2022 MERCEDES-BENZ CLA seats

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oid dir oid
direct sunlight ect
sunlight &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbur nswhen thech ild
seat isex posed todirect sunlight
If th ech ild restr aint system isex posed to
dir ect sunlight orheat, partscould heatup
ex cessiv ely.
Childr encould su.er burnsfrom these parts,
par ticular lytheme tallic partsof thech ild
re str aint system . #
Alwaysmak esur eth at thech ild restr aint
sy stem isno tex posed todirect sunlight. #
Coverth ech ild restr aint system with a
blank et,fo rex am ple. #
Ifth ech ild restr aint system hasbe en
ex posed todirect sunlight, allowitto
cool beforesecur ingach ild intoit. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. Obser
v Obser
ve when st e
when stoppin gor par oppin
gor par king king
&
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tand injurydue
to childr enleT unatt ended intheve hicle
If ch ildr enareleT unsuper visedintheve hicle,
th ey could, inpar ticul ar:
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getout and bestruckby oncoming tra1c.
R oper ateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion ,fo rex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetransmission position.
R star ting theve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk offata linjur ydue toexpo-
sur eto extreme heator cold intheve hicle
If per sons, particu larlych ildr en, aresubject ed
to prolong edexposur eto intense heatorcold,
th er eis arisk ofsevere injur yor even deat h. #
Neverlea veper sons, particular lych il-
dr en, unatt ended intheve hicle. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof suit w
of suit able seats int able
seats inthe v he
vehicle f ehicle
for ins t or
ins tal- al-
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res es
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aint syst aint
system em
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ear seat ear
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Pr efer redsecur ingsystem:
® LATC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)child seat secur ing
sy stem
¯ Alsosecur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent
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Alt ernativ esecur ingsystem:
0076 Vehicle seatbelt Occupan
tsaf ety
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ont passeng ont
passeng erseat er
seat
Secur ingsystem:
0076 Vehicle seatbelt
Be sureto obser ve:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,
th at thestatus ofthefront passeng erairbag is
cor rect forth ecur rent situ atio n(/ page48).
R Noteson automati cfront passen gerairbag
shut o.(/ page47).
Cent Cent
err er
rear seat ear
seat
Secur ingsystem:
0076 Vehicle seatbelt
¯ Alsosecur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent
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ctiv ctiv
ating ordeactiv ating
ordeactiv atingt ating
the special seatbelt he
special seatbelt
re re
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act act
oroft or
ofthe sea tbelt he
sea tbelt &
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ARNING ARNING
Riskofinjur yor dea thifaseat
belt isunf astened while theve hicle isin
mo tion
If th eseat beltisreleased whiletheve hicle is
in mo tion ,th especial seatbeltretract oris
dea ctivated and thech ild restr aint system is
no long er correctl ysecur ed.The seat beltis
dr aw nin slightl yby theiner tiareel and canno t
be immediat elyclosed again. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor d-
ance withth etra1c conditions. #
Activateth especial seatbeltretract or
ag ain and correctl ysecur eth ech ild
re str aint system . Wh
enena bled ,th especial seatbeltretract or
ensur esthat theseat belts ofthefront passeng er
seat andrear seats donotslac kenonce thech ild
re str aint system isse cu red. The
seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uipped
wit haspecia lseat beltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seats
Ins t Ins
tallin gac allin
gachild r hild
res es
tr tr
aint syst aint
system em
#
When installing ach ild restr aint system ,
al wa ys obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation
and oper ating instruction sas wellas theinf or-
mation inthis Oper ator's Manual. #
Pull theseat beltsmoo thly from theseat belt
outle t. #
Eng ageth eseat belttongue intheseat belt
buc kle.
A A
ctiv ctiv
ating t ating
the special seatbeltre he
special seatbeltretr tr
act act
or or
#
Pull theseat beltoutfullyand letth einer tia
re el retract itag ain.
