2022 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS child lock

go
bef orest ar tin gth eve hicle. Pressing theseat
belt extende rba ck intoplace requ ires forc e.
% Youcan deac tivateth eseat beltextende r.
Ac tivateth ech ild safetyloc kfo rth ere ar
passe nger com partment side windows
( / pag e71 ).
Wh eninst allin gach ild restra int system to
th ere ar seat ,obse rveth eve hicle-specif ic
inf ormation (/page63). Fa
stening andadjust ing seat belts If
th eseat beltispulled quickl yor shar ply, the
seat beltretract orlock s. The seat beltstra pcan‐
no tbe pulled outanyfur ther.
Ve hicl eswith illuminat eddesi gnseat belt
buc kles :th eilluminat edseat beltbucklemak es
fa stening your seat belteasie rin cer tain situa‐
tion s,forex am ple, when ambie ntlight condi‐
tio ns arepoor .
% The illumin ationon theseat beltbuckledoes
no tindicat eth at theseat beltbuckleisfunc ‐
tion ingcorrectl y. #
Alw ayseng ageseat belttongu e2 ofthe
seat beltintoseat beltbuckle1 ofthecor‐
re sponding seat. #
Press and hold theseat beltoutle tre lease
and slide seatbeltoutle t3 intoth edesir ed
position . #
Letgo oftheseat beltoutle tre lease and
ens ureth at seat beltoutlet3 locksinto
posit ion. %
Aseat beltcanonlypr ov ide thebes tle ve lof
pr otect ion ifit is wo rncor rectl y.Obser vethe
no teson fastening theseat belt
(/ page44 ).
* NO
TEDep loym ent ofcom ponents ofthe
re stra int system when thefront
passeng erseat isunocc upied andaseat
belt isbuc kled When
thefront passeng erseat isunocc upied
and theseat belttongu eof theseat beltis
eng aged intheseat beltbuckle, com ponen ts
of there stra int system maydeplo yunnec es‐
sar ilyon thefront passeng erside, e.g.the
Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device . #
Only buckle theseat belts asintended. %
Obser vetheno teson cor rectly fastening the
seat belt(/page44 )and stow ageop tio ns
(/ page12 8).
Inf ormatio non installing ach ild restra int sys‐
te m and onchildr entraveling intheve hicle
can befound inthe"Childr enintheve hicle"
section (/page63). 48
Occupant safety

If
th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
alw aysensur eth at:
R The classificat ion oftheper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea tis cor rect and the
fr ont passeng erairb agisenabl edordisa ‐
ble din accor dance withth eper son inthe
fr ont passeng ersea t.
R The person issea tedpr oper lywit hacor ‐
re ctly fastened seatbelt.
R The front passeng erseat hasbeen moved
as farbac kas possi ble. Be
sureto also obse rveth efo llo wing further
re lat ed subje cts:
R Child restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat (/page68) PRE-S
AFE®
sy stem PRE-
SAFE®
(ant icipa tory occupa ntprotec‐
tion) PRE-
SAFE®
is ab leto detect cer tain critic aldriv‐
ing situat ionsandimplemen tpr e-em ptive meas‐
ur es toprotect theve hicle occupants.
PRE-S AFE®
can implement thefo llo wing meas‐
ur es indepe ndently of eac hot her :
R Tight ening theseat belts onthedr iver's seat
and front passeng erseat.
R Closing theside windo ws.
R Vehicl eswith sliding sunroof:Clo sethe
sliding sunroof.
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti on:movethe
fr ont passeng ersea tto amor efa vo rable
seat position .
R Vehicl eswith memor yfuncti oninthe
re ar comp artment: movetheout errear
seat sto amor efa vo rable seat position .
R Vehicl eswith multico ntour seat :incr ease
th eair pressur ein theseat sidebolsters of
th eseat backres t. R
PRE-S AFE®
Sound: prov ided that themulti‐
media system isswitc hedon,gener ates a
br iefnoi sesigna lto stimulat eth einnat epr o‐
te ctiv emec hanism ofaper son's hearing.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed byobject sin the
fo ot we llor behin dth eseat The
automatic adjustmentof theseat posi‐
tion mayre sult indamag eto theseat and/or
th eobjec t. #
Stow object sin asuit able place. Re
versing thePRE- SAFE®
sy stem mea sures If
an acc iden tdid notocc ur,th epr e-em ptive
measur esthat we retak en arere ve rsed.
Yo uwill need toper form certain settings your‐
self . #
Ifth eseat beltpre-t ension ingisno tre duced,
mo vetheseat backres tbac kslightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. Occ
upant safety 57

It
ma ybe thecase that thech ild can notbe
pr oper lyrestra ined. #
Alw aysimmediat elyre place child
re stra int systems that have been dam‐
ag ed orinvo lved inan acc ident . #
Have thesecur ingsystems forth ech ild
re stra int systems checkedat aqu alif ied
spec ialistwo rkshop beforeins talling a
ch ild restra int system again. Av
oid direct sunli ght &
WARNIN GRisk ofburnswhen thech ild
seat isex posed todirect sunlight
If th ech ild restra int system isex posed to
dir ect sunlight orheat, partscould heatup
exc essiv ely.
Childr encould sufferbur nsfrom these parts,
par ticular lytheme tallic partsof thech ild
re stra int system. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at thech ild
re stra int system isno tex posed to
dir ect sunlight . #
Coverth ech ild restra int system witha
blank et,fo rex am ple. #
Ifth ech ild restra int system has been
ex posed todirect sunlight ,allo witto
cool beforesecu ring ach ild intoit. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. Obser
vewhen stopping orpar king &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getou tand bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple. In
addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetra nsmiss ionposition .
R star tin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
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. 62
Occupant safety

