child seat MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT 4-DOOR COUPE 2019 User Guide

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instruct ions that areinc luded withth e
ch ild restra int system. De
tectin grisk s,avo iding danger Secur
ingsystems forch ild restra int systems
in theve hicl e
Only usethefo llo wing secur ingsystems forch ild
re stra int systems:
R theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )mou nting brac kets
R theve hicle's seatbeltsystem
R theTo pTe ther anc horages
Ins talling aLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem isprefer red.
Sim plyattaching tothesecur ingrings onthe
ve hicle canreduce therisk ofins talling thech ild
re stra int system incor rectly .
Whe nsecu ring ach ild withth eint egr ated seat
belt oftheLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem, alwayscom plywit hth eper missible
gr oss weight forth ech ild and child restra int sys‐
te m (→ pag e54 ). A
boos terseat maybe necessar yto achie ve
pr oper seatbeltposition ingforch ildr enove r
40 lbs (18 kg )in we ight orunt ilth ey reac ha
heigh twher eath re e-point seatbeltcanbe
ins talled proper lywit hout aboos terseat.
Mer cedes-Benz recomme ndsasu itab lech ild
boos terseat withabac kres tand seat beltguide.
Ad vantag eof are ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system
It is prefer able totrans portabab yor asmall
ch ild inasuit able rear wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem. Inthis case, thech ild sits intheoppo‐
sit edir ect ion tothedir ect ion oftra veland faces
ba ckwa rds.
Babies andsmall childr enhave com parativ ely
we ak nec kmusc lesinrelation tothesize and
we ight oftheir head. Therisk ofinjur yto thecer‐
vical spine during anacciden tcan bereduced in
a re ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int system. Alw
ayssecur each ild restra int system cor‐
re ctl y &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hcaused
by inc orrect ins tallation ofthech ild
re stra int system
If th ech ild restra int system isincor rectly
ins talled onasuit able seatin gposit ion,it
can notper form itsintended protect ive func ‐
tion .
The child can notbe restra ined intheev ent of
an acciden t,hea vybraking orasudden
ch ang eof dir ect ion. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation instruct ions forth ech ild
re stra int system and itscor rect use. #
Makesur eth at theent ire base ofthe
ch ild restra int system alwaysre stson
th esitt ing surface oftheseat. #
Neverpla ceobjects underorbehi nd
th ech ild restra int system, e.g.cush‐
ions. Occ
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#
Alw aysuse child restra int systems with
th eor iginal coverdesi gned forth em. #
Alw aysre place damag edcovers wit h
ge nui ne covers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
unsecur edchild restra int systems inthe
ve hicle
If th ech ild restra int system isno tcor rectly
ins talled orsecur ed,itcould release inthe
ev ent ofan acciden t,sudden braking ora
sudden chang ein dir ect ion.
The child restra int system could beflung
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. #
Alw aysins tallch ild restra int systems
cor rectl y,eve nwh en notin use. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth ech ild restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . R
Alw aysobser vethech ild restra int system
manuf acturer'sinstallation andopera ting ins
truct ions aswellas theve hicle-specif ic
inf ormation:
- Installth eLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system tothere ar seat
(→ pag e54 ).
- Sec ureth ech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthere ar seat (→pag e57 ).
- Sec ureth ech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
(→ pag e59). Obser vethespecif ic
ins truction sfo rth ere ar wa rd-faci ng and
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems
(→ pag e59).
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour‐
ne y,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erfront airbag iscor rect forth e
cur rent situa tion(→ page 44).
R Obser vethewa rning labels intheve hicle
int erior and onthech ild restra int system.
R Also secur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent . Do
notmodif yth ech ild restra int system &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue tomodif i‐
cations tothech ild restra int system
The child restra int system mayno long er
func tion asitis supposed toifyo umak e
mod ificat ionsor att achobj ect sto it,e.g. toys
or unsuit ableaccessor ies.This poses an
incr eased risk ofinjur y!
