2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS ESP

tions, su
chas an air bag deploymen torhittinga
ro ad obs tacle, da tathat will assis tinundersta nd‐
ing ho wavehicle's sy stems per form ed. The EDR
is designed torecor ddatar elated tovehicle
dynamics and saf etys ystems foras hortperiod
of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed torecor dsuch
da ta as:
R Howv arious sy stems in your vehicle were
operating;
R Whe ther or no tthe driver and passenger
saf etyb eltsw ereb uckled/fas tened;
R Howf ar (if at all) thed rive rw as dep ressing
th ea ccelerator and/or brak epedal; and,
R Howf astthe vehicle wastrave ling.
These dat acan help pr ovide abette ru nder stand‐
ing of thec ircums tances in whic hcrash es and
inju ries occur .NOTE:ED Rd ataa re re corded by
yo ur vehicle only if anon-trivial crash situation
occurs; no dat aare re corded bytheE DR under
normal driving conditions and no personal data
(e.g. name, gende r,ag ea nd crash location) are
re corded .Howe ver,ot her parties suc haslaw
enforcement could combine theE DR dataw ith
th et ype of personall yidentifying dat aroutinely
acquired during acrash in vestigation.
Ac cess tothev ehicle and/or theE DR is needed
to read dat athat is recorded byan EDR, and spe‐
cial equipmen tisrequired. In addition tothev ehi‐
cle manufacturer ,other parties that ha vethes pe‐
cial equipment, suc haslawenforcement, can
re ad thei nformation byaccessin gthe vehicle or
th eE DR.
EDRd atam aybe used in civil and criminal mat‐
te rs as atool in accident reconstruction, accident
claims and vehicle saf ety. Since theC rash Data
Re trie valC DR tool that is used toextract da ta
from theE DR is commerciall yavailable, Daimler
Va ns US A,LLC( "DVUSA") expressl ydisclaims
an ya nd all liability arising from thee xtraction of
th is informatio nbyunauthorize dMercedes-Benz
personnel.
DV USAw ill no tshar eEDR dat awitho ther sw ith‐
out thec onsent of thev ehicle owner sor,ifthe
ve hicle is leased, without thec onsent of thel es‐
see. Exceptions tothis representation include
re sponses tosubpoenas bylawe nforcement ;by
fe deral, stat eorl ocal go vernment ;inconnection
wit hora rising out of litigation in volvin gDVUS Aor
its subsidiaries and af filiates; or ,asrequired by
la w. Wa
rning: The ED Risacomponen tofthe
Re stra int Sy stem Module. Tamp ering with, alter‐
ing, modifying or removing theE DR component
ma yresult in amalfunction of theR estraint Sys‐
te mM odule and other sy stems.
St atel aws orregulations rega rding EDRs that
con flict wit hfederal regulation ar epre-em pted.
This means that in thee vent of su chconflict, the
fe deral regulation go verns. As of December 20 16 ,
17 states ha veenacted la wsrelatin gtoE DRs. Co
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Re
leasing thes eat belt #
Press ther elease button in thes eat belt
buckle and guide thes eat belt bac kwitht he
seat belt tongue. Fu
nction of thes eat belt warning sy stem for
driver and co-driver The
00E9 seatbeltw arning lam pinthe Instru‐
ment Displa yremind syou that all vehicle occu‐
pants mus tfas tent heir seat belts cor rectl y.
The 00E9 seat belt warning lam plight supf or six
seconds everytime af ters witching on thei gni‐
tion.
Aw arning tone ma yalsos ound.
Af tert he vehicle is star ted, thes eat belt warning
goes out as soon as thed rive r's and thec o-driver
seat belts ar efastened.
While driving, thes eat belt warning light supin
th ef ollowing cases:
R Ifth ev ehicle's speed is higher than 15 mph
(25 km/h) and thed rive r's or co-driver's seat
belt is no tfas tened
R Ifth ed rive rorc o-driver unfas tent heir seat
belt during thej ourney Airbags
Overvie
wofairbags Example:
vehicles wit hwindo wcurtain airbag
abo vefront door
1 Driver's airbag
2 Co-driver airbag
3 Windo wcurtain airbag
4 Side airbag Example:
vehicles wit hwindo wcurtain airbag
fo ra llrow sofs eats
1 Driver's airbag
2 Co-driver airbag
3 Windo wcurtain airbag
4 Side airbag
An airbag's ins tallation location is identified by
th el abel AIRB AG.