When thespecial seatbeltretract orisacti va-
te d, youwill hear ara tche ting sound . #
Push thech ild restr aint system down untilth e
seat beltsitstightl y. 5656
Occupa
ntsaf ety

DeactivDeactiv
atingt ating
the special seatbeltre he
special seatbeltretr tr
act act
or or
#
Press there lease buttonoftheseat belt
buc kle. #
Hold theseat belttongue andguide backto
th eseat beltoutle t. InstInst
alling aLA TC allin
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pe(ISOFI X)chil dr hil
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leT leT
and r and
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trea rse ats ea
rse ats InstInst
alling aLA TC allin
gaLA TC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)c H-ty
pe(ISOFI X)chil dr hil
dres estr tr
ain t ain
t
sy st sy
stem ont em
onthe he
leT leT
and r and
righ tr igh
trea rse ats ea
rse ats &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent 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, even when youar e
dr iving.
R Asare sult ,th eve hicle occupan twill be
pushed intoth eseat beltwithincr eased
fo rc e. The seat beltwillnotbe able topro-
te ct as intende dand could cause addi-
tion alinj ury. R
Objects orloads inthetrunk orcar go
com partment willnotbe restr ained bythe
seat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at there ar ben chseat, the
re ar seat andtheseat backrest are
eng aged bef oreev erytrip. If
th eleT and right seatbac krests areno t
eng aged and lockedin place, this will besho wn
on thedispla yon theinst rument cluster.
If th ecent erseat backrest isno teng aged and
loc kedin place, there dloc kve ri/catio nindic ator
wil lbe visib le. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinju ry or deat hifth e
per missible gross mass ofthech ild and
ch ild restr aint system toge ther isexcee-
ded.
To omuc hload maybe placed ontheLA TC H-
typ e(ISOFI X)child restr aint system andth e
ch ild ma yno tbe restr ained correctl yin the
eve ntofan accid ent, forex am ple. #
Ifth ech ild and thech ild restr aint system
to get her weigh mor eth an theper missi- ble
gross mass of73 lb(33 kg),onl yuse
a LA TC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)child restr aint
sy stem with whic hth ech ild issecur ed
wit hth eve hicle seatbelt. #
Also secur eth ech ild restr aint system
wi th theTo pTe ther belt, ifav ailabl e. Alw
ayscom plywit hth einf ormation aboutthe
mass ofthech ild restr aint system :
R Inthemanuf acturer'sinstallation andoper at-
ing inst ruction sfo rth ech ild restr aint system
us ed
R Onalabe lon thech ild restr aint system ,if
pr es ent
Re gula rly ch eckth at theper missible gross mass
of thech ild and child restr aint system issti llco m-
pl ied wi th.
When installing ach ild restr aint system ,ob serve
th efo llo wing:
0073 Alwaysobser vethecor rect use oftheseats
and consider their suit ability foratt aching a
ch ild restr aint system . Oc
cupa nt safety
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N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto theseat beltforth ecen-
te rseat during inst allation ofthech ild
re str aint system #
Makesur eth at theseat beltisno ttr ap-
ped. #
Attach theLA TC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)child restr aint
sy stem toboth mounti ngbrac kets intheve hi-
cle. FF
ast ast
eni ng aT eni
ng aTop Tet op
Tether her
&
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryor deat hifth e
re ar seat backres ts areno tloc kedaTer
To pTe ther belts areinst alled
The rear seat backres ts ma yfo ld forw ards
when youar edr iving.
As are sult ,ch ild restr aint system swi llno lon-
ge rbe able toper form their intended protec-
tiv efunction .This mayalso cause additional
injur ies. #
Alwaysloc kre ar seat backres ts aTer
ins talling TopTe ther belts. #
Obser vetheloc kve ri/catio nindic ator . If
th eleT and right seatbac krests areno t
eng aged and lockedin place, this will besho wn
on thedispla yon theinst rument cluster.
If th ecent erseat backrest isno teng aged and
loc kedin place, there dloc kve ri/catio nindic ator
wil lbe visib le.
¯ Ifth ech ild restr aint system iseq uipp ed
wi th aTo pTe ther belt:
The risk ofinjuryma ybe reduced byTop
Te ther.The TopTe ther belt enables an
additional connection between thech ild
re str aint system atta ch ed withLA TC H-ty pe
(I SOFI X)(leT and right rear seats) orthe
seat belt(allrear seats) andtheve hicle. Occupan
tsaf ety
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If
th eleT and right seatbac krests areno t
eng aged and lockedin place, this will besho wn
on thedispla yon theinst rument cluster.
If th ecent erseat backrest isno teng aged and
loc kedin place, there dloc kve ri/catio nindic ator
wil lbe visib le.
