Obser
velaws and legalrequ irement s
Alw aysobser vetheleg alrequ iremen tswhen
using ach ild restra int system intheve hicle.
Obser vestandar 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
Only usethefo llo wing secur ingsystems forch ild
re stra int systems:
R The LATC H-type (ISOFIX )secu ring rings
R The vehicle's seatbeltsystem
R The TopTe ther anc horages
Ins talling aLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem isfavo red.
Sim plyatta ching 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 plywithth eper missible
gr oss weight forth ech ild and child restra int sys‐
te m (/ page55).
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‐
sit edir ect ion tothedir ect ion oftrav el and 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. Occ
upant safety 51
Alw
ayssecur each ild restra int system cor‐
re ctl y &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
inc orrect ins tallation ofthech ild
re stra int system
The child can then notbe protect edor
re stra ined asintended . #
Besureto com plywith themanuf actur‐
er's installation instruct ions forth e
ch ild restra int system and itscor rect
us e. #
Makesur eth at theent ire base ofthe
ch ild restra int system alwaysre stson
th esitt ing surface oftheseat. #
Neverpla ceobjects (e.g.cushi ons)
under orbehi ndthech ild restra int sys‐
te m. #
Use child restra int systems onlywit h
th eor iginal coverdesi gned forth em. #
Alw aysre place damag edcovers wit h
ge nui ne covers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hdue to
uns ecur edchild restra int systems inthe
ve hicle
If th ech ild restra int system isincor rectl y
ins talled ornotsecur ed,itcan com eloose.
The child restra int system could beflung
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. #
Alw aysins tallch ild restra int systems
cor rectl y,eve nwh en notin use. #
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:
- Installing theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system onthere ar seat
(/ page55).
- Sec uring thech ild restra int system with
th eseat beltonthere ar seat
(/ page58). -
Sec uring thech ild restra int system with
th eseat beltonthefront passeng erseat
(/ page60). Obser vethespecif ic
ins truction sfo rth ere ar wa rd-faci ng and
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems
(/ page60).
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour‐
ne y,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect forth ecur‐
re nt situa tion(/ page 46).
R Obse rveth ewa rning labels intheve hicle
int erior and onthech ild restra int system.
R Also secur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent .
Do notmodif yth ech ild restra int system &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomodif i‐
cations tothech ild restra int system
The child restra int system can nolong er
func tion proper ly.Thi spos esan incr eased
ri sk ofinjur y. #
Nevermodify ach ild restra int system. 52
Occupant safety
#
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. &
WARNIN GDang ertolife due toexpo‐
sur eto extreme heat or col din theve hi‐
cle
If people, particular lych ildr en, areex posed
to extreme temp eratur esove ran extende d
pe riod oftime, ther eis arisk ofser ious
injur yor dang ertolife. #
Neverlea veper sons, childr eninpar tic‐
ular ,unat tende din theve hicle. Ov
ervie wof suitable seatsintheve hicl efo r
ins talling ach ild restra int system Lef
t/right rear seat
Pr efer redsecur ingsystem:
® LATC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat anchor ¯
Alsosecur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page57 ).
Al te rn ativ esec uring system:
0076 Ve
hicle seatbelt
Fr ont passeng erseat
Sec uring system:
0076 Ve
hicle seatbelt
Be sureto obser ve:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,
th at thest atus ofthefront passeng erairbag
is cor rect forth ecur rent situa tion
(/ page 46).
R Obse rveth eno teson aut omatic front
passeng erairbag shutoff(/ page44 )
Cent errear seat
Secur ingsystem:
0076 Ve
hicle seatbelt
¯ Alsosecur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page57 ). Ac
tiv atin gor deac tivatin gthe special seal
be ltre tract orofthe seat belt &
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 sealbeltretract or
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed. 54
Occupant safety
The
seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseal beltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s #
Toins tall ach ild restra int system: when
ins talling ach ild restra int system, always
obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation and
opera tingins truct ions aswellas theinf orma‐
tion inthis Oper ator's Manual. #
Pull theseat beltsmoo thly from theseat belt
outle t. #
Engage theseat belttongu ein theseat belt
buc kle. #
Toactiv ateth especia lseal beltretrac‐
to r:pull theseat beltoutfully andletth e
iner tiareel retract itag ain.
Wh enthespecial sealbeltretract orisacti va‐
te d, youwill hear ara tche ting sound. #
Push thech ild restra int system down until
th eseat beltsitstight ly. #
Todeac tivatethe special seal be ltre trac‐
to r: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.
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 isexc eeded
The LATC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat secur ing
sy stems maybe ove rloaded andthech ild
ma yno tbe restra ined intheeve ntofan acci ‐
de nt, 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),
use onlya LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild Occ
upant safety 55
re
stra int system that sec ures thech ild
wit hth 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:th e
bac kres tof thech ild restra int system mus t
lie asflat as poss ibleagains tth ebac kres tof
th eve hicle 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 group 2or 3.