Ne vermodify thech ild restra int system. Only
att achaccessor ieswhic hth emanuf acturer
of thech ild restra int system has author ized
especially forth is ch ild restra int system. Onl
yuse child restra int systems whichar ein
pr oper working condit ion &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hcaused
by theuse ofdamag edchild restra int
sy stems
Child restra int systems ortheir retainin gsy s‐
te ms that have been subjec tedto aload in
an acc iden tma yth en notbe able toper form
th eir intended protect ive func tion. 50
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The
child can notbe restra ined intheeve ntof
an acci dent, hea vybraki ng orasu dd en
ch ang eof dir ect ion. #
Alw aysre place child restra int systems
immediat elyth at have been damag edor
in vo lved inan acciden t. #
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
oiding 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.
Childr encould sufferbur nsfrom these parts,
par ticular lyon metallic 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 . #
Protect itwit hablank 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 yo ulea vechildr enunat tende din theve hi‐
cle, they ma ybe ableto setth eve hicle in
mo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Shif ting theaut omatic transmiss ionout
of par kposition 005D.
R Startin gth eengine.
In addition, they ma yoper ateve hicle equip‐
ment andbecome trapped. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. &
WARNIN GRisk offata linj urydue to
ex posur eto extreme heat or col din the
ve hicle
If people –par ticular lych ildr en–ar e
ex posed toextreme temp eratur esover an
ex tende dpe riod oftime, ther eis arisk of
ser ious oreve nfa ta linj ury. #
Neverlea veanyone –pa rticular lych il‐
dr en –unat tende din theve hicle. #
Neverlea veanim alsintheve hicle unat‐
te nde d. Occu
pant safety 51

Ve
hicl eseat
Cen terre ar seat
Securingsystem:
R Vehicle seatbelt Also
secur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(→ pag e56) Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe seat belt's spe‐
ci al seatbe ltre tract or &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif a
seat beltisunf astened while th eve hicle
is in mo tion
If th eseat beltisreleased whiletheve hicle is
in mo tion, thech ild restra int system isno
long ercor rectl ysecu red. The child seat
saf etyfe atur eis deac tivated and theseat
belt isdraw nin abi tby theiner tiareel.
It is ther efor eno tpossible toeng ageth eseat
belt again. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely as
soon aspossible, paying attention to
ro ad and traffic condi tions. #
Activateth ech ild seat safetyfe atur e
ag ain and correctl ysecu rethech ild
re stra int system. Re
quirement s
When enabled, thespecial seatbelt retract or
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed.
The seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseatb eltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat R
Rear seat s
Ins tallin gach ild restra int system #
When installing ach ild restra int system,
alw aysobser vethemanuf acturer'sinstalla‐
tion andopera tingins truct ions aswellas the
inf ormatio nin this Opera tor's Manua l. #
Pullth eseat beltsmoo thly from theseat belt
outle t. #
Engage theseat belttongu ein theseat belt
buc kle. Occ
upant safety 53

Ac
tiv atin gthe special seatbe ltre tract or #
Pullth eseat beltoutfully andletth einer tia
re el retract itag ain.
Wh enthespecial seatbelt retract orisacti va‐
te d, yousho uld hear ara tche ting sound. #
Push thech ild restra int system down until
th eseat beltsitstight ly.
Deactiv atingthespecial seatbelt retract or #
Press there lease buttonoftheseat belt
buc kle. #
Hold theseat belttongu eand guide ba ck to
th eseat beltoutle t. Ins
talling theLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat Ins
tallingth eLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryifth ere ar
ben chseat/r earseat andseat backres t
ar eno teng aged
If th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat andseat
bac kres tar eno teng aged they cou ldfold for‐
wa rds, e.g. when braking suddenly orinthe
ev ent ofan acciden t.
R Ifth is isthecase, theve hicle occupant
wo uld beforc ed intoth eseat beltbythe
re ar ben chseat/r earseat orby theseat
bac kres t.The seat beltcann otprotect as
int ended andcould result inadditional
injur y.
R Objects orloads inthetrunk/ cargocom‐
par tmen tcann otbe restra ined bythe
seat backres t. #
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . If
th eseat backres tis no teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y
on theins trument cluster. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
per missible gross mass ofthech ild and
ch ild restra int system toget her isexc ee‐
ded
Fo rLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int sys‐
te ms inwhic hth ech ild issecur edusing the
int egr ated seat beltintegr ated inthech ild
re stra int system, theper missible gross mass
of thech ild and child restra int system is
73 lb(33 kg).
