandar dsforch ild restra int sys‐
te ms
All child restra int systems mustmee tth efo llo w‐
ing standar ds:
R U.S. Feder alMo torVe hicle SafetySt andar ds
21 3and 225
R Canadi anMo torVe hicle SafetySt andar ds
21 3and 210.2
Conf irmatio nth at thech ild restra int system
com plies withth est andar dscan befound onan
ins truct ion label onthech ild restra int system.
This confirm atio ncan also befound intheins tal‐
lation instruct ions that areinc luded withth e
ch ild restra int system. De
tectin grisk s,avo iding danger Secur
ingsystems forch ild restra int systems
in theve hicl e
Onl yuse thefo llo wing secur ingsystems forch ild
re stra int systems:
R theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )mou nting brac kets
R theve hicle's seatbeltsystem R
theTo pTe ther anc horages
Ins talling aLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem isprefer red.
Sim plyattaching tothesecur ingrings onthe
ve hicle canreduce therisk ofins talling thech ild
re stra int system incor rectly .
Whe nsecu ring ach ild withth eint egr ated seat
belt oftheLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem, alwayscom plywit hth eper missible
gr oss weight forth ech ild and child restra int sys‐
te m (→ pag e53).
A boos terseat maybe necessar yto achie ve
pr oper seatbeltposition ingforch ildr enove r
40 lbs (18 kg )in we ight orunt ilth ey reac ha
heigh twher eath re e-point seatbeltcanbe
ins talled proper lywit hout aboos terseat.
Mer cedes-Benz recomme ndsasu itab lech ild
boos terseat withabac kres tand seat beltguide.
Ad vantag eof are ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system
It is prefer able totrans portabab yor asmall
ch ild inasuit able rear wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem. Inthis case, thech ild sits intheoppo‐ 48
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sit
edir ection tothedir ect ion oftra veland faces
ba ckwa rds.
Babies andsmall childr enhave com parativ ely
we ak nec kmusc lesinrelation tothesize and
we ight oftheir head. Therisk ofinjur yto thecer‐
vical spine during anacciden tcan bereduced in
a re ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int system.
Alw ayssecur each ild restra int system cor‐
re ctl y 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hcaused
by inc orrect ins tallation ofthech ild
re stra int system
If th ech ild restra int system isincor rectl y
ins talled onasuit able seatin gposit ion,it
can notper form itsintended protect ive func ‐
tion .
The child can notbe restra ined intheeve ntof
an acci dent, hea vybraki ng orasu dd en
ch ang eof dir ect ion. 0007
Alw ayscom plywit hth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation instruct ions forth ech ild
re stra int system and itscor rect use. 0007
Makesur eth at theent ire base ofthe
ch ild restra int system alwaysre stson
th esitt ing surface oftheseat. 0007
Neverpla ceobjects underorbehi nd
th ech ild restra int system, e.g.cush‐
ions. 0007
Alw aysuse child restra int systems with
th eor iginal coverdesi gned forth em. 0007
Alw aysre place damag edcovers wit h
ge nui ne covers. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
unsecur edchild restra int systems inthe
ve hicle
If th ech ild restra int system isno tcor rectly
ins talled orsecur ed,itcould release inthe
ev ent ofan acciden t,sudden braking ora
sudden chang ein dir ect ion.
The child restra int system could beflung
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. 0007
Alw aysins tallch ild restra int systems
cor rectl y,eve nwh en notin use. 0007
Alw ayscom plywit hth ech ild restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . R
Alw aysobser vethech ild restra int system
manuf acturer'sinstallation andopera ting
ins truct ions aswellas theve hicle-specif ic
inf ormation:
- Installth eLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system onthere ar seat
(→ pag e53).
- Sec ureth ech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthere ar seat (→pag e57 ).
- Secure thech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
(→ pag e59). Obser vethespecif ic
ins truction sfo rth ere ar wa rd-faci ng and
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems
(→ pag e58).
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour‐
ne y,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erfront airbag iscor rect forth e
cur rent situa tion(→ page 43) . Occupa
ntsaf ety 49
Ov
ervie wof suitable seatsintheve hicl efo rin st alli ng ach ild restra int system Secur
ingsystems forch ild restra int systems Ve
hicl eseat
Lef t/right rear seat
Prefer redsecur ingsystem: LA
TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat secur ingsys‐
te m Als
osec ureTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(→ pag e55) Alt
ernativ esecur ingsystem:
R Vehicle seatbelt
Fr ont passeng erseat
Securing system:
R Vehicle seatbelt Be
sureto obser ve:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest a‐
tus ofthefront passeng erfront airbag iscor rect
fo rth ecur rent situa tion(→ page 43) .
