2023 MERCEDES-BENZ A CLASS belt

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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 mustno tbe 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. N No o
t t
es on r es
on rear w ear
war ar
d-f d-f
acing andf acing
andfor w or
war ar
d-f d-f
acing c acing
child hild
r r
es estr tr
aint syst aint
systems ont ems
onthe fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat er
seat &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor fata linjur y
when usingare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re str aint system while th eco-dr iver airbag
is enabled
If yo usecur each ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re str aint system ontheco-dr iver seat andthe
PA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or lamp is
o., theco-dr iver airbag candeplo yin the
eve ntofan accid ent.
The child could bestruckby theairbag. #
Alwaysensu rethat theco-dr iver airbag is
disabled. ThePASSENGE RAIR BA GOF F
ind icat or lamp must belit. #
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re str aint system onase at with an ENA -
BL ED FRONT AIRBAG; DEA THorSER I-
OUS INJUR Yto theCHILD canoccur . Obser
vethespeci/c instruction sfo rth ere ar-
wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acing child restr aint sys-
te ms (/ page62) . Occupant
safety
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Alw
aysobser vethestatus ofthefront passeng er
airbag onthePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or
la mp :
R When usingare ar wa rd-faci ng child restr aint
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erairbag mustalwaysbe disable d.
This isonl yth ecase ifth ePA SSENGE RAIR
BA GOF Find icat or lamp islit continuousl y
(/ page47).
R Ifth ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or
la mp iso., thefront passeng erairbag isena-
bled. Thefront passeng erairbag maydeplo y
dur ing anaccident.
Secur Secur
ingt ing
the c he
child r hild
res estr tr
aint syst aint
system wit em
witht h
the seat he
seat
belt ont belt
onthe fr he
front passeng ont
passeng erseat er
seat
When installing abelt-secur edchild restr aint sys-
te m on thefront passeng erseat, alwaysobser ve
th efo llo wing:
0073 Obser vetheno teson rear wa rd-faci ng and
fo rw ard-f acing child restr aint system son the
front passeng erseat (/ page 61).
0073 Obser vethech ild restr aint system manufac -
tu re r's inst allation andoper ating instruction s. 0073
When usingafo rw ard-f acing child restr aint
sy stem inwe ight categor yI: re mo vethehead
re str aint from there specti veseat, ifpossibl 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 ofthefront
passeng erseat.
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 mustno tbe put
und erstra in be tween thero of and theseat
cushion and/orbeinst alled facing thewr ong
dir ection. 0073
Thechild restr aint system mustno tbe put
und erstra in by thehead restr aint. Adjust the
head restr aints asappropr iate .
0073 Neverplace objects (e.g.cushions) underor
behind thech ild restr aint system .
Th ese at belton thefront passeng erside iseq uip-
ped withaspecial seatbelt retract or.
When enabled,thespecial seatbelt retract or
ensures that theseat beltdoes notslac kenonce
th ech ild seat issecur ed(/ page56). &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
objects between theseat surface and the
ch ild restr aint system
Ob jec tsbetwee nth eseat surface and the
ch ild restr aint system could a. ectth efunction
of theaut omatic front passeng erairbag shut-
o.. #
Donotplace anyobjects between the
seat surface and thech ild restr aint sys-
te m. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at thech ild restr aint
sy stem isco rrectl yinst alled. 6262
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safety

#
Setth efront passeng erseat asfarbac kas
possible andmovetheseat intoth ehighest
position ifpossible. #
Adjust theseat cushion inclination sothat the
fr ont edge oftheseat cushion isin thehighest
position andthere ar edg eof theseat cushion
is in thelowe stpo sition . #
Setth eseat backrest tothemost vertical
position possible. #
Inst allthech ild restr aint system .
Th eent ire ba se ofthech ild restr aint system
mu stalwa ys rest on thesitting surface ofthe
fr ont passeng erseat. #
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 for-
wa rdsand down wardsfrom theseat beltout-
le t. #
Ifnecessar y,adju stthefront passeng erseat
accor dingly. Child-prChild-pr
ooflocks oof
locks AA
ctiv ctiv
atin gor deactiv atin
gor deactiv atingt atin
gthe c he
child safe hild
safety loc ty
loc kf k
for or
t t
he r he
rear door s ear
door s &
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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. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tand injurydue
to childr enleT unatt ended intheve hicle
If ch ildr enaretrav eling intheve hicle, they
could, inpar ticul ar:
R Open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R Getout and bestru ck byoncoming tra1c.
R Oper ateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple. Occupan
tsaf ety
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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 &
W W
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 . Seats
andstow ing
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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. &
W W
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" . &
W W
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. &
W W
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. &
W W
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. 8888
Seats
andstow ing

&
W W
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. &
W W
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 . &
W W
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. &
W W
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. Seats
andstow ing
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&
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent due 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. &
W W
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. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk 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. &
W W
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 . &
W W
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. Se
ats and stow ing
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AA
djus djus
ting t ting
the fr he
front seat electr ont
seat electr ically icall
y 1
Seat backrest inclinati on
2 Seat height
3 Seat cushion inclination
4 Seat fore -and -aTposition #
Save these tting swit hth ememor yfunction
(/ page100). AA
djus djus
ting t ting
the 4-w a he
4-w ay lumbar support y
lumbar support 1
Higher
2 SoTer
3 Lowe r
4 Firm er #
Use buttons 1to4 toadju stthecont ourof
th ebac krest. Head
r Head
res estr tr
aints aints
AA
djus djus
ting t ting
the fr he
front seat head r ont
seat head res estr tr
aints manuall y aints
manuall y &
W W
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. Seats
andstow ing
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