2021 MERCEDES-BENZ METRIS airbag off

Environmental pr
otection
+ ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
damag eduetooperating conditions and
personal driving style The pollutant emission of
thev ehicle is
directl yrelated tothev ehicle's operation.
Operat ethe vehicle in an environmentally
re sponsible manner tomak eac ontribution to
environmen talp rotection .Todot his, obser ve
th ef ollowing recommendations on ope rating
conditions and your personal drivin gstyle.
Operatin gconditions: #
Mak esuret hat thet irep ressures are
alw aysc orrect. #
Do no tcarry anyu nnecessar yweight in
th ev ehicle. #
Obser vethes ervice inter vals.
Ar egularly serviced vehicle will contri b‐
ut etoe nvironmen talp rotection. #
Alwaysh ave maintenance workcar ried
out at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Pe rsonal driving style: #
Do no tdepress thea ccelera torp edal
when startin gthe engine. #
Do no twarmupt he engine while sta‐
tionar y. #
Driv ecarefully and maintai nasufficient
dis tance to ot hervehicles. #
Avoid frequent, sudden acceleration and
braking. #
Shif tgear sing ood tim eand use each
ge ar onl yupto 00C3of its maximum
engine speed. #
Switc hoffthee ngine when in stationary
traf ficf or ap rolonged time. #
Driv einaf uel-efficient manne r. Environmental issue
sand recommendations
It is recommended that your e-use or recycle
materials ins tead of jus tdisposin gofthem.
The releva nt environmental guideline sand regula‐
tions ser vetoprotect thee nvironmen tand
should be follo we dc arefully. Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts
+ ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTE Environmental
damag eduetonotu sing recycled recon‐
ditioned components Mercedes‑Benz
AGoffers recycled recondi‐
tione dcomponents and pa rtsw itht he same
qu ality as ne wparts .The same entitlement
from theL imited Warrant yisv alid as forn ew
parts. #
Use recycled reconditione dcomponents
and pa rtsf romM ercedes‑Benz AG. *
NO
TEImpairment of theo perating ef fi‐
ciency of ther estraint sy stems from
ins talling accessor yparts or from repairs
or we lding Airbags and Emer
gency Tensioning Devices,
as well as control unit sand sensor sfor the
re stra int sy stems, ma ybeinstalled in thef ol‐
lowing areas of your vehicle:
R Doors
R Door pillars
R Door sills
R Seats
R Cockpit
R Instrument clus ter
R Center console #
Do no tins tall accessories suc hasaudio
sy stems in these areas. #
Do no tcarry out repair sorw elding. #
Have accesso ryparts retrofitted at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. If
yo uu se parts ,tires, wheel sorsafet y-re leva nt
accesso ries whic hhaven otbeen appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz, theo perating saf etyoft hevehi‐
cle ma ybejeopardized. Saf ety-re leva nt sy stems,
e.g. theb rake system, ma ymalfunction. Use only
ge nuine Mercedes-Benz pa rtsorp arts of equal
qu ality .Use onl ytires, wheels and accesso ry
parts that ar eappr oved fory our vehicle model. General no
tes13

