Observ
Observ
ewhen st
ew hen st opping or par
opping or par king
king &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injur ydue
to leaving children unattended in thev ehi-
cle
If ch ildren ar eleT unattended in thev ehicle,
th ey could, in particular:
R open doors, thereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto ut and be struc kbyoncoming tra1c.
R operat evehiclee quipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion by,for example:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R changing thet ransmission position.
R starting thev ehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leavin gthe vehicle, alw ayst aket he
ke yw ithy ou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehiclek eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk offatalinjur ydue toexpo-
sur etoe xtrem eheatorc old in thev ehicle
If persons ,particular lych ildren, ar esubjected
to prolonged exposur etointense heat or cold,
th er eisar isk of se vere injur yore vend eath. #
Neverlea ve persons, particular lych il-
dren, unattended in thev ehicle. Ov Ov
er ervie
vie wofr
wofr ecommende dc
ecommende dchild r
hild r es
estr
traint syst
aint syst ems
ems %
Further informatio nonthe cor rect child
re straint system ca nbeobtaine data quali-
/ed specialis tworks hop. Mercedes-Ben zrec-
ommends that youu seaM ercedes-Benz
Service Centr efor this purpose. Secur
Secur
ing wit
ing wit hISOFIX
hI SOFIX
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egory0+( up t
y0+( up to13k
o13k gand up to
ga nd up to
appro
appro x. 15 mont
x. 15 mont hs)
hs) T
T
ype
ype 1
1
B BAB AB YS
YS AFE plus
AFE plus
Size catego ry E
Appro valE 104301 146
Order number 2
B66868 224
1M anufacturer :Brita xR ömer .2 With colour code 9H95. W
W
eight cat
eight cat egor
egoryI(9t
yI(9t o18k
o18k gand fr
ga nd fr om appro
om appro x-
x-
imat
imat el
ely9m ont
y9m onths t
hs t o4y
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ears)
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T
ype
ype 1
1
DUO plus
DUO plus
Siz ec ategor yB1
Appro valE 104301 133
Order number 2
A000 970 43 02
1M anufacturer :Brita xR ömer .2 With colour code 9H95. Occupant saf
ety
61
61
Secur
Secur
ing wit
ing wit ht
hthe v
he v ehicle seat belt
ehicle seat belt
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egory0(up t
y0( up to10k
o10k gand appro
ga nd appro ximat
ximately
ely
6m ont
6m onths)a nd w
hs )a nd w eight cat
eight cat egor
egory0+( up t
y0+( up to13kg
o13kg
and appro
and appro ximat
ximatel
ely15m ont
y15m onths)
hs) T
T
ype
ype 1
1
B BABAB YS YS AFE plus II
AFE plus II
App rova lE 104301 146
Order number 2
A000 970 38 02
1M anufacturer :Brita xR ömer .2 With colour code 9H95. W
W
eight cat
eight cat egor
egoryI(9t
yI(9t o18k
o18k gand fr
ga nd fr om appro
om appro x-
x-
imat
imat el
ely9m ont
y9m onths t
hs t o4y
o4y ear
ears)
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ype
ype 1
1
DUO plus
DUO plus
Appr oval E1 04 301 133
Order number 2
A000 970 43 02
1M anufactu rer: Britax Römer .2 With colour code 9H95. W
W
eight cat
eight cat egor
egoryII/III (15 t
yI I/III (15 t o36k
o36kgand fr
ga nd fr om
om
appro
appro ximat
ximatel
ely3t
y3t o12y
o12y ear
ears)
s) T
T
ype
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1
KIDFIX XP
KIDFIX XP
Appr oval E1 04 301 304
Order number 2
A000 970 49 02 T
T
ype
ype 1
1
AMGK IDFIX XP
AM GK IDFIX XP
App rova lE 104301 304
Order number 2
A000 970 33 02
1M anufacturer :Brita xR ömer .2 With colour code 9H95. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie wofs uit
wofs uitable seats in t
able seats in t he v
he vehicle f
ehicle f or
or/tting
/tting
ac
ac hild r
hild r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst em
em LeT/r
LeT/r
ight r
ight rear seat
ear seat
Secon drow of seats (leT and right seat), prefer-
re ds ecuring system:
® ISOFIX child seat securing system
(/ page64)
or °
i-Sizechild seat securing system
(/ page66)
¯ Also secur eTop Tether if present
(/ page69).
Thir drow of seats, prefer reds ecuring system:
® ISOFIX child seat securing system
(/ page64)
¯ Also secur eTop Tether if present
(/ page69).
