belt MERCEDES-BENZ CLA 2022 User Guide

Po
tential protection prov ided byeac hairbag:
R Knee airbag: thigh, knee andlowe rleg
R Driver's airbag, front passeng erairbag: head
and ribcag e
R Windo wcur tain airbag: head
R Side airbag: ribcag eand pelvis
* N NO O
TE TE
Mer cedes- AMGvehicles #
Obser vetheno tesin theSupplement.
Yo ucould other wise failto recogn ize
dang ers. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryor deat hifth eco-
dr iver airbag isenabled
If th eco-dr iver airbag isenabled, ach ild on
th eco-dr iver seat maybe struckby theco-
dr iver airbag during anaccident.
NEVER useare ar wa rd-faci ng child restr aint
sy stem onase at with an ENA BLED FRONT
AIR BAG; DEA THorSER IOUS INJUR Yto the
CH ILD ca nocc ur. Whe
ninst alling ach ild restr aint system onthe
fr ont passeng erseat,ob serveth eve hicle-spe ci/c
inf ormatio n(/ page62). Also,alw aysobser ve
th eno teson rear wa rd-faci ng orforw ard-f acing
ch ild restr aint system son thefront passeng er
seat (/page62).
Inf Inf
or or
mation onaut mation
onautomatic fr omatic
front passeng ont
passeng erairbag er
airbag
shut shut
o. o.
The front passeng erairbag canonlybe deplo yed
in an accident ifth ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF F
ind icat or lamp iso.. Ifth efront passeng erseat is
occupied, makesur e,bo th bef oreand during the
jour ney,that thestatus ofthefront passeng erair-
bag iscor rect (/ page48) .
* NO NO
TE TE
Deplo yment ofcom pone ntsofthe
re str aint system when thefront passeng er
seat isunoccupied In
an accident, thecom ponents ofthe
re str aint system maydepl oyunnecessar ily on
th efront passeng erside if:
R Ther ear ehea vyobjects onthefront
passeng erseat. R
The seat belttongue iseng aged intheseat
belt buckleofthefront passeng erseat and
th efront passeng erseat isunoccupied. #
Storeobjects inasuit able place. #
Onlyone person should useeachseat
belt atanyone time. Dependin
gon thede tected acciden tsituat ion,the
wind owcurtain airbag onthefront passeng erside
ma ydeplo y.The airbag isdep loye dre ga rdless of
whe ther thefront passeng erseat isoccupied. Pr
ot Pr
otection pro ection
provided b vided
by t y
the airbags he
airbags Depending
ontheaccident situation, anairbag
ma ysupplement thepr otection o.eredbyacor -
re ctl yfa stene dse at belt. &
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ARN ING ARN
INGRiskof injuryor deat hdue to
an inco rrect seat position
If yo ude viat efrom thecor rect seat positi on,
th eairbag cannotper form itsintended protec-
tiv efunction . 4444
Occupant
safety

Eac
hve hicle occupan tmus tmak esur eof the
fo llo wing:
R Fasten seat belts co rrectl y.Pregna nt
wo men must take par ticular careto ensur e
th at thelap belt neverlies across the
abdome n.
R Adoptth ecor rect seat positi onand keep
as farawa yas possi blefrom theairbags.
R Obser vethefo llo wing information. #
Alwaysmak esur eth at ther ear eno
objects between theairbag andvehicle
occupan t. To
avo idtherisk sre sult ing from thedeplo yment
of an airbag, eachve hicle occupan tmus tobser ve
th efo llo wing information inpar ticular :
R Beforestar ting your jour ney,adju styour seat
cor rectl y;thedr iver's seat andfront
passeng erseat should bemo vedas farbac k
as possible.
When doingso,alwaysobser vetheinf orma-
tion onthecor rect driver's seat positi on
(/ page88) . R
Onlyhold thesteer ing wheel bythesteer ing
wheel rim. This allowstheairbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Alwayslean agains tth eseat backrest when
th eve hicle isin mo tion .Do notlean forw ards
or agains tth edoor orside windo w.Youma y
ot her wise beinthedeplo yment area ofthe
airbag s.
