2021 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS COUPE seats

Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gthe special seat
be ltre tract or &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif a
seat beltisunf astened while th eve hicle
is in mo tion
If th eseat beltisreleased whiletheve hicle is
in mo tion, thech ild safetyloc kis deac tiva ted
and thech ild restra int system isno long er
cor rectly secu red. The seat beltisdraw nin
sl ig htly bytheiner tiareel and cann otbe
immediat elyclosed again. #
Stop theve hicle immediat elyinaccor d‐
ance withth etraf fic condi tions. #
Activateth especial sealbeltretract or
ag ain and correctl ysecu rethech ild
re stra int system. When
enabled, thespecial seatbeltretract or
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed. The
seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseat beltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s
Ins tallin gach ild restra int system: #
When installing ach ild restra int system,
alw aysobser vethemanuf acturer'sinstalla‐
tion andopera tingins truct ions aswellas the
inf ormatio nin this Opera tor's Manua l. #
Pullth eseat beltsmoo thly from theseat belt
outle t. #
Engage theseat belttongu ein theseat belt
buc kle.
Ac tiv atin gthe special seat beltre tract or: #
Pullth eseat beltoutfully andletth einer tia
re el retract itag ain.
Wh enthespecial seatbeltretract orisacti va‐
te d, youwill hear ara tche ting sound. #
Push thech ild restra int system down until
th eseat beltsitstight ly. Deactiv
atingthespecial seatbeltretract or: #
Press there lease buttonoftheseat belt
buc kle. #
Hold theseat belttongu eand guide ba ck to
th eseat beltoutle t. Ins
talling aLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat Ins
tallingaLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent ifth ere ar
ben chseat, rear seat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat andseat back‐
re st ma yfo ld forw ards, evenwh en youar e
dr ivin g.
R Asare sult, theve hicle occupant willbe
pushed intoth eseat beltwithincr eased
fo rc e. The seat beltwillnotbe able to
pr otect asintended andcould cause
additional injury. Occupant
safety 55

R
Objects orloads inthetrunk orcar go
com partmen twill notbe restra ined by
th eseat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backres tar e
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . If
th elef tand right seat backres ts areno t
eng aged and lockedin place, this will besho wn
on themultifunc tiondispla yon theins trument
clus ter.
If th ecent erseat backres tis no teng aged and
loc kedin place, there dloc kve rificati onindi ca‐
to rwil lbe visib le. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
per missible gross mass ofthech ild and
ch ild restra int system toget her isexc ee‐
ded.
To omuc hload maybe placed ontheLA TC H-
type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int system and the
ch ild ma yno tbe restra ined correctly inthe
ev ent ofan acciden t,forex am ple. #
Ifth ech ild and thech ild restra int sys‐
te m toget her weigh mor eth an theper‐
missible gross mass of73 lb(33 kg),
onl yuse aLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system withwhic hth ech ild is
secur edwithth eve hicle seatbelt. #
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
installing ach ild restra int system, obser ve
th efo llo wing:
0073 Alw
aysobser vethecor rect useof theseats
and consider their suit ability foratt aching a
ch ild restra 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 slightl yfo rw ards.
® When installing aLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )
ch ild restra int system, also obser vethefo llo w‐
ing:
0073 When
usingabab ycar seat inwe ight
gr oup 0/0+ andare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system inwe ight group Ion a
re ar seat :adju stthefront seat sothat the
seat does notto uc hth ech ild restra int sys‐
te m.
0073 When
usingafo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system inwe ight group I:
re mo vethehead restra int from there spec‐ 56
Occupant safety

