To
improve protection forch ildr enyoung erthan
12 yearsold orund er5T (1.5 0m) inheig ht,
Mer cedes- Benzre commen dsyouobser vethefo l-
lo wing information:
R Alwayssecur eth ech ild inach ild restr aint sys-
te m suit able forth is Mer cedes-Benz vehicle.
R The child restr aint system mustbe appropr iate
to theag e, we ight andsize ofthech ild.
R The vehicle seatmustbe suit able forinst alling
a ch ild restr aint system .
Ac ciden tst atis tics showthat childr ensecur edon
th ere ar seats arege ner allysa ferth an childr en
secur edon thefront seats. Forth is reason,
Mer cedes- Benzst ro ngl yadvi sesthat youinst alla
ch ild restr aint system onare ar seat.
The g The
gene r ene
ric t ic
ter er
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child r hild
res es
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aint syst aint
system em
The gener icterm "child restr aint system "is us ed
in this Oper ator's Manual. Ach ild restr aint system
is ,fo rex am ple:
R abab ycar seat
R are ar wa rd-faci ng child seat
R afo rw ard-f acing child seat R
ach ild boost erseat withabac krest and seat
belt guide
Mer cedes-Benz recommen dsusing ach ild
boost erseat withabac krest.
The child restr aint system mustbe appropr iate to
th eag e, we ight andsize ofthech ild.
Obser v Obser
ve law e
laws and leg s
and legalr al
req eq
uir uir
ements ements
Alw aysobser vetheleg alrequ irements when
using ach ild restr aint system intheve hicle.
Obser v Obser
ve st e
standar andar
dsf ds
for c or
child r hild
res es
tr tr
aint syst aint
systems ems
All child restr aint system smu stme etthefo llo wing
st andar ds:
R U.S. Feder alMo torVe hicle SafetySt andar ds
213 and225
R Canad ianMotorVe hicle SafetySt andar ds213
and 210. 2
Con/r mation that thech ild restr aint system com-
pl ieswi th thestandar dscan befound onan
inst ruction labelonthech ild restr aint system .
Th isco n/r mati oncan alsobe found intheinst al-
lation instruction sth at areincl uded withth ech ild
re str aint system . De
t De
tec ting r ec
ting ris k is
ks, av s,
avoiding dang oiding
danger er
SecurSecur
ingsyst ing
systems f ems
for c or
child r hild
res est
r tr
aint syst aint
systems in ems
in
t t
he v he
vehicle ehicle
Use onlyth efo llo wing secur ingsystems forch ild
re str aint system s:
R theISOFIX securingrings
R theve hicle' sseat beltsystem
R theTo pTe ther anc horages
Inst alling anISOFIX child restr aint system ispre-
fe rred.
Sim plyatt aching tothesecur ingrings ontheve hi-
cle can reduce therisk ofins talling thech ild
re str aint system incorrectl y.
When securingach ild withth eint egratedseat
belt oftheISOFIX child restr aint system ,al wa ys
com plywit hth eper missible gross weight forth e
ch ild and child restr aint system (/ page 54).
A boost erseat maybe necessa ryto achie ve
pr oper seatbeltpositionin gfo rch ildr enover
40 lbs (18 kg)inwe ight orup toaheig htatwhic h
a th re e-point seatbeltcanbeinst alled proper ly
wit hout aboos terseat. 5050
Occupant
safety
Mer
cedes-Be nzrecommen dsasuit able child
boost erseat withabac krest and seat beltguide.
A A
dv dv
ant ant
ag ag
eof ar e
of arear w ear
war ar
d-f d-f
acing c acing
child r hild
res estr tr
aint sy aint
sys- s-
t t
em em
It is prefer able totransp orta bab yor asma llch ild
in asuit able rear wa rd-faci ng child restr aint sys-
te m. Inthis case, thech ild sits intheopposit e
dir ection tothedir ection oftrav el and faces back-
wa rds.