Whe ninst Wh
eninst alling abe lt-s ec ur al
ling abe lt-s ec ured c ed
chi ld r hi
ld res est
r tr
ai nt sy ai
nt sys- s-
t t
em ,ob serv em,
obser ve t e
the f he
follo ollo
wing: wing:
0073 Alwayscom plywit hth emanuf acturer's
inst allation andoper ating instruction sfo rth e
ch ild restr aint system used .
0073 Alsose cu re TopTe ther ifpr esent
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Irear w ear
war ar
d- d-
f f
acing c acing
child r hild
res estr tr
aint syst aint
system onar em
onarear seat ear
seat : :
adjust thefront seat sothat theseat does
no tto uc hth ech ild restr aint system .
0073 Whenusing aw Wh
enusing awei gh tca t ei
gh tca teg or eg
oryIf y
Ifor w or
war ar
d- d-
f f
acin gc acin
gchild r hild
res es
tr tr
ain tsy st ai
nt system : em
:re mo vethe
head restr aint from there specti veseat, if
possibl e. ATer
thech ild restr aint system hasbe en
re mo ved, replace thehead restr aint imme di-
at elyand adjustall head restr aints correctl y.
0073 Thebackrest ofthefo rw ard-f acing child
re str aint system must,asfaras possible, be
re sti ng on theseat backrest ofthere ar seat.
0073 Ifth ehead restr aint ofthech ild seat canno t
be fullyex tended when itis inst alled inthe
ve hicle, this will result inrestr iction son the
maximum sizesettin gfo rch ild restr aint sys-
te ms inwe ight categor yII or III.
Cont actwithth ero of when thehead
re str aint isful lyex tended andlockedin place
will notre sult inanyre str iction son use.
0073 Thech ild restr aint system mustnotbe put
und erstr ain be twee nth ero of and theseat
cushion and/orbeinst alled facing thewr ong
dir ection. Wherepossible, adjusttheseat
cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 Thechild restr aint system mustnotbe put
und erstr ain by thehead restr aint. Adjust the
head restr aints asappropr iate . 0073
Makesur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifnecessar y,mo vethefront
seat slightl yfo rw ards.
The seat beltson thefo llo wing seats areeq uipped
wit haspecia lseatbelt retract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seats
When enabled,thespecial seatbelt retract or
ensur esthat theseat belts ofthefront passeng er
seat andrear seats donotslac kenonce thech ild
re str aint system isse cu red(/ page56). #
Inst allthech ild restr aint system .
Th eent ire ba se ofthech ild restr aint system
mu stalwa ys rest on theseat surface ofthe
re ar seat. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at theshoulder beltstrap
is cor rectl yro uted from theseat beltoutle tof
th eve hicle totheshoulder beltguide onthe
ch ild restr aint system .
Th esh ou lder beltstr ap mu stbe routed
fo rw ardfrom theseat beltoutle t. Occupant
safety
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NN
o o
t t
es on t es
on the cor r he
cor rect dr ect
driv iv
er's seat position er's
seat position &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoadju st-
ing theve hicle setting swhile theve hicle is
in mo tion
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadjust thedr iver's seat, thehead
re str aint ,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 #
Beforestar tin gth eve hicle: inpar ticu lar,
adju stthedr iver's seat, head restr aint,
st ee ring wheel and mirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Ensur
eth efo llo wing when adjustin gth esteer ing
wheel 1,seat belt2and driver's seat 3:
R Youar esitting asfarawa yfrom thedr iver's
airbag aspossible, taking thefo llo wing points
int oconsider ation:
R Youar esitting inan upr ight position
R Your thighs areslightl ysuppor tedby theseat
cushion R
Your legs areno tfull yex tended andyoucan
depr essthepedals proper ly
R The backof your head issuppor tedat eye
le ve lby thecent erofthehead restr aint
R Youcan hold thesteer ing wheel withyo ur
ar ms slightl ybent
R Youcan moveyour legs freel y
R Youcan seeallthedispla yson theinst rument
clust erclear ly
R Youha ve agood overview of thetra1c condi-
tions
R Your seat beltsitssnugl yag ainst your body
and pass esacr oss thecent erofyour shoulder
and across your hips inthepel vic area
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withan AMG perf h
an AMG perfor or
mance seat mance
seat: :
if th e
fr ont passeng erseat isuno ccupi ed,th is can lead
to nois eca use dby theseat belttongue knocking
ag ains tth eseat. Youcan prev ent this by slidi ng
th eseat belttongue upwards withth ebelt clip. If
th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensureth at
th ebelt clipispushed down. Onlyth en will the
seat belt/ttight tothebody . 8888
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Sea
ts Sea
ts AA
dju s dju
sting t ting
the fr he
front seat me c ont
seat me cha nic all ha
nic ally (w it y
(w itho ut ho
ut
Sea tCo mf Sea
tCo mfor or
tP t
Pac k ac
kag ag
e) e)
&
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ARN ING ARN
INGRiskof becoming trap pe difth e
seats areadju sted bychildr en
Childr encould become trapped ifth ey adju st
th eseats, particular lywhen unattended . #
Whe nlea ving theve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofbecomi ngtrapped when
adju sting theseat
When youadjust aseat, youor other vehicle
occupan tscould become trapped, e.g.on the
seat guide rail. #
When adjustin gaseat, makesur eth at
no one hasanypar tof their body within
th esw eep oftheseat. Obser
vethesaf etyno teson "Air bags" and"Chil-
dr en intheve hicle" . &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue tothe
dr iver's seat notbeing engaged
The driver's seat maymo veune xpect edly
while driving.