R
Asare sult, theve hicle occupant willbe
pushed intoth eseat beltwithincr eased
fo rc e. The seat beltwillnotbe able to
pr otect asintended andcould cause
additional injury.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk orcar go
com partmen twill notbe restra ined by
th eseat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backres tar e
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . If
th elef tand right seat backres ts areno t
eng aged and lockedin place, this will besho wn
on themultifunc tiondispla yon theins trument
clus ter.
If th ecent erseat backres tis no teng aged and
loc kedin place, there dloc kve rificati onindi ca‐
to rwil lbe visib le. When
install ing abel t-secur edchild
re stra int system, obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Alw
ayscom plywit hth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation andoper atingins truct ions for
th ech ild restra int system used.
0073 When
usingawe ight categor y0/0+
bab ycar seat andawe ight categor yI
re ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int system
on are ar seat :adju stthefront seat sothat
th eseat does notto uc hth ech ild restra int
sy stem.
0073 When
usingawe ight categor yIfo rw ard-
fa cing child restra int system: remo vethe
head restra int from there spectiv eseat, if
possible .
Af terth ech ild restra int system has been
re mo ved, replace thehead restra int sag ain
immed iatelyand adjus tth em correctly .
0073 The
backrest of thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus t,as faras possi ble,be
re sting ontheseat backres tof there ar
seat .
0073 If
th ehead restra int ofthech ild seat cannot
be fullyex tende dwh en itis ins talled inthe ve
hicle, this will result inrestrictions onthe
maximu msize setting forch ild restra int sys‐
te ms inwe ight categor yII or III.
Cont actwithth ero of when thehead
re stra int isfull yex tende dand lock ed in
place willnotre sult inanyre strictions on
us e.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in be tween thero of and theseat
cushion and/orbeinstalled facing the
wr ong direct ion. Wher epossi ble,adjus tth e
seat cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int .Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sas appr opriate.
0073 Mak
esur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethefront
seat slightl yfo rw ards.
The seat beltson thefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseat beltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s Oc
cupan tsaf ety 59

No
teson thecor rect driver' sseat position &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingth eve hicle settin gswhile the
ve hicle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: Inpar ticular ,
adjus tth edr iver's seat, head restra int ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. En
sur eth efo llo wing when adjustingst eer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R Youar esit tin gas faraw ay from thedr iver's
airbag aspossible, taking thefo llo wing
point sint ocon sider ation :
R Youar esit tin gin an upr ight position
R Your thighs areslight lysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
Your legs areno tfull yex tende dand youcan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R The backof your head issuppo rted ateye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restra int
R Youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms sligh tly ben t
R Youcan moveyour legs freel y
R Youcan seeallthedispla yson theins tru‐
ment clusterclea rly
R Youha ve agood overvie wof thetra ffic con ‐
dition s
R Your seat beltsitssn ug lyag ains tyo ur body
and pass esacr oss thecent erofyour sho ul‐
der and across your hips inthepelvic area 86
Seats andstow ing