When enabled, an airbag can pr ovide additional
pr otection fort he respectiv evehicle occupant.
Po ssible pr otection of eac hairbag:
R Driver's airbag, co-driver airbag: head and rib‐
cage
R Windo wcurtain airbag: head
R Side airbag: ribcag eand pelvis &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hifthe
co-d rive ra irba gise nabled
If th ec o-driver airbag is enabled, achild on
th ec o-driver seat ma ybestruckbyt he co-
driver airbag during an accident.
NEVERu searear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem on aseat wit hanENABLED FRONT
AIRB AG;DEATH or SERIOUS INJUR Ytothe
CH ILD can occur. When ins
talling achild restra int sy stem tothec o-
driver seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci fici nforma‐
tion (/ page39). Also be sur etoobservethe
no tesonr earward-facing or forw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stems on thec o-driver seat.
Information on thea utomatic co-d rive ra irbag
shu toff
The co-driver airbag can onl ybedeployedint he
eve nt of an accident if theP ASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pisoff.Ift he co-driver seat is
occupied, mak esure, bo thbefor eand during the
jou rney ,that thes tatus of thec o-driver airbag is
cor rect (/ page 31). 28
Occupant saf ety

Limited pr
otection pr ovided byairbags &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomodifica‐
tions tothec ove rofana irbag
If yo um odify thec over of an airbag or af fix
object ssuchass tickers to it,thea irbag may
no longer function cor rectl y. #
Neverm odify thec over of an airbag and
do no taffix objectstoi t. An airbag's ins
tallation location is identified by
th el abel AIRB AG (/pag e28). &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
th eu se of unsuitable seat co vers
Due tounsuitable seat co vers,t he airbags
canno tprotect vehicle occupants as inten‐
ded.
In addition, theo peration of thea utomatic
front passenger airbag shutof fcould be
re stricted. #
Yous houl donly use seat co vers that
ha ve been appr oved fort he cor respond‐
ing seats byMercedes-Benz. Ve
hicles with windo wcurtain airbags in all
ro ws of seats: &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunc‐
tioning sensor sinthe door
The function of thea irbags can be impaired
due tomodifications or incor rect wo rkper‐
fo rm ed on thed oor sord oor trim, or if the
door saredamaged. #
Neverm odify thed oor sorp arts of the
doors. #
Alwaysh ave workon thed oor sord oor
trim car ried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue todeplo yed
airbag
Ad eplo yeda irbag no longer of fers anyp ro‐
te ction. #
Have thev ehicle towe dtoaq ualified
specialis tworks hop in order tohave the
deplo yeda irbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yeda irbags replaced immediately. St
atus of thec o-d rive ra irbag Fu
nction of thea utomatic co-d rive ra irbag
shutoff
The au tomatic co-driver airbag shutof fisableto
de tect whe ther thec o-driver seat is occupied by
ap erson or achild restra int sy stem. The co-driver
airbag is enabled or disabled accordingly. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
object sunder thec o-driver seat
Objects trapped under thec o-driver seat can
inter fere wit hthe function of thea utomatic
co-driver airbag shutof fordamag ethe sys‐
te m. #
Do no tstore anyo bjectsu nderthec o-
driver seat. #
When thec o-driver seat is occupied,
mak esuret hat no objects ar etrapped
unde rthe co-driver seat. When ins
talling achild restra int sy stem on the
co-driver seat, al ways mak esureoft hefollowing:
R Ensur ethat thec hild restra int sy stem is posi‐
tioned cor rectl y(/ page 33).
R Alwaysc ompl ywitht he child restra int sy stem
manufacturer's ins tallation instructions.
R Neverp lace objects (e.g. cushions) under or
behind thec hild restra int sy stem.
R The entir ebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he sitting sur face of the
co-driver seat.