This could cause youto lose contr olof the
ve hicle. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at thedr iver's seat
is eng aged bef orestar ting theve hicle. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue toadju st-
ing theve hicle setting swhile theve hicle is
in mo tion
Yo ucould losecontr olof theve hicle inthefo l-
lo wing situations inpar ticular :
R Ifyo uadjust thedr iver's seat, thehead
re str aint ,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 #
Beforestar tin gth eve hicle: inpar ticu lar,
adju stthedr iver's seat, head restr aint,
st ee ring wheel and mirror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofbecoming trapped ifth e
seat heightisadju sted car elessl y
If yo uadjust theseat height carelessl y,yo uor
ot her vehicle occupan tscould betrapped and
th er eb yinjur ed.
Childr eninpar ticular couldaccident allypr ess
th eelectr icalseat adjustmen tbutt ons and
become trapped. #
While moving theseats, makesur eth at
hands orother body partsdo notget
under theleve rassemb lyof theseat
adjustmen tsy stem. Seats
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur ydue tohead
re str aints notbe ing inst alle d or being
ad just edincorrectl y
If head restr aints have notbee ninst alled or
ha ve notbee nadju sted cor rectl y,ther eis an
incr eased risk ofinjuryin thehead andneck
ar ea, e.g. intheeve ntofan accid ent orwh en
br ak ing. #
Alwaysdr ive wit hth ehead restr aints
inst alle d. #
Beforedr ivi ng o.,ma kesur efo rev ery
ve hicle occupan tth at thecent erofthe
head restr aint supp orts thebac kof the
head atabout eyeleve l. Do
notint erch ang eth ehead restr aints ofthe
fr ont and rear seats. Other wise, youwill notbe
able toadju sttheheight andangle ofthehead
re str aints correctl y.
Ad just thehead restr aint fore -and -aTposition so
th at itis as close aspossibl eto thebac kof your
head. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
an inco rrect seat position
The seat beltdoes noto.er theint ended leve l
of protection ifyo uha ve notmo vedth eseat
bac krest toan almos tve rtical position.
In par ticular ,yo ucould slipbeneat hth eseat-
belt andbecome injured. #
Adjust theseat proper lybef orebegin-
ning your jour ney. #
Alwaysensu rethat theseat backrest is
in an almost vertical position andthat
th eshoulder beltisrouted acr oss the
cent erofyour shoulder . &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue toexcessiv e
st ra in on thegr ab handl e
If yo uappl yyo ur full body weight tothegr ab
handl eor pull itabr uptly, thegr ab handl ema y
be damag edorbecome loosefrom itsanc hor-
ag e. #
Use thegr ab handl esonl yto stabili zethe
seati ngposit ionortoassis tin get ting in
and outoftheseat. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
objects undertheco-dr iver seat
Objects trapped undertheco-dr iver seat can
int erfere wit hth efunction oftheaut omatic
co-dr iver airbag shuto.ordamag eth esy stem. #
Donotst or ean yobjects undertheco-
dr iver seat. #
When theco-dr iver seat isoccupied,
mak esur eth at no objects aretrapped
und ertheco-dr iver seat. 9090
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