The activation
thre sholds fort he components of
th er estraint sy stem ar edetermined based on the
ev aluatio nofthe sensor values measured at vari‐
ous points in thev ehicle. This process is pre-
em ptiveinn ature. The triggering/deployment of
th ec omponents of ther estraint sy stem should
ta ke place in good time at thes tart of thec olli‐
sion.
Fa ctor swhich can only be see nand measured
af te rac ollision has occur redc ann otpla yad eci‐
siv erole in airbag deployment. No rdotheyp ro‐
vide an indication of airbag deployment.
The vehicle ma ybedeformed significantl ywith‐
out an airbag being deplo yed. This is thec ase if
onl yparts whic harerelatively easil ydeformed
ar ea ffected and ther ateofv ehicle deceleration
is no thigh. Con versely, an airbag ma ybe
deplo yede vent hough thev ehicle suf fers only
minor deformation. If very rigid vehicle parts such
as longitudinal member sarehit, fore xamp le,the
ve hicle deceleration ma ybehigh enough fort his
to happen.
Depending on thed etected deployment situation,
th ec omponents of ther estraint sy stem can be
activated or deplo yedi ndependentl yofeach
ot her:
R Emer gency Tensioning Device :fro ntal impact,
re ar impact ,side impact ,rollo ver
R Driver' sairbag, co-d rive ra irbag: frontal
impact
R Side airbag: side impact
R Windo wcurtain airbag: side impact ,rollo ver,
frontal impact
The co-driver airbag can onl ybedeployed in the
ev ent 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). &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otair bag
components
The air bag parts ar ehotafte rana ir bag has
been depl oyed. #
Do no ttouc hthe air bag parts. #
Have ad eplo yeda ir bag replaced at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop as soon as
possible. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youh avet he
ve hicle towe dtoaq ualified specialis tworks hop af
te rana ccident. Take this int oaccount ,particu‐
larly if an Emer gency Tensioning Device is trig‐
ge redorana irbag deplo yed.
If th eE mer gency Tensioning Device saretrig‐
ge redorana irbag is deplo yed, youw ill hear a
bang ,and asmal lamoun tofpowder ma yalso be
re leased:
R The bang will no tgenerall yaffect your hear‐
ing.
R Ingeneral ,the powder released is no thazard‐
ous tohealt hbut ma ycause short-term
breathing dif ficulties topersons suf fering
from as thma or other pulmonar yconditions.
Pr ov ided it is saf etodoso, leavethev ehicle
immediatel yoropenthew indo wino rder to
pr eve nt brea thing dif ficulties.
Airbags and pyrotech nic Emergency Tensioning
Device scontai nperch lorat ematerial, whic hmay
re qu ires pecial handlin gorenvironmental pr otec‐
tion measures. National guideline sregarding
wa sted isposal mus tbeobserved. In California
see https://dtsc.ca.gov/ .You can use the
sear chfunction tofind information on pe rchlo‐
ra te,for example. Seat belts
Pr
otection pr ovided bythes eat belt Alw
aysf asteny our seat belt cor rectl yb efore
st artin gajourney .O nlyas eat belt whic hisworn
cor rectly can pr ovide thei ntended le velofp rotec‐
tion. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rectly fastened seat belt
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itc annot
per form its intended pr otectiv efunction.
In addition, an incor rectl yfastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, fore xamp le, in the
eve nt of an accident or when braking or
ch anging direction suddenly. #
Alwayse nsur ethat all vehicle occupants
ha ve their seat belts fastened cor rectly
and ar esitting prope rly. Alw
ayso bser vethei nstruction sabout thec orrect
driver's sea tpositio nand adjusting thes eat
(/ page62). Occupant saf
ety25

Emergency
Tensioning Device ,sea tb elt
anchorag eand sea tbeltr etra ctor. #
Makesur ethat thes eat belts are
undamaged, no tworna nd clean. #
Alwaysh ave thes eat belts checked
immediatel yafter an accident at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youu se seat
belt swhichh aveb een appr ovedfor your vehicle
by Mercedes-Benz. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
deplo yedp yrot echni cEmergency Ten‐
sioning Devices
Py rotech nic Emergency Tensioning Devices
th at ha vebeen deplo yeda reno longer opera‐
tional and ar eunable toper form their inten‐
ded pr otectiv efunction. #
Therefore, ha vedeplo yedp yrot echnic
Emergenc yTensioning Devices immedi‐
ately replaced at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. Mercedes-Benz
recommends that youh avet he
ve hicle towe dtoaq ualified specialis tworks hop
af te rana ccident.
* NO
TEDama gecaused bytrapping the
seat belt If an unused seat belt is no
tfully retracted ,it
ma ybecome trappe dinthe door or in the
seat mechanism. #
Alwayse nsur ethat an unused seat belt
is fully retracted. Fa
stening and adju sting seat belts If
th es eat belt is pulled quickl yors harply,the
seat belt retractor lo cks. The seat belt stra pc an‐
no tbep ulled out an yfurther. #
Alwayse ngag eseat belt tongue 2ofthe
seat belt int oseat belt buckle 1ofthec or‐
re sponding seat. #
Press and hold thes eat belt outle trelease
and slide seat belt outlet 3intot he desired
position. #
Letgooft he seat belt outle trelease and
ensur ethat seat belt outlet 3locksinto
position.
Ve hicles with automatic co-driver's airbag
shutoff:
* NO
TEDepl oyment of theE mer gency Ten‐
sioning Device and sid eairba gw hent he
front passenger seat is unoccupied If
th es eat belt tongu eise ngaged in thes eat
belt buckle of theu noccupied front passenger
seat, theE mer gency Tensioning Device and
th es ide air bag ma yalso deplo yintheevent
of an accident along wit hother sy stems. #
Onlyone person should use eac hseat
belt at an yone time. Ve
hicles without automatic co-driver's airbag
shutoff:
* NO
TEDepl oyment of theE mer gency Ten‐
sioning Device when thef ront-passenger
seat is unoccupied If
th es eat belt tongu eise ngaged in thes eat
belt buckle of theu noccupied front-passen ger
seat, theE mer gency Tensioning Device may
also depl oyinthee vent of an accident along
wi th other sy stems. #
Onlyone person should use eac hseat
belt at an yone time. Occupant saf
ety27

