2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLA child seat

Activa
tingthespecialsea tbe ltretra ctor:
X Pu llthe seatbe ltou tfu lly and letthe inertia
ree lretra ctitag ain.
Whi lethe seatbe ltis retra cting ,yo usho uld
hea ra ra tche ting sound. The specialsea t
be ltretra ctorisena bled .
X Pu sh the childres trai ntsystem down sotha t
the seatbe ltis tig ht and does not loose n.
Re movi ngthe childres trai ntsystem anddeac-
tiva ting thespecialsea tbe ltretra ctor:
X Ma kesure youob ser vethe childres trai nt
sy stem manuf actu rer'sins tallatio nins truc -
tio ns.
X Pre ssthe release button ofthe seatbe lt
bu ckle andguide the seatbe lttongu eba ck
tow ards the beltsa sh guide.
The specialsea tbe ltretra ctorisde acti va-
ted . Chi
ldres train tsys tem
The useof sea tbe lts and childres trai ntsys-
tems isreq uired bylaw in:
R all50 states
R the U.S. territories
R the District ofCo lumbi a
R allCa nad ian pro vince s
If yo uins talla rea rwa rd-facing childres trai nt
sy stem onthe cente rrea rsea t,the rearsea t
ar mre stmu stbe foldedba ck asfar asitwi ll
go.
Yo ucan obtainfu rthe rinfo rma tionab ou tthe
corr ectchildres trai ntsystem fromanyauthor -
ize dMer cedes-B enzCenter. G
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RNING
If the childres trai ntsystem isins talled
inco rrectly onasu ita ble sea t,itcanno tpro -
tect asinte nded.The childcanno tthen be
res trai ned inthe eventofan acci dent, hea vy
bra king orsudd en cha nge sof directi on.
The reisan incr eased riskof inju ry,po ssi bly
eve nfata l.
Ma kesure tha tyo uob ser vethe child
res trai ntsystem manuf actu rer'sins tallatio n
ins truc tions and thenotes onuse. Plea se
ensu re,thatthe base ofthe childres trai nt
sy stem isalwa ysres ting comp letel yon the sea
tcus hion. Nev erplace objects, e.g.cus h-
io ns, und eror behind the childres trai ntsys-
tem. Onlyus echi ldres trai ntsystem swi th
the original cove rde signe dfor them .Onl y
rep lace dama gedcove rswith gen uine cov-
ers . G
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RNING
If the childres trai ntsystem isins talled
inco rrectly orisnot secured ,it can come
lo ose inthe eventofan acci dent, hea vy
bra king orasu dd en cha nge indirecti on.The
chi ldres trai ntsystem couldbe thro wn
ab ou t,stri king vehicleoccu pants. Thereis
an incr eased riskof inju ry,po ssi blyeve n
fata l.
Alw aysins tallchi ldres trai ntsystem spro p-
erl y,eve nif they arenot being used .Ma ke
su re tha tyo uob ser vethe childres trai ntsys-
tem manuf actu rer'sins tallatio nins truc tions.
Yo uwi llfind furthe rinfo rma tionon stow ing
ob jects, lugga georload sund er"Loa ding
gu ideline s"(Y page 251 ). G
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RNING
Ch ild res trai ntsystem sor thei rsec uring sys-
tems which have been dama ged orsubje c-
ted toaload inan acci dent can nolonge r
pro tect asinte nded.The childcanno tthen
be res trai ned inthe eventofan acci dent,
hea vybra king orsudd en cha nge sof direc-
tio n.The reisan incr eased riskof inju ry,
po ssi blyeve nfata l.
Re place childres trai ntsystem swh ich have
be en dama ged orsubje cted toaload inan
acci dent as soo nas possi ble. Hav ethe
sec uring system son the childres trai ntsys-
tem checked ataqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rk-
sho p,before youins talla chi ldres trai ntsys-
tem again.
The securing system sof chi ldres trai ntsys-
tems are:
R the seatbe ltsy stem
R the LATC H-typ e(ISO FIX) securing ring s
R the Top Tether anch orages Ch
ildren inthe vehic le
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If
it is absol utely necessary tocarry achild on
the front passe ngerseat, besure toobserve
the information onthe "Occupa ntCla ssifica -
tion System (OCS)"(Ypage 47).There youwill
also findinformation ondisa bling thefront
passe ngerfront airbag.