R Noteson aut omatic front passeng erfront airbag
shut off(→ pag e42). 52
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R
Objects orloads inthetrunk/ cargocom‐
par tmen tcann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backres t. 0007
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . If
th eseat backres tis no teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y
on theins trument cluster. 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
per missible gross mass ofthech ild and
ch ild restra int system isexc eeded
Fo rLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int sys‐
te ms inwhic hth ech ild issecur edusing the
int egr ated seat beltinthech ild restra int sys‐
te m, theper missible gross mass ofthech ild
and child restra int system is73 lb(33 kg).
If th ech ild and thech ild restra int system
to ge ther we igh mor eth an 73 lb(33 kg),th e
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int system
wit hint egr ated seat beltdoes notof fersuf fi‐ cie
ntprotect ion. Anexc essiv eload maybe
placed ontheLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat
att achmen tsand thech ild ma yno tbe
re stra ined intheeve ntofan acci dent, for
ex am ple. 0007
Ifth ech ild and thech ild restra int sys‐
te m toget her weigh mor eth an 73 lb
(33 kg),us eonl ya LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )
ch ild restra int system that sec ures the
ch ild withth eve hicle seatbelt. 0007
Also secur eth ech ild restra int system
wit hth eTo pTe ther belt, ifav ailable. Alw
ayscom plywit hth einf ormation aboutthe
mass ofthech ild restra int system:
R inthemanuf acturer'sinstallation andoper at‐
ing instruct ions forth ech ild restra int system
used
R onalabel onthech ild restra int system, if
pr esent
Re gular lych eckth at theper missible gross mass
of thech ild and child restra int system isstill
com plied with. When
youar eins talling ach ild restra int system,
obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Alw
aysobser vethecor rect useand thesuit‐
ability oftheseats foratt aching ach ild
re stra int system.
0073 Alw
ayscom plywithth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation andoper atingins truct ions for
th ech ild restra int system used.
0073 Mak
esur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethefront
seat forw ardsligh tly. When
youar eins talling aLA TC H-type
(ISOFIX )ch ild restra int system, obser vethefo l‐
lo wing:
0073 When
youar eusing aGr oup 0/0+bab y
car seat andaGr oup 1re ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onare ar seat :
adju stthefront seat sothat theseat does
no tto uc hth ech ild restra int system.
0073 When
youar eusing aGr oup 1fo rw ard-
fa cing child restra int system: thebac k‐
re st of thech ild restra int system mus t,as 54
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fa
ras possi ble,lieflat agains tth ebac kres t
of theve hicle seat.
0073 Yo
ucan have thehead restra int sof there ar
seat sre mo vedand installed byaqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop. Thismaybe necessar y
fo rth euse ofcer tain child restra int sys‐
te ms.
0073 Fo
rcer tain child restra int systems inwe ight
gr oup 2or 3,ther ema ybe restrictions in
th emaximum sizesetting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact with thero of.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe ten‐
si oned betwee nth ero of and theseat cush‐
ion and/or beinstalled facing thewr ong
dir ect ion. Wher epossible, adjustth eseat
cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int s.Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly. 1
LATC H-type (ISOFIX )mou nting brac ket
Bef oreev erytrip, mak esur eth at theLA TC H-type
(ISOFIX )ch ild restra int system iseng aged cor‐
re ctly inbo th mounting brac kets intheve hicle. 0007
Remo veand stow releva nt covers 1 . 0007
Attach theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system toboth mounting brac kets
in theve hicle. 0007
Having remo vedth ech ild seat, re-att achco v‐
er s1. Se
cur ingTo pTe ther 000A
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
re ar seat backres ts areno tloc kedaf te r
ins talling TopTe ther belts
If th ere ar seat backres ts areno tloc ked, they
cou ldfold forw ards intheeve ntofan acci ‐
de nt or during braki ng orsudd en chang esof
dir ect ion.
As are sult, child restra int systems cann ot
per form their intended protect ive func tion.