LeT/ right rear seat (secon dand thirds eat row) –
alternati vesecuring system:
7 Vehicle seat belt (/ page71)
F F r ront passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat
Securing system:
7 Vehicle seat belt (/ page71)
Be sur etoobserve:
R Ifth ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
ensure, bo thbefor eand during thej ourne y,
th at thes tatus of thef ront passenger airbag is
cor rect fort he cur rent situatio n(/ pag e53). 62
62
Occupant sa
fety
R
Notesona utomati cfront passen gera irbag
shuto. (/ page52).
Centr
Centr er
erear seat (second seat ro
ear seat (second seat row)
w)
Securing system:
7 Vehicle seat belt (/ page71) App
rov
Approv al cat al categor
egories f
ies for c
or childr
hil dr es
estrtraint syst
aint syst ems
ems Onl
Onl
yuse app rov
yu se appr oved ced c hild r
hild r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst ems
ems
Onl ychild restraint system sthat mee tthe follo w-
ing UNECE standards ar epermitted foru se in the
ve hicle:
R UN-R44
R UN-R129 (i-Size child restraint systems)
Iden ti/cation
Identi/cation on t
on the c
he c hild r
hild r es
estr
traint sy st
aint syst em
em
In fo rm atio nabout thea ppr oval catego ry,w eight
categor yand appr oval number ,for example, is on
th ea ppr oval label on thec hild restraint system.
Ther emaybe fu rther informatio nsuchast he ISO-
FIX size categories, dependin gonthe appr oval
catego ryofthec hild restraint system. Approv
Approv al cat
al categor
egoriesina ccor
ie sina ccordanc ewit
danc ewithU N-R44
hU N-R44 Exampl
eofana pprova llabel
R U
Univniv er
ersal:
sal: child restraint system sinthe "Uni-
ve rsal" catego ryarea ppr ove dfor installation
in vehicles. The ycan be used, in accordance
wit ho verviews ofthes uitability of seats for
securing child restraint systems, on seats
labelled U, UF or IU F. The identi/ca
tionIUF refers to ISOFIX child
re straint system sinthe "Uni versal" categor y.
Thes echild restraint system smusta lsobe
secu redu sing TopT ether or suppor tpoints.
R Semi-U Semi-U niv niver
ersal:
sal: child restraint system sinthe
"Semi-Universal" categor ymayonl ybeu sed if
th ev ehiclea ndvehicle seat ar elisted in the
ch ild restraint system manufactu rer's vehicle
model list.
R V Vehicle-speci/c: ehicle-speci/c: child restraint system sinthe
"vehicle-speci/c" categor ymayonl ybeu sed if
th ev ehiclea ndvehicle seat ar eliste dint he
ch ild restraint system manufactu rer's vehicle
model list. Occupan
tsafety
63
63
Approv
Approv
al cat
al categor
egories in accor
ies in accor dancewit
danc ewithU N-R129
hU N-R129 Example of an app
rova llabel
R i‑Size:
i‑Size: child restraint system sinthe "i‑Size"
categor yareappr ovedfor installation in vehi-
cles wit hi‑Size mountin gbrack ets. The ycan
be used ,inaccordanc ewitho verviews ofthe
suitability of seats fors ecuring child restraint
systems, on seat slabelle di‑U. Th
eidenti/ca tioni‑U refer stoi‑Size child
re straint system sinthe "Uni versal" categor y.
Thes echild restraint system smusta lsobe
secu redu sing TopT ether or suppor tpoints.
Observ
Observ et
ethe suit
he suit ability of v
ability of v ehicle seats
ehicle seats
Depending on thea ppr oval catego ry,t her eare
fo rw ard-facing and rear wa rd-facing child restraint
systems. Thei ruse can be restric tedf or cer tain
ve hicle seats:
R Suitability of seats fora ttaching ISOFIX child
re straint system s(/ page 64)
R Suitability of seats fors ecuring i‑Sizec hild
re straint system s(/ page 66).
R Suitability of seats fora ttaching belt-secured
ch ild restraint system s(/ page 71) F
F
itting an ISOFIX or i-Size c
itting an ISOFIX or i-Size c hild r
hild res
estrtraint syst
aint syst em
em
on t
on t he
heleT
leT and r
and r ight r
ight r ear seats
ear seats Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie wofs uit
wofs uitability of t
ability of t he seats f
he seats for att
or attac
aching
hing
ISOFIX c
ISOFIX c hild r
hild res
estrtraint syst
aint syst ems
ems
ISOFIX is astandardised securing system fors pe-
ciall ydesigned child restraint systems.