All child restraint systemsmustmeet thefol-
lowi ngstandards:
R U.S. Federal MotorVehicle SafetyStandards
213 and225
R Cana dianMotor Vehicle SafetyStandards
213 and210.2
Confirma tionthat thechild restraint system
corresponds tothe standards canbefound on
an instruction labelon the child restraint sys-
tem. Thisconfirmation canalso befound in
the installa tioninstructions thatareinclude d
with thechild restraint system.
Observe thewarning labels inthe vehicle inte-
rior and onthe child restraint system. LATC
H-type (ISOFI X)chil dseat
sec uring system G
WARNING
For LATCH-type (ISOFIX)childrestraint sys-
tems inwhich thechild issecured usingthe
safety beltintegrated inthe child restraint
system, themaximum permissibleweig htof
the child andchild restraint systemtogether
is 73 lbs (33 kg).
If the child andthechild restraint system
together weighmore than73lbs (33 kg),the
LATCH-type (ISOFIX)childrestraint system
with integrated safetybeltnolonger offers
sufficie ntprotection. TheLATCH-type (ISO-
FIX) child seatsecuring systemmaybeover-
load ed,and thechild maynotberestrained
in an accident, forexample .This poses an
increased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
If the child andthechild restraint system
together weighmore than73lbs (33 kg),
use only aLATCH-type (ISOFIX)child
restraint systeminwhich thechild isalso
secured withthevehicle seatbelt. Also
secure thechild restraint systemwiththe
Top Tether belt,ifavai lable. Regu
larlycheck thatthepermissi blegross
weig htofthe child together withthechild
restraint systemisstill maintained .
Alway scomply withthemanufacture r'sinstal-
lation andopera tinginstructions forthe child
restraint systemused.
Before everytrip,make surethattheLATCH-
type (ISOFIX) childrestraint systemisengaged
correctly inboth LATCH-type (ISOFIX)securing
rings
! When
installi ngthe child restraint system,
make surethattheseat beltforthe middl e
seat does notgettrapped .The seat belt
could otherwise bedama ged. X
Install theLATCH-type (ISOFIX)child
restraint systemonboth LATCH-type (ISO-
FIX) securing rings0043.
ISOFIX isastandardi zedsecuring systemfor
specia llydesig nedchild restraint systemson
the rear seats. LATCH-type (ISOFIX)securing
rings fortwo LATCH-type (ISOFIX)child
restraint systemsareinstalle don the left and
right ofthe rear seats.
Non-LATCH-type (ISOFIX)childseats mayalso
be used andcanbeinstalle dusing thevehi-
cle's seatbeltsystem. Installthechild seat
according tothe manufacture r'sinstructions. Top
Tether
Introductio n Top
Tether provide san addi tional connection
betwee nthe child restraint systemsecured
with aLATCH-type (ISOFIX)systemandthe
vehicle .This helps reduce therisk ofinjury
even further. Ifthe child restraint systemis
equi pped withaTop Tether belt,thisshoul d
alw ays beused . 56
Chil
dren inthe vehic leSafety

Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
If th erear seat backrest sare notloc ked,
th ey could foldfor wards intheeve ntofan
acc iden t,heav ybrak ingorsudde nch ang es
of dire ction .As ares ult,ch ild res train tsys-
te ms cannotper formtheir intended protec-
ti ve fun ction .Rear seatbackrest sth at are
no tloc kedcan also causeaddit ionalinj u-
ries ,e. g. intheeve ntofan acc iden t.This
pos esan increas edriskof injury oreve n
fat alinj ury.
Alw ays lockrear seat backrest saft erins tal-
lin gaTop Tether belt.Obs erveth eloc kver i-
fic ati on indicat or.Adjus tth erear seat
bac krest sso that they are inan upri ghtposi-
ti on .
If th erear backrest isno ten gage dand locked,
th ered lockver ification indicat orwill bevisible
(Y page 255).