®
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:
re mo vethehead restra int from there spec‐
tiv eseat, ifpossible .In addition, thebac k‐
re st of thech ild restra int system mus tlie as
fl at as poss ibleagains tth ebac kres tof the
ve hicle seat.
Af terth ech ild restra int system has been
re mo ved, replace thehead restra int sag ain
immed iatelyand adjus tth em correctly .
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 grou pIIor III. Con
tact with thero 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 eposs ible, 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. 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. Occupant
safety 65

#
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 . #
Ifnec essar y,slide head restra int 1 down‐
wa rds(/ page11 5).Ma kesur 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
When installingabel t-sec ured child
re stra int system, obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Alw
ayscom plywit hth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation andoper atingins truct ions for
th ech ild restra int system used.
0073 When
usingawe ight categor y0/0+
bab ycar seat andawe ight categor yI
re ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int system
on are ar seat :adju stthefront seat sothat
th eseat does notto uc hth ech ild restra int
sy stem.
0073 When
usingawe ight categor yIfo rw ard-
fa cing child restra int system: remo vethe head
restra int from there spectiv eseat, if
possible .
Af terth ech ild restra int system has been
re mo ved, replace thehead restra int sag ain
immed iatelyand adjus tth em correctly .
0073 The
backrest of thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus t,as faras possi ble,be
re sting ontheseat backres tof there ar
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 categor yII or III.
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. Occupant
safety 67

Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
When installing abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, always
obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Obser
vetheno teson rear wa rd-faci ng and
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems on
th efront passeng erseat (/page68).
0073 Obser
vethech ild restra int system manuf ac‐
tur er's installation andopera tingins truc‐
tion s.
0073 When
usingafo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stem inwe ight categor yI: re mo vethe
head restra int from there spectiv eseat, if
possible .
Af terth ech ild restra int system has been
re mo ved, replace thehead restra int sag ain
immed iatelyand adjus tth em correctly .
0073 The
backrest of thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus t,as faras possi ble,be
re sting ontheseat backres tof thefront
passeng erseat.
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 categor yII or III.
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.
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.
0073 Ne
verpla ceobjects (e.g.cushi ons)under or
behi ndthech ild restra int system.
The seat beltonthefront passeng erside is
eq uipped withach ild seat safetyfe atur e.
When enabled,thech ild seat safetyfe atur e
ens ures that theseat beltdoes notslac kenonce
th ech ild seat issecur ed(/ page63). #
Setth efront passeng erseat asfarbac kas
possi bleand movetheseat intoth ehighes t
position ifpossible. #
Fully re tract theseat cushion lengthadjus t‐
ment . #
Adjus tth eseat cushion inclination sothat
th efront edgeof theseat cushion isin the
highes tposition andthere ar edg eof the
seat cushion isin thelowe stposition . #
Setth eseat backres tto themos tve rtical
posit ionpossible . #
Installth ech ild restra int system.
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing surface ofthe
fr ont passeng ersea t. #
Alw aysmak esur eth at theshoulder belt
st ra pis cor rectly routed from theseat belt
outle tof theve hicle totheshoulder belt
guide onthech ild restra int system.
The shoulder beltstra pmus tbe routed for‐
wa rdsand down wardsfrom theseat beltout‐
le t. #
Ifneces sary,adjus tth eseat beltoutle tand
th efront passeng erseat accor dingly. Occupant
safety 69

Child
safetyloc ks Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe child safetyloc k
fo rthe rear door s &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getou tand bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetra nsmiss ionposition .
R star tin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
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. &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enaretra veling intheve hicle, they
cou ld,in pa rticular :
R Open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s
R Getout and bestru ck byoncom ingtraf fic
R Oper ateve hicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple #
Alw aysactiv ateth ech ild safetyloc ks
ins talled ifch ildr enaretra veling inthe
ve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. Ther
ear ech ild safetyloc ksforth ere ar door s
and there ar side windows. 70
Occupant safety

Smar
tKey Ov
ervie wof Smar tKey functio ns &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent andinjury
due tochildr enleftunat tende din the
ve hicle
If ch ildr enarelef tunsuper visedintheve hi‐
cle, they cou ld,in pa rticular :
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getou tand bestru ck byoncom ingtraf‐
fi c.
R ope rate vehicle equipment andbecome
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion, forex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetra nsmiss ionposition .
R star tin gth eve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
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. *
NO
TEDama getotheSmar tKey cau sed
by magne ticfields #
Keep theSmar tKey away from stro ng
ma gne ticfields. Ve
hicle SmartKey wit hpanic alarm
1 Open s/closes thetrunk lid 2
Unlocks (wit hembosse dsur face)
3 Locks
4 Indicat orlam p
5 Panic alar m
% Ifind icatorlam p4 does notlig ht up afte r
pr essing theÜ ors button,thebat‐
te ry iswe ak orposs iblydisc harged. Re place
th ebatt eryas soon aspossible.
Re place theSmar tKey batt ery(/ page75 ).
The Smar tKey loc ksand unlocksth efo llo wing
com pone nts:
R Doo rs
R Fuelfiller flap
R Trunk lid
If th eve hicle isno topened within appr oximat ely
40 seco ndsafte runloc king,itloc ksagain. Anti-
th eftpr otect ion isarmed again.
Do notke ep theSmar tKey toget her withelec‐
tr onic devices orme talobje cts. This canaffect
th eSmar tKey 's functionality . Opening
andclosing 73