Seats
Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at mec hanicall yand
el ec tric all y(w ithou tSe at Co mf ortPa ckag e) &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseats areadjus tedby childr en
Childr encould becom etrapped ifth ey adjus t
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Yo
ucan adjustth eseats when theignition is
switc hedoff. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped
whe nad jus ting theseat
When youadj usta seat ,yo uor other vehicle
occupants couldbecome trapped, e.g.onthe
seat guide rail. #
When adjustingaseat, makesur eth at
no onehas anypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Airbags" and"Chil‐
dr en intheve hicle". &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto the
dr iver's seat notbeing engaged
The driver's seat maymo veune xpectedl y
while drivin g.
This could caus eyo uto lose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thedr iver's seat
is eng aged bef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingth eve hicle settin gswhile the
ve hicle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int ,th esteer ing wheel orthemir ror
while theve hicle isin mo tion
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: Inpar ticular ,
adjus tth edr iver's seat, head restra int ,
st eer ing wheel andmirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofbeco ming trap ped if
th eseat height isadjus tedcar elessl y
If yo uadj ustth eseat height carelessly ,yo u
or other vehicle occupants couldbetrapped
and ther eb yinjur ed. Seats
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Childr
eninpar ticular could acciden tally
pr ess theelectr icalseat adjus tmentbutt ons
and become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
han dsorother body partsdo notget
und ertheleve rasse mbly oftheseat
adjus tmentsy stem. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sno tbeing installed orbeing
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sha ve notbe en installed or
ha ve notbe en adjus tedcor rectly ,th er eis an
incr eased risk ofinjur yin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheev ent ofan acciden tor when
br aking. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
an incorrect sea tpos ition
The seatbel tdoe sno tof ferth eint ended
le ve lof protect ion ifyo uha ve notmo vedth e
seat backres tto an almos tve rtical posit ion.
In par ticular ,yo uco uld slip beneathth eseat‐
belt andbecome injured. #
Adjus tth eseat proper lybef orebegin‐
ning your jour ne y. #
Alw aysensur eth at theseat backres tis
in an almos tve rtical posit ionand that
th eshoulder beltisrouted acr oss the
cent erofyour sho ulder . &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue toexc es‐
siv est ra in on thegr ab handle
If yo uappl yyo ur full body weight tothegr ab
handle orpull itabr uptly, thegr ab handle
ma ybe damag edorbecome loosefrom its
anc horage. #
Use thegr ab handles onlyto stabiliz e
th eseating position ortoassis tin get‐
ting inand outof theseat. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
object sunder theco- driver seat
Objec tstrapped undertheco- driver seat can
int erfere wit hth efunc tion oftheaut omatic
co- driver airbag shutoffor damag eth esy s‐
te m. #
Donotst or ean yobject sunder theco-
dr iver seat. #
When theco- driver seat isoccupied,
mak esur eth at no obj ect sar etrapped
unde rth eco- driver seat. 88
Seats andstow ing

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NO
TEDama getotheseats when moving
th eseats back The
seats maybe damag edbyobject swhen
mo ving theseats back. #
When moving theseats back,mak e
sur eth at ther ear eno objec tsinthe
fo ot we ll,under orbehin dth eseats. 1
Seat backres tinclin ation
2 Seat height
3 Seat fore -and -aftpos ition #
Toadjus tth eseat fore -and-af tposi tion:
lif tle ve r3 and slideth eseat intoth e
desir edposition . #
Mak esur eth at theseat iseng aged. Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at elec tric all y 1
Headre stra int height
2 Seat backres tinc linat ion
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushio nlengt h
5 Seat cushio ninc linat ion
6 Seat fore -and -aftpo sitio n Sea
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Save these ttings withth ememor yfunc tion
(/ page99). Ad
jus tingthe 4-waylum bar support 1
Higher
2 Softer
3 Lowe r
4 Firmer #
Usingbuttons 1to4 ,adjus tth econ tour
of thebac kres tindividuall yto suit your bac k. Head
restra ints Ad
jus tingthe fron tse at head restra ints
mec hanica lly &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto
adjus tingve hicle settin gswhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion
Yo uco uld lose contro lof theve hicle inthe
fo llo wing situat ionsinpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadj ustth edr iver's seat, thehead
re stra int s,thesteer ing wheel orthemir‐
ro rwhi letheve hicle isin mo tion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat beltwhile theve hi‐
cle isin mo tion. #
Beforest ar tin gth eengine: adjustth e
dr iver's seat, thehead restra int s,the
st eer ing wheel andthemir rorand fas‐
te nyo ur seat belt. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tohead
re stra int sno tbeing installed orbeing
adjus tedincor rectl y
If hea dre stra int sha ve notbe en installed or
ha ve notbe en adjus tedcor rectly ,th er eis an
incr eased risk ofinjur yin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheev ent ofan acciden tor when
br aking. #
Alw aysdr ive wit hth ehead restra int s
ins talled. #
Beforedr ivin gof f,mak esur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupant that thecent erofthe
head restra int suppor tsthebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restra int sof the
fr ont and rear seat s.Ot her wise, youwill notbe
able toadjus tth eheight andangleof thehead
re stra int scor rectl y.
Ad jus tth ehead restra int fore -and -aftpo sitio nso
th at itis as clo seasposs ibletothebac kof your
head. 90
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