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

re
mains off, depending on ther esult of the
classi fication.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam piso ff:m ovet he co-driver seat as far
bac kasp ossible, or thep erson of smaller
st atur eshoul dusearear seat.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam pisl it continuously: thep erson of
smaller statur eshoul dnotuse thec o-
driver seat. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hwhen
th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam pisl it
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FF indicator
lam premain slit af tert he self-test, thef ront
passenger airbag is disabled.
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 person is seated properly wit hacor‐
re ctl yfastened seat belt.
R The front passenger seat has been mo ved
as farb ackasp ossible. Be sur
etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjects:
R Child restra int sy stem on thec o-driver seat
(/ page39). Au
tomatic measures af terana ccident
Depending on thet ype and se verity of thea cci‐
dent ,and depending on thev ehicle's equipment,
th ef ollowing measures can be implemented, for
ex ample:
R Activating theh azar dwarning lights
R Triggering an automatic emer gency call
(/ page 187)
R Swit ching of fthe engine
To restar tt he vehicle, switc hthe ignition off
and switc hitbackon( /pag e97). Depend‐
ing on thet ype and se verity of thea ccident ,it
ma ypossible that thev ehicle can no longer
be star ted.
R switching of fthe fuel supply R
Unlocking thev ehicle doors
R Lowe ring thef ront side windo ws
R Switching on thei nterior lighting Safel
ytransporting children in thev ehicle Alw
ayso bser vewhen children ar etrave ling in
th ev ehicle %
Alw
ayso bser vethes afet yn otes releva nt to
th es ituation .Indoing so, youw ill be able to
identify possible risk sa nd avoid dangers
when children ar etrave ling in thev ehicle
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Be diligent
Bear in mind that negligenc ewhen securing a
ch ild in thec hild restra int sy stem ma yhaves eri‐
ous consequences. Alw aysbed iligent and secure
ac hild carefully befor eeachj ourne y.
To impr ovep rotection forc hildren younger than
12 yearso ld or unde r5ft(1.50 m) in height,
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends youo bse rvet he fol‐
lowing information:
R Alwayss ecur ethe child in achild restra int
sy stem suitable fort his Mercedes-Benz vehi‐
cle.
R The child restra int sy stem mus tbeappropri‐
at etot he age, weight and size of thec hild.
R The vehicle seat mus tbesuitable fori ns tal‐
ling achild restra int sy stem.
Ac cident statistic sshowt hat children secured on
th er ear seats ar egenerally safer than children
secured on thef ront seats. Forthis reason,
Mercedes-Ben zstrong lyadvises that youi nstall a
ch ild restra int sy stem on arear seat.
The generic term ch ildrestra int sy stem
The generic term child restra int sy stem is used in
th is se tofO peratin gInstructions .Achild
re stra int sy stem is, fore xamp le:
R ababyc ar seat
R arear ward-facing child seat
R aforwa rd-facin gchild seat
R achild boos ters eat wit habackres tand seat
belt guides
The child restra int sy stem mus tbeappropriat eto
th ea ge,w eight and size of thec hild. Occupant saf
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