R The occupan tsmus talw ayske ep their feet on
th e0oor .Do notput your feet on thecoc kpit,
fo rex am ple. Your feet ma yot her wise beinthe
deplo yment area oftheairbag.
R Ifch ildr enaretrav eling intheve hicle, observe
th eadditional notes(/ page53) .
R Alwaysst ow and secur eobj ects correctl y.
Objects intheve hicle interior maypr ev ent anair-
bag from function ingcorrectl y.Eac hve hicle occu-
pant mustalw aysmak esur eof thefo llo wing in
par ticular :
R Ther ear eno people, animals orobjects
be tween theve hicle occupan tsand anairbag .
R Ther ear eno objects between theseat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar). R
Ther ear eno har dobjects, e.g.coat hangers,
hanging onthegr ab handl esorcoat hooks.
R Ther ear eno accessor ies,suchas mobil ena vi-
ga tion devices ,mobi lepho nes orcup holders,
wit hin thedeplo yment area ofan airbag, e.g.
on thecoc kpit, onthedoor ,on theside win-
do wor on theside trim.
In addition, noconnecting cables,tensio ning
str aps orretaining straps must berout edor
att ached totheve hicle within thedeplo yment
ar ea ofan airbag. Alwayscom plywit hth e
accessor ymanu factur er's installation instruc-
tion sand, inpar ticul ar,th eno teson suit able
places forinst allation.
R Ther ear eno hea vy,shar p-edg edorfragile
objects inthepoc kets of your clo thing. Store
suc hobjects inasuit able place. Occupant
safety
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SS
t t
atus oft atus
ofthe fr he
front passen g ont
passen ger fr er
front airbag ont
airbag FF
unct ionoft unct
ionofthe aut he
aut omati cfr omati
cfront passen g ont
passen ger airbag er
airbag
shut shut
o. o.
The automati cfront passen gerairbag shuto.is
able todetect whe ther thefront passeng erseat is
occupied byaper son orach ild restr aint system .
Th efron tpa sseng erairb ag andfron tpa sseng er
kn ee airb ag areena bled ordisa bled acco rdingl y. &
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofinjur yor dea thdue 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. When
installing ach ild restr aint system onthe
fr ont passeng erseat,ob serveth eve hicle-spe ci/c
inf ormatio n(/ page62). Also,alw aysobser ve
th eno teson rear wa rd-faci ng orforw ard-f acing ch
ild restr aint system son thefront passeng er
seat (/page62).
A per son onthefront passeng erseat must
obser vethefo llo wing information:
R Fasten seat belts co rrectl y(/ page39).
R Sitinan almost upright seat position withth eir
bac kag ainst theseat backrest.
R Sitwithth eir feet resti ng on the0oor ,if possi-
ble.
The front passeng erairbag mayot her wise bedis-
abled bymist ake, forex am ple, inthefo llo wing sit-
uations:
R The front pass engertransf ersth eir weight by
suppor tingth emsel veson ave hicle armr est.
R The front passen gersits insuc hawa yth at
th eir weight israised from theseat surface. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofinjuryor deat hdue toa
disabled front passeng erairbag
The front passeng erairbag isdisabled when
th ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or lamp
is lit. A
per son inthefront passeng erseat could
th en, forex am ple, come intocont actwithth e
ve hicle interior ,especi allyif th eper son issit-
ting tooclose tothecoc kpit.
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, always
ensur eth at:
R The classi/cation oftheper son inthefront
passeng erseat iscor rect and thefront
passeng erairbag isenabled ordisabled in
accor dance withth eper son inthefront
passeng erseat.
R The front passeng erseat hasbeen moved
as farbac kas possible.