R The ba ckrest of thef orwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossible, be
re sting on thes eat backres tofthe co-driver
seat.
R The child restra int sy stem mus tnot to ucht he
ro of or be put under stra in by theh ead
re stra ints. Adjus tthe seat backres tinclina‐
tion and theh ead restra int setting acco rd‐
ingly. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
object sbetwe en thes eat sur face and the
ch ild restra int sy stem
Objects between thes itting sur face and the
ch ild restra int sy stem could af fect thef unc‐
tion of thea utomatic co-driver airbag shutoff. #
Do no tplace an yobject sbetwe en the
sitting sur face and thec hild restra int
sy stem. 30
Occupant saf ety

#
The entir ebase of thec hild restra int
sy stem mus talway sr estont he sitting
sur face of thec o-driver seat. #
The backres toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossi‐
ble, be resting on thes eat backres tof
th ec o-driver seat. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. Ap
erson on thec o-driver seat mus tobser vethe
fo llowing information:
R Fasten seat belts cor rectl y(/pag e25).
R Sit in an almos tupright sea tposition with
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backrest.
R Sit wit htheir feet resting on thef loor ,ifp ossi‐
ble.
The co-driver airbag ma yotherwise be disabled
by mis take ,for example, in thef ollowing situa‐
tions:
R The co-driver transfer stheir weight bysup‐
porting themselves on avehicle armrest.
R The co-driver sits in suc hawaythat their
we ight is raised from thes itting sur face. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
ad isable dfront passenger airbag
The front passenger airbag is disable dwhen
th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator lamp
is lit.
Ap erson in thef ront passenger seat could
th en, fore xamp le, com eintoc ontact wi th the
ve hicle interior ,especially if thep erson is sit‐
ting tooc lose tothec ockpit.
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
alw ayse nsur ethat:
R The classification of thep erson in the
front passenger seat is cor rect and the
front passenger airbag is enabled or disa‐
ble dina ccordance wit hthe person in the
front passenger seat.
R The front passenger seat has been mo ved
as farb ackasp ossible.
R The person is seated cor rectl y. #
Both befor eand during thej ourne y,
ensur ethat thes tatus of thef ront
passenger airbag is cor rect. If
th ec o-driver seat is occupied, thec lassification
of thep erson or child restra int sy stem on thec o-
driver seat take sp lace af tert he co-driver airbag
shutof fself-test. The PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam pdispla ys th estatus of thec o-driver
airbag.
Alw ayso bser vethen otes on thef unction of the
PA SSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator lamp
(/ page31).
Fu nction of theP ASSENGER AIR BAGi ndicator
lamps Self-tes
tofautomatic co-driver airbag shutoff
The PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator lamp
light supf or appr oxima tely six seconds during the
self-tes twhen thei gnition is switched on.
The status of thec o-driver airbag is displa yed
af te rt he self-tes t:
R PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF is no tlit:t he co-
driver airbag ma ydeplo yduring an accident.
R PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF light supcontinu‐
ously: thec o-driver airbag is disabled. It will
no tbed eployedint heeve nt of an accident.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator lamp
and the0075 restra int sy stem warning lam plight
up simultaneousl y,thec o-driver seat ma ynotbe
used. Also in this case, do no tins tallac hild
re stra int sy stem on thec o-driver seat. Ha vethe
automatic co-driver airbag shutof fchec keda nd
re paired immediatel yataqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
St atus indicator
If th ec o-driver seat is occupied, ensure, bo th
befor eand during thej ourne y,that thes tatus of
th ec o-driver airbag is cor rect fort he cur rent sit‐
uation. Occupant sa
fety 31

Af
teri nstalling arear ward-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem on thec o-d rive rs eat:
PA SSENGER AIR BAGO FF mus tbelit continu‐
ousl y. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hwhen
using arear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem while thef ront passenger airbag
is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat
and theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam piso ff,t he front passenger airbag can
deplo yintheeve nt of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag.
Alw ayse nsur ethat thef ront passenger airbag
is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam pmustbel it.