Babi esand small childr enhave com parativ ely
we ak nec kmuscle sin relation tothesize and
we ight oftheir heads. Therisk ofinjuryto thecer -
vical spine during anaccident canbereduced ina
re ar wa rd-faci ng child restr aint system .
Alw ay Alw
ayssecur s
secur eac e
achild r hild
res es
tr tr
aint syst aint
system corr em
correctl y ectl
y &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryor deat hdue to
incor rect ins tallation ofthech ild restr aint
sy stem
Th ech ild can then notbe protect edor
re str ained asintend ed. #
Besure tocom plywit hth emanuf actur-
er's installation instruction sfo rth ech ild
re str aint system andits co rrect use. #
Mak esur eth at theentir ebase ofthe
ch ild restr aint system alwa ys rests on
th esitting surface oftheseat. #
Neverplace objects (e.g.cushions)
under orbehind thech ild restr aint sys-
te m. #
Use child restr aint system son lywit hth e
or iginal coverdesigned forth em. #
Alwaysre place damag edcovers wit h
ge nuine covers. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yor dea thdue to
unsecur edchild restr aint system sin the
ve hicle
If th ech ild restr aint system isinc orrectl y
ins talled ornotsecur ed,itcan come loose.
The child restr aint system could be 0ung
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupan ts. #
Alwaysins tallch ild restr aint system sco r-
re ctl y,ev en when notin use. #
Alwayscom plywit hth ech ild restr aint
sy stem manufac ture r's inst allation
inst ruction s. R
Alwaysobser vethech ild restr aint system
ma nufac ture r's inst allation andoper ating
inst ruction sas wellas theve hicle-spe ci/c
inf ormatio n:
- Installing theISOFIX child restr aint system
on theright and leTrear seats
(/ page54).
- Secur ing thech ild restr aint system with
th eseat beltonthere ar seat
(/ page58).
- Secur ing thech ild restr aint system with
th eseat beltonthefront passeng erseat
(/ page59). Obser vethespeci/c
inst ruction sfo rth ere ar wa rd-faci ng and
fo rw ard-f acing child restr aint system s
(/ page 59).
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour - Occupant
safety
51 51
NN
o o
t t
e when st e
when stopping orpar opping
orpar king king
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident andinjur ydue
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. &
W W
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-
lin gac lin
gachild r hild
res es
tr tr
aint syst aint
system em
LeT/rLeT/r
ight ight
r r
ear seat ear
seat
Pr efer redsecur ingsystem:
® ISOFIX child seat anchor
¯ Alsosecur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page56).
Alt ernativ esecur ingsystem:
0076 Vehicle seatbelt F F
r r
ont passen g ont
passen ger seat er
seat
Se cur ing system:
0076 Vehicle seatbelt
Ple ase note:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,
th at thestatus ofthefront passeng erair bag
is cor rect forth ecur rent situ atio n
(/ page46).
R Noteson theaut omatic front passeng erair
bag deactiv ationsystem (/ page44).
Cent Cent
err er
rear seat ear
seat
Secur ingsystem:
0076 Vehicle seatbelt
¯ Alsosecur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page56). Occupant
safety
53 53
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 displa y.
If th ecent erseat backrest isno teng aged and
loc kedin place, there dloc kve ri/catio nindic ator
wil lbe visib le. &
W W
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 especi/c ationsre ga rding
th ewe ight 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 thewe ight ofthech ild and
ch ild restr aint system stillco mp lies withth eper -
missible gross weight.
When installing ach ild restr aint system ,ob serve
th efo llo wing:
0073 Alwaysensu rethat theinst allation area and
th eseats aresuit able foratt aching ach ild
re str aint system . 0073
Alwayscom plywit hth emanuf acturer's
inst allation andoper ating instructions forth e
ch ild restr aint system used .
0073 Makesur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifnecessar y,mo vethefront
seat slightl yfo rw ards.