If th ech ild and thech ild restra int system
to ge ther we igh mor eth an 73 lb(33 kg),th e
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int system
wit hint egr ated seat beltdoes notof fersuf fi‐
cie ntprotect ion. Anexc essiv eload maybe
placed ontheLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat 54
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att
achme ntsand thech ild ma yno tbe
re stra ined intheeve ntofan acci dent, for
ex am ple. #
Ifth ech ild and thech ild restra int sys‐
te m toget her weigh mor eth an 73 lb
(33 kg),onl yuse aLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )
ch ild restra int system whic hsecur es
th ech ild withth eve hicle seatbelt. #
Also secur eth ech ild restra int system
wit hth eTo pTe ther belt, ifav ailable. Alw
ayscom plywit hth einf ormation aboutthe
mass ofthech ild restra int system:
R inthemanuf acturer'sinstallation andoper at‐
ing instruct ions forth ech ild restra int system
used
R onalabel onthech ild restra int system, if
pr esent
Re gular lych eckth at theper missible gross mass
of thech ild and child restra int system isstill
com plied with. When
installing ach ild restra int system, obser ve
th efo llo wing:
0073 Alw
aysobser vethecor rect useand thesuit‐
ability oftheseats foratt aching ach ild
re stra int system.
0073 Alw
ayscom plywithth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation andoper atingins truct ions for
th ech ild restra int system used.
0073 Mak
esur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethefront
seat forw ardsligh tly. When
installing aLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )
ch ild restra int system, obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 When
usingabab ycar seat inGroup
0/0+ andare ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system inGroup Ion are ar
seat: adjustthefront seat sothat itdoes
no tto uc hth ech ild restra int system.
0073 When
usingafo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system inGroup I:re mo vethe
head restra int from there spectiv eseat, if
possible .In addition, theseat backres tof th
ech ild restra int system mus t,as faras
possi ble,lieflat agains tth ebac kres tof the
ve hicle seat.
When youre mo vethech ild restra int sys‐
te m, installth ehead restra int again immed i‐
at elyand adjus tall thehead restra int scor ‐
re ctly .
0073 Fo
rcer tain child restra int systems inwe ight
gr oup IIor III,th er ema ybe restrictions in
th emaximum sizesetting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact with thero of.
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.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int s.Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly. Occupant
safety 55

Bef
oreev erytrip, mak esur eth at theLA TC H-type
(ISOFIX )ch ild restra int system iseng aged cor‐
re ctly inbo th mounting brac kets intheve hicle.
* NO
TEBecarefu lno tto damag eth eseat
belt forth ecent erseat when installing
th ech ild restra int system #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped. #
Open theco verby usin gzip per 1. #
Carefull yopen thezip further. #
Attach theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system toboth mounting brac kets
2 intheve hicle. Secur
ingTopTe ther &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
re ar seat backres ts areno tloc kedaf te r
ins talling TopTe ther belts
If th ere ar seat backres ts areno tloc ked, they
cou ldfold forw ards intheeve ntofan acci ‐
de nt or during braki ng orsudd en chang esof
dir ect ion.
As are sult, child restra int systems cann ot
per form their intended protect ive func tion.
Re ar seat backres ts that areno tloc kedcan
also cause additional injuries, e.g. inthe
ev ent ofan acciden t. #
Alw aysloc kre ar seat backres ts afte r
ins talling TopTe ther belts. #
Obser vetheloc kve rificati onindi cator. If
th eseat backres tis no teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y
on theins trument cluster. If
th ech ild restra int system iseq uipped
wit haTo pTe ther belt :
The risk ofinjur ycan bereduced byTop
Te ther.The TopTe ther belt facil itat es an
ad ditiona lconnecti onbetween thech ild
re stra int system attached withLA TC H-
type (ISOFIX )and theve hicle. 56
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#
Mak esur eth at theseat backres tand
th ere ar ben chseat/r earseat are
eng aged bef oreeve rytrip . If
th eseat backres tis no teng aged and locked,
th is will besho wnonthemultifunc tiondispla y
on theins trument cluster.
When installing abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem, 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
usingacat egor y0/0+ babycar
seat andacat egor yIre ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onare ar seat :
adju stthefront seat sothat theseat does
no tto uc hth ech ild restra int system.