NEVE Rusearear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem on aseat wit hanENABLED FRONT
AIRB AG.Thisc an result in theD EATH of or
SERIOUS INJUR YtotheCHILD. When ins
talling achild restra int sy stem on the
co-driver seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci fici nfor‐
mation (/ page39).
Depending on thec hild restra int sy stem and the
st atur eoft hechild, theP ASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pmaybe off. In this case, do
no tins tallth er ear ward-facing child restra int sys‐
te mont he co-driver seat.
Ins tead, install ther ear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem on asuitable rear seat.
Af teri nstalling aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem on thec o-d rive rs eat:
depending on thec hild restra int sy stem and the
st atur eoft hechild, PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
ma ybel it continuousl yorbeoff.A lway so bser ve
th ef ollowing information. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect positioning of thef orwa rd-
fa cing child restra int sy stem
If yo us ecur eac hild in aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat
th at is positioned tooc lose tothec ockpit, in
th ee vent of an accident ,the child could:
R com eintoc ontact wi th thevehicle interior
if th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam pisl it,fore xamp le
R bestru ck bythea irbag if theP ASSENGER
AIR BAGO FF indicator lam pisoff. #
Alwaysm ove thef ront passenger seat
as farb ackasp ossible and fully retract
th es eat cushion lengt hadjustment.
While doing so, alw aysm akes uret hat
th es houlder belt stra pisc orrectly
ro uted from thes eat belt outle tofthe
ve hicle tothes houlder belt guide on the
ch ild restra int sy stem. The shoulder belt
st ra pm ustber outed forw ards and
down wardsf romt he seat belt outlet. If
necessar y,adjus tthe seat belt outlet
and thef ront passenger seat accord‐
ingly. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. When ins
talling achild restra int sy stem on the
co-driver seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci fici nfor‐
mation (/ page39).
If ap erson is sitting on thec o-d rive rs eat:
PA SSENGER AIR BAGO FF ma ybelit continuously
or be off, dependin gonthe person's stature.
Ap erson on thec o-driver seat mus talways
obser vethef ollowing information:
R Ifth ec o-driver seat is occupied byan adult or
ap erson wit hastatur ec orresponding tothat
of an adult ,the PASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam pmustbeo ff.T his indicates that
th ec o-driver airbag is enabled.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam pisl it continuousl y,an adult or person
wit hab uild cor responding tothat of an adult
should no tuse thec o-driver seat.
Ins tead, they should use arear seat.
R Ifth ec o-driver seat is occupied byap erson
of smaller statur e(e.g. ateenager or small
adult), theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indica‐
to rlamp either lights up continuously or 32
Occupant saf ety

Deactivating th
especial sea tbelt retractor #
Press ther elease button of thes eat belt
buckle. #
Hold thes eat belt tongu eand guid ebackto
th es eat belt outlet. Installing
aLATCH -type (ISOFIX) child
re stra int sy stem on ther ear seat Installing
aLATCH -type (ISOFIX) child
re stra int sy stem on ther ear seat &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hifthe
permissible gross mass of thec hild and
ch ild restra int sy stem toget her is excee‐
ded.
To om uchl oad ma ybeplaced on theL ATCH-
type (ISOFIX )child restra int sy stem and the
ch ild ma ynotbe restra ined cor rectly in the
eve nt of an accident, fore xamp le. #
Ifth ec hild and thec hild restra int sys‐
te mt ogether weigh mor ethan thep er‐
missible gross mass of 73lb (33 kg),
onl yuseaL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child
re stra int sy stem wit hwhichthe child is
secured wit hthe vehicle seat belt. #
Also secur ethe child restra int sy stem
wit hthe TopT ether belt, if available. Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he information about the
mass of thec hild restra int sy stem:
R inthem anufacturer's ins tallation and operat‐
ing instructions fort he child restra int sy stem
used
R onalabel on thec hild restra int sy stem, if
av ailable
Chec kregularly that thep ermissible gross mass
of thec hild plus thec hild restra int sy stem is not
exc eeded.
When youi nstallac hild restra int sy stem, obser ve
th ef ollowing:
0073 Alw
ayso bser vethec orrect use and sui tabil‐
ity of thes eats fora ttaching achild restra int
sy stem.