®When installing anISOFIX child restr aint sys-
te m, also obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 When usingabab When
usingabab ycar seat inw y
car seat inweight gr eight
group oup
0/0+ andar 0/0+
andarear w ear
war ar
d-f d-f
acing c acing
child r hild
res est
r tr
aint aint
sy st sy
stem inW em
inWeight gr eight
group Ion ar oup
Ion arear seat ear
seat: :
adjus tth efront seat sothat theseat does
no tto uc hth ech ild restr aint system .
0073 Whenusing af Wh
enusing afor w or
war ar
d-f d-
fac ing c ac
ing chi ld r hi
ld res est
r tr
ai nt ai
nt
sy st sy
stem inW em
inWeigh tgr eight
group I: oup
I:th ebac krest onthe
ch ild restr aint system mustlie as 0at aspos-
sib leagain stthebac krest ontheve hicle
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 group IIor III. Occupant
safety
55 55
Cont
actwithth ero of when thehead
re str aint isful lyex tended andlockedin place
will notre sult inanyre str iction son use.
0073 Ensure that thech ild restr aint system isno t
su bje cted tostr ain be twee nth eroof andthe
seat cushion and/orins talled facing the
wr ong directi on. Wher epossibl e,adju stthe
seat cushion inclinat ionaccor dingly.
0073 Ensur eth at thech ild restr aint system isno t
su bje cted tostr ain by thehead restr aint.
Ad just thehead restr aints asappropr iate . 1
ISOFIX moun tingbr ac ket
Bef oreev eryjour ney,mak esur eth at theISOFIX
ch ild restr aint system iseng aged correctl yin bo th
mounti ngbrac kets intheve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theseat beltforth ecen-
te rseat during inst allation ofthech ild
re str aint system #
Makesur eth at theseat beltisno ttr ap-
ped. #
Attach theISOFIX child restr aint system to
bo th mounti ngbrac kets intheve hicle. FF
ast ast
eni ng aT eni
ng aTop Tet op
Tether her
&
W W
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. 5656
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safety
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Calls Calls
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Camer a Camer
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Inf ormation...... ......................................162
Re ar vie wcamer a.... ...............................2 00
Select view........ ....................................206
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Hazar dwa rnings .................................... 246
Car e Car
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Air/w ater duct....... ................................278
Au tomatic carwash...............................2 78
Decor ativefo il...... .................................. 281
Displa y......... .......................................... 283
Ext erior lighting ......................................282
Head-up display......... ............................ 283
Headliner...... ......................................... 283
Pa int.... ..................................................280
Plastic trim....... .....................................2 83
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Ru nning boards... ................................... 282
Su rround viewcamer a..... ...................... 282
Ta ilpipes.... ............................................282
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Ve hicle interior ...... ................................. 283
Ve hicle parts... ...... ................................. 282
Wa shing byhand .................................... 280
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com par par
tmen tco v tmen
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Ext end ing/retra ctin g..............................1 04
Re mo ving/i nstalling........ ....................... 105
Car Car
gocom go
com par par
tment tment
0oor 0oor
Loc king/unloc king................................. 109
Car Car
gotie-do go
tie-do wnr wn
rings ings.....
........................ .......106
Car Car
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for plas or
plastic tr tic
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....... .......................... 283
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Car Car
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for r or
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..................... .............. 282
Car Car
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for t or
the st he
steer eer
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wheel..... ................... 283
Car Car
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for tr or
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Centr Centr
alloc al
loc king syst king
system em
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Ra ising theve hicle ................................. 331
Char Char
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USB port................. ...............................1 12
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....... ................... 277
Child safe Child
safety loc k ty
loc k
Re ar door .................................................6 1
Sid ewi ndo ws(rear passen gercom-
par tment) ................................................ 62
Child seat Child
seat
Basic instruction s.... ................................ 49
Fr ont passeng erseat ............................... 59
Inst alling ISOFIX.. .....................................5 4
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Secur ing............... ...................................53
Secur ingonthere ar seat withth e
seat belt.................................................. 58
Se cur ing tothefront passeng erseat
wit hth eseat belt..................................... 59 420420
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