Re ar seat backres ts that areno tloc kedcan
also cause additional injuries, e.g. inthe
ev ent ofan acciden t. 0007
Alw aysloc kre ar seat backres ts afte r
ins talling TopTe ther belts. 0007
Obser vetheloc kve rificati onindi cator. If
th eseat backres tis no teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y
on theins trument cluster. Occupant
safety 55
If
th ech ild restra int system iseq uipped
wit haTo pTe ther belt :
The risk ofinjur ycan bereduced byTop
Te ther.The TopTe ther belt facil itat es an
ad ditiona lconnecti onbetween thech ild
re stra int system attached withLA TC H-
type (ISOFIX )and theve hicle. 0007
Ifnecessar y,mo vehead restra int 1
upw ards (→ pag e94 ). 0007
Foldup cover2 ofTopTe ther anc horage
3. 0007
Installth eLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem withTo pTe ther.Alw ayscom plywith
th ech ild restra int system manuf acturer's
ins tallation instruct ions when doing so. 0007
Guide TopTe ther belt 4under head
re stra int 1 between thetw ohead restra int
bar s. 0007
Hook TopTe ther hook 5ofTopTe ther belt
4 without twisting intoTo pTe ther anc hor‐
ag e3. 0007
Tensi on TopTe ther belt 4.Alwayscom ply
wit hth ech ild restra int system manuf actur‐
er's installation instruct ions when doing so. 0007
Folddo wn cover2 ofTopTe ther anc horage
3. 0007
Ifneces sary,slide head restra int 1 down‐
wa rds(→ pag e94 ).Mak esur eth at youdo
no tint erfere wit hth ecor rect routin gof Top
Te ther belt 4. 56
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Car
gotie- down rings ...............................1 07
Car pet(Car e)............................................ 361
Cha ngeof address .....................................2 1
Cha ngeof ow ner ship ................................ 21
Cha nging awheel
Pr eparation .........................................4 09
Ra ising theve hicle ........................... ....4 10
Cha nging gears ....... ................................. 152
Manually ..............................................1 52
Chang inghub caps ................................. 409
Char acterentr y
On theto uc hpad .................................2 56
Using thecon troller ........................ ..... 256
Char ging
Batt ery(v ehicle) .............................. ..... 374
Mobile phone(wireless) .................. ..... 114
Cha ssis leve l(AIR BODY CONT ROL)
Se tting .................................................1 92
Chil dsaf etyloc k
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (mu ltimed ia
sy stem) ............................................... 262
Re ar side windows <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 60Chi
ldseat
At tach ing (notes) ................................... 52
Basic instructions ..................................4 7
fr ont-passe nger sea t(no tes) ................. 58
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) ...... ...... 53
No teson risk sand dang ers ............ .......4 8
Secu ring on thefront passeng erseat ....5 9
Secu ring on there ar seat .............. ........ 57
To pTe ther ....................................... .......5 5
Child ren
Av oiding dangersin theve hicle .............4 8
Basi cins tructi ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> ..............47
Speci alsea tbel tre tract or ........... .......... 53
Ch ock ........... ............................................ 408
St or ag elocation .............................. ....4 08
Cho ck
see Choc k
Cig arette light er
Fr ont cent erconsole ........................ ....1 12
Cleani ng
see Care
Clim atecontr ol........................................ 131
3-zone automatic climatecontr ol
pa nel <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011>131 Ac
tivati ng/d eactiv ating ........... ............132
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theA/C
func tion (cont rolpanel) .......................1 32
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theA/C
func tion (multimedia system) .............. 132
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thesync hro‐
nizat ionfunc tion (cont rolpanel) .......... 133
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thesync hro‐
nizat ionfunc tion (multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 133
Air dist ribution settings .......................1 33
Air -recir cula tion mode ......................... 134
Au tomatic control..... ...........................133
Climat est yle func tion .......................... 133
Con trol pan elfordua l-zone auto‐
matic climatecontr ol<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 131
Defr osting thewindshield .................... 131
Fil ling cap acityforPA Goil ...................4 25
Fr ont airvents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> .............135
Glo veboxair vent <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ........136
Inser ting/r emoving theflacon (fra‐
gr anc esy stem) .................................... 134
Ionization ............................................. 134
No te <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> 131
Re ar air vents <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011> ..............136
Re ar oper atingunit .............................. 131 Inde
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