® Thes ymbo lindicates seat ssuita blef or
attaching an ISOFIX child restraint system
in acco rdance wit hUNR44 (/ page63).
At tach onlychild restraint system sthat are
appr ovedina ccordance wit hUNR44 as
per thef ollowing ISOFIX tables.
Carr
Carr yco
ycotf
tfor second and t
or second and t hir
hirdr ow
dr ow sofs eats
sofs eats Size class –
Size class –
Eq Eq
uipment
uipment LeT/r LeT/r
ight r ight rear seat
ear seat
F–I SO/L1 X
G–I SO/L2 X
XN otsuitable foranI SOFIX child restraint system in this we ight
gr oup and/or size class. 64
64
Occupant saf
ety
Size clas
s–
Size clas s–
Eq
Eq uipment
uipment LeT/r
LeT/r
ightr
igh trea rs eat
ea rs eat
A–I SO/F 3I UF
IL Suitable forI SOFIX child restraint systems acco rding tothet able
in "Overvie woftherecommended child restraint systems", or if the
ve hicle and thes eat ar elisted on thec hild restraint system manu-
fa cturer's vehicle model list.
IUF Suitable forf or wa rd-facing ISOFIX child restraint systems of the
"Universal" categor yinthisweight group.
(1) When using achild restraint system of size clas s(ISO/R3),
mo vethef ront seat int othe highes tposition. Mak esuret hatthe
seat backrest of thef ront seat does no trest against thec hild
re straint system. W
W
eight gr
eight group 1(9–18 k
oup 1(9–18 kga nd appro
ga nd appro x.9m ont
x. 9m onths
hs
up t
up t o4y
o4y ear
ears) f
s) for t
or t hir
hirdro
dro wofs eats
wofs eats Size class –
Size class –
Eq Eq
uipment
uipment LeT/r
LeT/r
ight r
ight rear seat
ear seat
D–I SO/R2,
ISO/R2X X
C–I SO/R3 X
B–I SO/F2 IUF
B1 –ISO/F2X IUF
A–I SO/F3 IUF
XN otsuitable foranI SOFIX child rest raint system in this we ight
gro up and/or size class.
IUF Suitable forf or wa rd-facing ISOFIX child restraint systems of the
"Universal" categor yinthisweight group. Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie wofs uit
wofs uitability of t
ability of t he seats f
he seats for att
or attac
aching
hing
i‑Siz ec
i‑Siz echild r
hild r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst ems
ems
i‑Siz eisas tandardised securing system fors pe-
ciall ydesigned child restraint systems.
° Thes ymbo lindicates seat ssuita blef or
attaching an i‑Size child restraint system in
acco rdance wit hUNR129( / pag e63).
Child restraint system sthat ar epermitted
in accordance wit hUNR44 as per theI SO-
FIX tables (/ page64) or UN R129 as per
th ef ollowing i‑Size tables ma ybeattached.
i‑Size c
i‑Size c hild r
hild res
estrtraint syst
aint syst ems (ISO/R2, ISO/F2X,
ems (ISO/R2, ISO/F2X,
ISO/B2, ISO/B3)
ISO/B2, ISO/B3) F
F
r
ront passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seatLeT/r
LeT/right r
ight rear seat
ear seat
(second ro
(secon drowofs eats
wofs eats
onl
onl y)
y)
Xi ‑U
XN otsuitable forani -Size child
re straint system in the" Univer-
sal" categor y. i-U Suitable
forf or wa rd-facing
and rear wa rd-facing i-Size child
re straint systems in the" Univer-
sal" categor y. 66
66
Occupant saf
ety
F
F
itting t
itting t he ISOFIX or i‑Size c
he ISOFIX or i‑Size c hild r
hild res
estrtraint syst
aint syst em
em
on t
on t he
heleT
leT and r
and r ight r
ight r ear seats
ear seats &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident if ther ear
benc hseat, rear seat and seat backrest
ar en otengaged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat and seat bac k-
re st ma yfold forw ards, even while thev ehicle
is in motion.
R Asaresult, thev ehicleo ccupantwill be
pressed int othe seat belt with increased
fo rc e. The seat belt will no tbeabletopro-
te ct as intende dand could cause addi-
tional injur y.
R Objects or loads in theb ootorl oad com-
partment canno tberestrained bythes eat
backrest. #
Mak esuret hat ther ear benc hseat, the
re ar seat and thes eat backrest are
engaged befor eevery trip. If
th er ear seat backrest is no tengaged and
loc kedinp lace,ther ed loc kveri/cation indicator
will be visible. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathift he
permissible gross mass of thec hild and
ch ild restraint system toge ther is excee-
ded.