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. 56
Occupant safety
1
LATC H-type (ISOFIX )mou nting brac ket
Bef oreev eryjour ney,mak esur eth at theLA TC H-
type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int system iseng aged
cor rectl yin bo th mounting brac kets intheve hi‐
cle. *
NO
TEDama getotheseat beltforth e
cent ersea tdu ring installation ofthe
ch ild restra int system #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped. #
Remo veand stor eaw ay covers 1 . #
Attach theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system toboth mounting brac kets
in theve hicle. #
Afterre mo ving thech ild seat, reatt achco v‐
er s1. Secur
ingTopTe ther &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
re ar seat backres ts areno tloc kedaf te r
To pTe ther belts areins talled
The rear seat backres ts ma yfo ld forw ards
when youar edr ivin g.
As are sult, child restra int systems willno
long erbe able toper form their intended pro‐ te
ctiv efuncti on.Thisma yal so cau seaddi‐
tiona linju ries. #
Alw aysloc kre ar seat backres ts afte r
ins talling TopTe ther belts. #
Obser vetheloc kve rificati onindi cator. 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.
¯ Ifth ech ild restra int system iseq uipped
wit haTo pTe ther belt :
The risk ofinjur yma ybe reduced byTop
Te ther.The TopTe ther belt enables an
additional connect ionbetween thech ild
re stra int system attached withLA TC H-
type (ISOFIX )and theve hicle. Occupant
safety 57
#
Ifnecessar y,slide head restra int 1 upw ards
(/ page92). #
Foldup cover2 ofTopTe ther anc horage
3. #
Installth eLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem withTo pTe ther.In doing so,com ply
wit hth ech ild restra int system manuf actur‐
er's installation instruct ions . #
Guide TopTe ther belt 4under head
re stra int 1 between thetw ohead restra int
bar s. #
Hook TopTe ther hook 5ofTopTe ther belt
4 intoTo pTe ther anc horage3 without
twis ting. #
Tensi on TopTe ther belt 4.Indoing so,com‐
pl ywit hth ech ild restra int system manuf ac‐
tur er's installation instruct ions . #
Folddo wn cover2 ofTopTe ther anc horage
3. #
Ifneces sary,slide head restra int 1 down‐
wa rds(/ page92). Makesur eth at youdo no
tint erfere wit hth ecor rect routin gof Top
Te ther belt 4. Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat belt Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthere 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.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk orcar go
com partmen twill notbe restra ined by
th eseat backres t. 58
Occupant safety
Butt
ons
St eer ing wheel .....................................2 17 C
Calls Mer cedesme .......................................2 45
Camer a
see 360° Camer a
see Rear vie wcam era
Car key
see Smar tKey
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (car e)....................................... 269
Car -to-X -Comm unication
Displa yinghazar dwa rnings .................2 39
Car e....... ....................................................274
Air -water duct <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011> <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011> 269
Au tomatic carwash ........................ ..... 269
Car pet............ ................................. ..... 274
Deco rativ efo il ................................ .....2 72
Dis play <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 274
Ext eriorlighti ng............ ....................... 272 Hea
dliner ............ ................................. 274
Matt efinis h<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> ...............271
Pa int wo rk <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 271
Plas tictrim .......................................... 274
Po we rwa sher ................................. ..... 270
Re alwo od/tr imelements ............... ..... 274
Re ar vie wcam era ................................ 272
Sea tbel t<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 274
Sea tco ver..... ................................... ... 274
Senso rs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 272
St eer ing wheel .....................................2 74
Sur round viewcam era .........................2 72
Ta ilpipes .............................................. 272
Wa shing byhand .............................. ... 271
Wheels/r ims....................................... 272
Wi ndo ws <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 272
Wi per blades ........................................ 272
Car gotie- down rings ...............................1 05
Car pet(C are) ....... .....................................274
Cha ngeof address .................................... 22
Cha ngeof ow ner ship ................................ 22
Changing awheel
Pr epar ation ......................................... 320
Ra ising theve hicle ........................... ....3 21 Cha
nging awheel
see Emerge ncy sparewheel
Chan ginggears ....... ................................. 149
Manually ..............................................1 49
Chang inghub caps ................................. 320
Char ging
Batt ery(v ehi cle) .................................. 287
USB port....... ....................................... 110
Cha ssis leve l(AIR BODY CONT ROL)
Se tting .................................................1 97
Child safetyloc k
Re ar door s.............................................6 1
Re ar side windows <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 63
Chi ldseat
At tach ing (notes) ................................... 54
Basi cins tructi ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> .............50
Fr ont- passeng erseat (notes) ................. 60
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) ............ 55
No teson risk sand dang ers ...................5 1
Secu ring on thefront passeng erseat ....6 0
Secu ring on there ar seat ...................... 58
To pTe ther ..............................................5 7 Inde
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