Top Tether anch orages The
Top Tether anchorages arelocate don the
rear side oftheseat backrest s. Veh
icles withadjust abl ehea dres train ts:
X Mov ehead restrain t0043 up.
X Rout eTop Tether belt 0085und erhead
res train t0043 between thetwo head restrain t
bars .
Veh icles withoutadjust abl ehea d
res train ts:
X Top Tether belt with onebelt stra p: rout e
Top Tether belt 0085centrally overhead
res train t0043.
or
X Top
Tether belt with twobelt stra ps :
rout eon eTop Tether belt 0085tothelef tand
on eto therig ht past theside ofhead
res train t0043.
All veh icles:
X Inst all theLA TCH -type (ISOF IX) child
res train tsyst emwithTop Tether .Alw ays
co mply withth ech ild res train tsyst emman -
ufac turer'sins tallation instruct ionswhen
doin gso.
X Ho ok Top Tether hook0087 ofTop Tether
belt 0085intoTop Tether anchorage 0044.
Mak esur eth at:
R Top Tether hook0087 ishoo kedint oTop
Tet her anchorage 0044assho wn
R Top Tether belt 0085isno ttwi sted
R Top Tether belt 0085isrout edbet ween the
seat backrest and cargocompar tment
co ver ifth ecar gocompar tmentco ver is
ins talled
X Ten sion TopTether belt 0085.Always comply
wit hth ech ild res train tsyst emman ufactur-
er' sins tallat ion instruct ionswhen doingso.
Veh icles withadjust abl ehea dres train ts:
X Mov ehead restrain t0043 bac kdown again
slig htly ifne cessar y(Y page 96).Make
sur eth at you donotint erf ere withth eco r-
rec trout ingofTop Tether belt 0085. Child
restrain tsys tem onthefront -
pa sseng ersea t
Gener alnot es Ac
cid entst ati stics sho wthat childr ensec ured
in therear seatsare saferthan childr en
sec ured inthefron t-pass enger seat .Fo rth is
reas on,Mer cedes- Benzst ron gly advi sesthat Child
renintheveh icle
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you
inst all thech ild res train tsyst emonarear
seat .
If it is abso lutely necessar yto inst all ach ild
res train tsyst emonthefron t-pass enger seat ,
always observeth einst ruc tion sand safety
no teson the"Oc cup ant Class ification Sys tem
(OCS )"(Y page 47).
You canthus avo idtheris ks that could arise
as ares ult of:
R an inco rrec tly cat ego rized per son inthe
fr on t-pass enger seat
R deac tivat ing th efron tpass enger fron tair
bag uninten tion ally
R theuns uitable position ing of thech ild
res train tsyst em, e.g. tooclo setothedash -
boar d
Rea rwa rd-facin gchil dre stra int sys tem If
cir cum stanc esreq uire youtosec ure ach ild
in arear ward -faci ng child res train tsyst emon
th efron t-pass enger seat ,always makesur e
th at thefron tpass enger fron tair bag isdeac ti-
vat ed. Onlyifth ePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF F
in dic ato rlamp islit continuousl y(Y page 40),
is thefron tpass enger fron tair bag deac tiva-
te d.
Al ways observeth ech ild res train tsyst em
man ufacturer'sin st allat ionand oper ating
in st ruc tion s.
For war d-fa cing childre stra int sys tem If
it is abso lutely necessar yto inst all a
for ward -faci ng child res train tsyst emonthe
fr on t-pass enger seat ,always moveth efron t-
pass enger seat asfar bac kas pos sible.Full y
ret rac tth eseat cushion length. The entire
base ofthech ild res train tsyst emmus talways
res ton theseat cushion ofthefron t-
pass enger seat .The backrest ofthech ild
res train tsyst emmus tlie asflat aspos sible
again stthebac krest ofthefron t-pass enger
seat .The child res train tsyst emmus tno t
to uch theroo for be subj ectedto aload bythe
head restrain t.Ad jus tth eang leof theseat
bac krest and thehead restrain tpos ition
acc ordingly. Always makesur eth at thesho ul-
der belt strap isco rrec tly rou tedfrom theveh i-
cle belt outlettothesho ulder beltguide on
th ech ild res train tsyst em. Theshoulder belt
st rap mus tbe rou tedfor ward anddown from
th eveh iclebelt outlet.If ne cessar y,adj ust the veh
iclebelt outletand thefron t-pass enger
seat accordingly.