To om uchl oad ma ybeplaced on theI SOFIX
or i‑Sizec hildrestraint system sand thec hild
ma ynotbe restrained co rrectl yint heevent of
an accident, fore xamp le. #
Ifth ec hild and thec hild restraint system
to get her weigh mor ethan 33 kg ,only
use an ISOFIX or i‑Size child restraint
system wi thwhic hthe child is secured
wit hthe vehicle seat belt. #
Also secur ethe child restraint system
wi th th eTop Tether belt, if available. Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he information abou tthe
mass of thec hild restraint system:
R inthem anufacturer's installation and operat-
ing inst ruction sfor thec hild restraint system
used
R onalabel onthec hild restraint system ,if
present Re
gula rlyc hec kthat thep ermissible gross mass
of thec hild and child restraint system is still com-
plie dwith.
When /tting achild restraint system ,obser vethe
fo llowing:
O Alwayso bser vethec orrect use of thes eats
and consider their suitability fora ttaching a
ch ild restraint system.
ISOFIX child seat securing system
(/ page64)
or
i‑Size child seat securing system
(/ page66)
O Alwaysc ompl ywitht he manu facturer's
installation and operating instructions fort he
ch ild restraint system used.
O Makesur ethat thec hild' sfee tdon ottouch
th ef ront seat. If necessar y,mo vethef ront
seat slightl yforwa rds.
® When /tting an ISOFIX child restraint sys-
te m, also obser vethef ollowing:
O When using abab
When using ababyc ar seat in w
yc ar seat in w eightgr
eight group oup
0/0+ and ar
0/0+ and arearw
earw ar
ard-f
d-f acing c
acing c hild r
hild res
estrtraint
aint Occupant saf
ety
67
67
R
R
ear benc
ear benc hseat (second ro
hs eat (secon drowofs eats):
wofs eats): 1
ISOFIX mountin gbrack et
2 i‑Size mounting brac ket#
Attach theI SOFIX or i‑Sizec hildrestraint sys-
te mtob othm ounting brac kets in thev ehicle. V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hat
hathir
hirdro
dro wofs eats:
wofs eats: #
Attach theI SOFIX child restraint system to
bo th ISOFIX mountin gbrack ets 1. F
F
ast
ast ening aT
ening aTop Tet
op Tether
her &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathifthe
re ar seat backrests ar enotloc keda Ter
To pT ether belt sare/tted
The rear seat backrests ma yfold forw ards
when youa redriving.
As aresult, child restraint system swillnol on-
ge rbea bletoper form their intended pr otec-
tiv ef unction .This ma yalso cause additional
injuries. #
Alwaysl oc kr ear seat backrests aTer /t-
ting TopT ether belts. #
Obse rvet he loc kveri/cation indicator. If
th er ear seat backrest is no tengaged and
loc kedinp lace,ther ed loc kveri/cation indicator
will be visible.
¯ Ifth ec hild restraint system is equipped
wi th aT op Tether belt:
The risk of injur ymaybe reduced byTo p
Te ther.T he TopT ether belt enables an
additional connection between thec hild Occupant saf
ety
69 69
re
straint system at tach ed wit hISOFIX or
i‑Sizea ndthev ehicle.
The TopT ether anchorages fort he second rowof
seats ar elocated on ther ear side of thet wo outer
re ar seats on thes econd rowofs eats.Forthe
th irdr ow of seats, use theT op Tether anchorage
on ther ear side of thes eat backrest on thet hird
ro wofs eats. Second
rowofs eats #
If necessar y,slide head restraint 1upwa rds
( / pag e111). #
Fitt he ISOFIX or i‑Si zechild restraint system
wi th TopT ether .Ind oing so, compl ywitht he
ch ild restraint system manufactu rer's installa-
tion inst ructions. #
Guide TopT ether belt 4unde rhead restraint
1 betwee nthe tw ohead restraint ba rs. #
Hook TopT ether hook 3intoT op Tether
anchorage 2without twisting. #
Tensio nTop Tether belt 4.Ind oing so, com-
pl yw itht he child restraint system manufactu r-
er's installation inst ructions. #
If necessar y,slide head restraint 1down-
wa rds( /pag e111) .Makes uret hat youdo
no tinter fere wit hthe cor rect routing of To p
Te ther belt 4. 70
70
Occupant saf
ety