0073 When
usingacat egor yIfo rw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int system: remo vethehead
re stra int from there spectiv eseat, ifpossi‐
ble.
When youre mo vethech ild restra int sys‐
te m, installth ehead restra int again immed i‐ at
elyand adjus tall thehead restra int scor ‐
re ctly .
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 Fo
rcer tain child restra int systems inwe ight
cat egor yII or III,th er ema ybe restrictions in
th emaximum sizesetting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact with thero of.
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 s.Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly.
0073 Mak
esur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethefront
seat forw ardsligh tly. The
seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseatb eltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s
When enabled,thespecial seatbelt retract or
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed
(→ pag e53). #
Installth ech ild restra int system.
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on thesitt ing surface ofthe
re ar seat . #
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. 58
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No
teson rear wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int systems onthefront
pa sseng erseat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
using are ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem when thefront passeng erfront
airbag isenabled
If yo usec ureach ild inare ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onthefront passeng er
seat andthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find i‐
cat orlam pis off,th efront passeng erairbag
can deplo yin theev ent ofan acciden t.
The child could bestru ck bytheairbag.
Alw aysensur eth at thefront passeng erair‐
bag isdeactiv ated. The PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF indicat orlam pmus tbe lit.
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onaseat protect edbyan ENABLED
FR ONT AIRB AG infront ofit,DE ATHor SERI‐
OUS INJURYtotheCH ILD can occur . Obser
vethespecif icins truction sfo rth ere ar‐
wa rd-faci ng and forw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stems (→pag e59).
Wa rning notic eon thefront passeng ersun
visor
Alw aysobser vethest atus ofthefront passeng er
fr ont airbag onthePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF F
ind icat orlam p:
R When usingare ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem onthefront passeng erseat, thefront
passeng erfront airbag mustalw aysbe disa‐
bled. Thisisonly thecase ifth ePA SSENGER
AIR BAGOF Find icat orlam pis lit con tinu‐
ousl y(→ pag e44 ).
R Ifth ePA SSENGER AIRBAGOF Find icat or
lam pis out ,th efront passeng erfront airbag
is enabled. Thefront passeng erfront airbag
ma ydeplo ydur ing anacciden t. 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
vethech ild restra int system manuf ac‐
tur er's installation andoper atingins truc‐
tion s.
0073 When
usingafo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int
sy stem inGroup I:re mo vethehead
re stra int from there spectiv eseat, ifpossi‐
ble.
When youre mo vethech ild restra int sys‐
te m, installth ehead restra int again immed i‐
at elyand adjus tall thehead restra int scor ‐
re ctly .
0073 The
backrest of thefo rw ard-f acin gch ild
re stra int system mus tlie asflat as poss ible
ag ains tth ebac kres tof thefront passeng er
seat.
0073 Fo
rcer tain child restra int systems inwe ight
gr oup IIor III,th er ema ybe restrictions in
th emaximum sizesetting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact with thero of. Occupant
safety 59

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. Adjus tth eseat backres t
inclin ation accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int s.Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly.
0073 Ne
verpla ceobjects underorbehi ndthe
ch ild restra int system, e.g.cushions .
The seat beltonthefront passeng erside is
eq uipped withaspecial seatbelt retract or.
Wh enacti vated, thespecial seatbelt retract or
ens ures that theseat beltdoes notslac kenonce
th ech ild restra int system issecur ed
(→ pag e53). #
Setth efront passeng erseat asfarbac kas
possi bleand movetheseat intoth ehighes t
position . #
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 an almos tve rtical
posit ion. #
Installth ech ild restra int system.
The entire base ofthech ild restra int system
mus talw aysre st on theseat cushion 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. 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 yo ulea vechildr enunat tende din theve hi‐
cle, they ma ybe ableto setth eve hicle in
mo tion, forex am ple by:
R Releasing thepar king brak e.
R Shif ting theaut omatic transmiss ionout
of par kposition 005D.
R Startin gth eengine.
In addition, they ma yoper ateve hicle equip‐
ment andbecome trapped. #
Neverlea vechildr enunat tende din the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alwaysta ke
th eSmar tKey wit hyo uand lockth e
ve hicle. 60
Occupant safety