Al ways observeth ech ild res train tsyst em
man ufacturer'sin st allat ionand oper ating
in st ruc tion s. Chil
d-pr oof locks
Imp ortant saf ety notes G
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NING
If ch ildr enare travel ing in theveh icle, they
co uld:
R open doors,th us endan gering ot her peo-
ple orroa duser s
R exitth eveh icleand becaug htby oncom-
in g traff ic
R oper atevehicleequip mentand become
tr apped
The reisaris kof an acc iden tand injur y.
Al ways activat eth ech ild- pro ofloc ksand
ove rride feat ure ifch ildr enare travel ing in
th eveh icle. Whe nleav ing th eveh icle,
always taketh eke ywit hyou and lockth e
veh icle. Nev erleav ech ildr enunat tend ed in
th eveh icle.
Ov err ide feat ure for:
R therear doors(Y page 59)
R therear side windows (Ypage 59) G
WAR
NING
If you leavech ildr enuns uper vised inthe
veh icle, they could set itin mot ionby,for
ex ampl e:
R rel ease thepark ing brak e.
R shi fttheaut oma tic trans mis sion outof
th epark ing pos ition P.
R start theen gin e.
In addit ion,th ey may operatevehicleequip -
men tand become trapped .The reisaris kof
an acc iden tand injur y.
Whe nleav ing th eveh icle, always taketh e
Sm artKey withyou and lockth eveh icle.
Nev erleav ech ildr enuns uper vised inthe
veh icle. 58
Child
reninthe vehicleSa fet y

Opening
X
Fold therear seat backr estforwards
(Y page 255).
X Take themechan icalkey outofthe Smart -
Key (Ypage 71).
X Inser tmechan icalkey 0044into opening 0043in
the trim andpush itin.
X Open thetailgate.
X Inser tthe mechan icalkey into theSmart Key
(Y page 72). Emergency
releasebutton
You canopen thetrun klid from inside the
vehicle withtheemergen cyrelease button. X
Press emergen cyrelease button0043briefly.
The trunklid unlock sand opens.
The trunklid can beunlock edand opened with
the trun klid emergen cyrelease whenthevehi-
cle isstat ionary orwhile driving.
The trunklid emergen cyrelease doesnotopen
the trun klid ifthe batter yis discon nectedor
discharged. Trunk
lidemergen cyrelease light:
R Emer gencyrelease button0043flashes for
30 minut esafter thetrun klid isopened.
R Emer gencyrelease button0043flashes for
60 minut esafter thetrun klid isclosed. Side
windows Impor
tantsafet ynotes G
WARN
ING
While opening theside windows, bodyparts
could become trappedbetween theside
window andthedoor frame asthe side win-
dow moves. Thereisarisk ofinjur y.
Make surethatnobody touches theside
window duringtheopening procedure. If
somebody becomestrapped,releasethe
switch orpull theswitch toclose theside
window again. G
WARN
ING
While closing theside windows, bodyparts
in the closing areacould become trapped.
There isarisk ofinjur y.
When closing makesurethatnoparts ofthe
body areinthe closing area.Ifsomebody
becomes trapped,releasetheswitch or
press theswitch toopen theside window
again. G
WARN
ING
If children operatetheside windows they
could become trapped, particularly ifthey
are left unsupervised. Thereisarisk of
injur y.