0073 Alw
ayso bser vethem anufacturer's ins talla‐
tion and operatin ginstructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem used.
0073 Mak
esuret hat thec hild's feet do no ttouch
th ef ront seat. If necessar y,mo vethef ront
seat slightl yforwa rds. ®
When ins talling aLATCH -type (ISOFIX )child
re stra int sy stem, also obser vethef ollowing:
0073 When using
aGroup 0/0+ bab ycar seat
and aGroup Irear ward-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem on arear sea t:adju stthe
front seat so that thes eat does no ttouch
th ec hild restra int sy stem.
0073 Mo
vether ear seat backres ttoanupright
position befor eyou ins tallth ec hild seat. Do
no ta djus tthe seat backres twhen aLATCH-
type (ISOFIX )child restra int sy stem is ins tal‐
led.
0073 Fo
rc ertain child restra int sy stems in weight
Group II or III, ther em aybe restrictions on
th em aximum size setting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact wi th theroof.
0073 Do no
tputthec hild restra int sy stem under
st ra in between ther oof and thes itting sur‐
fa ce and/or ins tall it facing thew rong direc‐
tion.
0073 Do no
tputthec hild restra int sy stem under
st ra in by theh ead restra int .A dju sttheh ead
re stra int sasa ppropriate. 1
LATC H-type (ISOFIX )mounting brac kets
Befor eevery journe y,mak esuret hat theL ATCH-
type (ISOFIX )child restra int sy stem is engaged
cor rectl yinb othm ounting brac kets in thev ehi‐
cle.
* NO
TEDama getothes eat belt fort he
center seat during ins tallation of thec hild
re stra int sy stem #
Mak esuret hat thes eat belt is no ttrap‐
ped. Occupant saf
ety37

#
Attach theL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem toboth mounting brac kets 1 inthe
ve hicle. Securing
TopT ether ¯
Ifth ec hild restra int sy stem is equipped
wit haT opTether belt:
The risk of injur ycan be reduced byTo p
Te ther.T he TopT ether belt enables an
additional connection between thec hild
re stra int sy stem attached wit hLATCH -type
(ISOFIX )and thev ehicle. Example
To
pT ether anchorage 2is on thel owe rpartof
th er ear seat on thec ross stru tb etwe en the
seats or benc hseat legs. #
Installth eL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem wit hTop Tether.C ompl ywitht he child
re stra int sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. #
Guide TopT ether belt 4under head restra int
1 between thet wo head restra int bars. #
Hook TopT ether hook 3intoT op Tether
anchorage 2without twisting. #
Tensio nTop Tether belt 4.Comply wit hthe
ch ild restra int sy stem manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion instructions. Securing
thec hild restra int sy stem wit hthe
seat belt Secu
ring thec hild restra int sy stem wit hthe
seat belt on ther ear seat
Whe ninstalling abelt-secured child restra int sys‐
te m, obser vethef ollowing:
0073 Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation and operatin ginstructions fort he
ch ild restra int sy stem used.
0073 When using
acategor y0/0+ bab ycar
seat and acategor yIrearward-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem on arear sea t:
adju stthef ront seat so that thes eat does
no ttouc hthe child restra int sy stem.
0073 When using
acategor yIforwa rd-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem: remo vetheh ead
re stra int from ther espectiv eseat, if possi‐
ble.
Af tert he child restra int sy stem has been
re mo ved, replace theh ead restra int immedi‐
atel yand adjus tall head restra int sc orrectly.
0073 The ba
ckrest of thef orwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossible, be
re sting on thes eat backres toftherear seat.
0073 Fo
rc ertain child restra int sy stems in weight
categor yIIorIII,ther em aybe restrictions on
th em aximum size setting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact wi th theroof.
0073 The
child restra int sy stem mus tnotbe put
under stra in between ther oof and thes eat
cushion and/or be ins talled facing thew rong
direction .Wher epossible, adjus tthe seat
cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int sy stem mus tnotbe put
under stra in by theh ead restra int .A dju stthe
head restra int sasa ppropriate.