Act ivate theoverride featureforthe rear
side windows. Whenleaving thevehicle,
alway stake theSmart Keywith youand lock
the vehicle. Neverleavechildren unsuper-
vised inthe vehicle. Side
window reversing feature
The side windows areequipped withanauto-
matic revers ingfeature. Ifasolid objec tblocks Side
windows
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Corr
ectdriver 'sseat position G
WAR
NING
You couldlose control of your vehicle ifyou
do thefoll 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
seat beltbefore 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 bythe
seat cushion
R your legsarenoten tirely stret ched and you
can depr essthepedals properl y
R theback ofyour head issuppo rted ateye
leve lby 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 tru-
men tclus tercle arly R
you should have agood overview oftraff ic
con dition s
R theseat beltispulled snugly again stthe
body andisrout edacr oss thecen terof your
sho ulder andacross your hipsinthepelv ic
area
i Further relat edsubj ects:
R Ad jus tingth eseat sman ually
(Y page 94)
R Ad jus tingth eseat selec tricall y
(Y page 94)
R Ad jus tingth est eer ing wheel manually
(Y page 97)
R Fas tenin gth eseat beltcorrectly
(Y page 43)
R Ad jus tingth erear -view mirror and exte-
rior mirrors(Y page 98)
R Veh icles withamem oryfunct ion: sav-
ing theseat ,st eer ing wheel andexterior
mir ror settings usin gth emem oryfunction
(Y page 101) Seat
s Imp
ortant safety notes G
WAR
NING
Childr encoul dbec ome trapped ifth ey
adj ust theseat s,part icular lywhen unatten-
ded. Thereis 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 adjust edwhen there is
no Sm artKey intheign ition lock. G
WAR
NING
When youadjust aseat ,you orother vehicle
occ upan tscoul dbec ome trapped, e.g.on
th eseat guide rail.Ther eis aris kof injury.
When adjust ing aseat ,mak esure that no
on ehas any body partsin thesweep ofthe
seat . 92
Seat
sSeat s,steerin gwheel andmirro rs

G
WARNING
If the drive r'sseat isnot engag ed,itcoul d
move forwardsasfar asthe next catch dur-
ing movement suchasbraki ngorabru pt
changes ofdire ction. Asaresu lt,you would
be pus hed against yourseat beltby the
unsecu reddrive r'sseat.
This couldcaus eyou tolose control ofthe
vehicl e.The seat beltcannot protect as
intended andcouldresu ltin add itiona l
injury .
There isarisk ofan accide ntand injury .
Before everyjourney ,make surethatthe
drive r'sseat isfull yengag ed.
Observe thesafety noteson"Air bags"
(Y pag e44) and "Children inthe vehicl e"
(Y pag e53). 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 couldlose 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,
steering wheeland mirror andfasten your
seat beltbefore starting theengine. G
WARNING
If you adju stthe seat heightcarel essly,you
or other vehicleoccupa ntscoul dbe trappe d
and thereby injured.Chi ldre nin particu lar
coul daccide ntallypress theelectrica lseat
adju stment buttons andbecome trapped.
There isarisk ofinjury . Whil
emoving theseats, makesurethatyour
hands orother bodyparts donot getunder
the leve rasse mbly ofthe seat adjustment
system.
! To
prevent damagetothe seats andthe
seat heati ng,obser vethe followi ngnotes:
R Do not spillliq uid sonto theseats. Drythe
seats assoon aspossi bleifliq uid does
get spilled onthe seats.
R Ifthe seat covers aredamp orwet, donot
swi tch onthe seat heati ng.Also, donot
use theseat heati ngtodry the seats.
R Cle anthe seat covers asrecommende d;
see the"Interio rcare" section.
R Do not transport heavyloa dson the
seats. Donot placepointed objectson
the seat cushi onssuch asknives, nailsor
tools. Where possible,use theseats only
for carryi ngpass 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 lt
of 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
moving theseats back. There isarisk that
the seats and/or theobjects couldbe dam-
age d.
i Further related subjects:
R Ca rgo compartment enlargement (folding
dow nthe rear seats) (Ypag e254) Seats
93Seats,steering wheeland mirrors Z

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 hion
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 kres 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
WARNI
NG
Re pea tedl yswi tching onthe seathea ting
can causethe seatcus hionand backrest
pa ds tobec ome veryhot.Thehealthofper -
sons with limite dtemp erature sensitivity or
a limite dab ility torea ctto hig htemp era-
ture smay beaffected orthey mayevensu f-
fer burn-li keinju 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 protec-
tive cove rsnot appro ved byMer cedes-Be nz.
Ensur ethat there arenoobje ctsonthe seat
su rfa ce when the seathea ting isswi tched
on. 96
Se
atsSe ats, steering wheeland mirrors