0073 Mak
esuret hat thec hild's feet do no ttouch
th ef ront seat. If necessar y,mo vethef ront
seat slightl yforwa rds.
The seat belt sonthefollowing seats ar eequip‐
ped wit hachild seat saf etyf eature:
R Co-driver's seat
R Rear seats
When enabled, thec hild seat saf etyf eature
ensures that thes eat belts of thec o-driver's seat 38
Occupant saf ety

and
rear seat sdonotslac keno nce thec hild
re stra int sy stem is secured (/ page36). #
Installth ec hild restra int sy stem.
The entir ebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he sitting sur face of the
re ar seat. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt strap
is cor rectl yr outed from thes eat belt outle tof
th ev ehicle tothes houlder belt guide on the
ch ild restra int sy stem.
The shoulder belt stra pm ustber outed for‐
wa rdsa nd down wardsf romt he seat belt out‐
let.
Note sonr earward-facin gand forw ard-facing
ch ild restra int sy stems on thec o-d rive rs eat &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hwhen
using achild restra int sy stem while the
co-driver airba gisenabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in achild restra int sys‐
te mont he co-driver seat and the
PA SSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator lam pis
off, thec o-driver airbag can deplo yinthe
eve nt of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag. #
Alwayse nsur ethat thec o-driver airbag
is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pmustbel it.
NEVER use arear wardfacing child restra int
on aseat pr otected byan ENABLE DAIRBAG
in front of it, DE ATHorS ERIOU SINJU RYto
th eC HILD ma yoccur. Obser
vethes pecific instruction sfor ther ear‐
wa rd-facing and forw ard-facin gchild restra int
sy stems (/ page39).
Alw ayso bser vethes tatus of thec o-driver airbag
on theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator lamp:
R When usin garearward-facing child restra int
sy stem on thec o-driver seat, thec o-driver
airbag mus talway sbed isabled. It is only
deactivated if theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF
indicator lam pislit continuously
(/ page31).
R Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam piso ff,t he co-driver airbag is enabled.
The co-driver airbag ma ydeplo yduring an
accident. Securing
thec hild restra int sy stem wit hthe
seat belt on thec o-d rive rs eat
Whe ninstalling abelt-secured child restra int sys‐
te mont he co-driver seat, alw ayso bser vethef ol‐
lowing:
0073 Obser
vethen otes on rear wa rd-facing and
fo rw ard-facin gchild restra int sy stems on the
co-driver sea t(/pa ge39).
0073 Obse
rvet he child restra int sy stem manufac‐
turer's ins tallation and operatin ginstruc‐
tions.
0073 When using
aforwa rd-facin gchild restra int
sy stem in categor yI:removetheh ead
re stra int from ther espectiv eseat, if possi‐
ble.
Af tert he child restra int sy stem has been
re mo ved, replace theh ead restra int immedi‐
ately and adjus tall head restra int sc orrectl y.
0073 The backres
toftheforw ard-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem must, as farasp ossible, be
re sting on thes eat backres tofthe co-driver
seat.
0073 Fo
rc ertain child restra int sy stems in weight
categor yIIorIII,ther em aybe restrictions on
th em aximum size setting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact wi th theroof.
0073 The
child restra int sy stem mus tnotbe put
under stra in between ther oof and thes eat
cushion and/or be ins talled facing thew rong
direction.
0073 The
child restra int sy stem mus tnotbe put
under stra in by theh ead restra int .A dju stthe
head restra int sasa ppropriate.
0073 Ne
verp lace objects (e.g. cushions) under or
behind thec hild restra int sy stem.
The seat belt on thec o-driver side is equipped
wit has pecial seat belt retractor.
Whe nenabled ,the special seat belt retractor
ensures that thes eat belt does no tslac keno nce
th ec hild seat is secured (/ page36). #
Setthe co-driver seat as farb ackasp ossible
and mo vethes eat int othe highes tposition
possible. #
Setthe seat backres ttothe mos tvertical
position possible. #
Installth ec hild restra int sy stem.
The entir ebase of thec hild restra int sy stem
mus talway sr estont he sitting sur face of the
co-driver seat. Occupant saf
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