R The person isseat edcor rectl y. #
Both bef oreand during thejour ney,
ensur eth at thestatus ofthefront
passeng erairbag iscor rect. If
th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, theclassi-
/cat ionoftheper son orchild restr aint system on
th efront passeng erseat take splace aTerthe
fr ont passeng erairb ag shuto. self-t est. The
PA SSENGE RAIR BA Gind icat or lamp sdispl aythe
st at us ofthefront passeng erairbag. Occupant
safety
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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 . When
installing ach ild restr aint system onthe
fr ont passeng erseat,ob serveth eve hicle-spe ci/c
inf ormatio n(/ page62).
Depen dingon thech ild restr aint system andth e
st at ur eof thech ild, thePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF F
ind icat or lamp maybe o.. Inthis case, donot
inst allthere ar wa rd-faci ng child restr aint system
on thefront passeng erseat.
Inst ead, installthere ar wa rd-faci ng child restr aint
sy stem onasu itab lerear seat.
ATer ATer
inst ins
tallin gaf allin
gafor w or
war ar
d-f d-f
acing c acing
child r hild
res es
tr tr
aint sy aint
sys- s-
t t
em ont em
onthe fr he
front passen g ont
passen ger seat er
seat: :
depen dingon
th ech ild restr aint system andth estatur eof the ch
ild, PASSENGE RAIR BA GOF Fma ybe litcontin -
uo uslyor be o.. Alwaysobser vethefo llo wing
inf ormation. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
incor rect positi oningof thefo rw ard-f acing
ch ild restr aint system
If yo usecur each ild inafo rw ard-f acing child
re str aint system onthefront passeng erseat
th at isposit ioned tooclose tothecoc kpit, in
th eeve ntofan accid ent, thech ild could:
R come intocont actwithpar tsof theve hi-
cle's interior ifth ePA SSENGE RAIR BA G
OF Find icat or lamp islit, forex am ple
R bestru ck bytheairbag ifth ePA SSENGE R
AI R BA GOF Find icat or lamp iso. #
Alwaysmo vethefront passeng erseat as
fa rbac kas possible andfullyre tract the
seat cushion lengthadju stment .While
doin gso, alwaysmak esur eth at the
shoulde rbelt stra pis cor rectl yro uted
fr om theseat beltoutle tof theve hicle to
th eshoulder beltguide onthech ild
re str aint system .Th esh ou lder beltstr ap mu
stbe routed forw ards and down wards
fr om theseat beltoutle t.Ifnecessar y,
adju stthefront passeng erseat accor d-
ingl y. #
Alwayscom plywit hth ech ild restr aint
sy stem manufac ture r's inst allation
inst ruction s. When
installing ach ild restr aint system onthe
fr ont passeng erseat,ob serveth eve hicle-spe ci/c
inf ormatio n(/ page62).
If aper If
aper son issitt ing ont son
issitt ing onthe fr he
front passen g ont
passen ger seat er
seat: :
PA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Fma ybe litcontin uously
or be o., dependin gon theper son's statur e.
A per son onthefront passeng erseat must always
obser vethefo llo wing information:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied byan
adult oraper son withast atur ecor respond ing
to that of an adult ,th ePA SSENGE RAIR BA G
OF Find icat or lamp must beo.. This indicat es
th at thefront passeng erairbag isenabled.
If th ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or
la mp islit continuousl y,an adult orper son Occupan
tsaf ety
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wit
habuil dcor respond ingtothat of an adult
mus tno tuse thefront passeng erseat.
Inst ead, they should useare ar seat.
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied bya
per son ofsmaller statur e(e.g. ate enag eror
small adult), thePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF F
ind icat or lamp iseit her litcontinuousl yor
re mains o.,dependi ngon theclassi/ cation.
- Ifth ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or
la mp iso.: movethefront passeng erseat
as farbac kas possible, ortheper son of
smaller statur eshould useare ar seat.
- Ifth ePA SSENG ERAIR BA GOF Find icat or
la mp islit continuousl y:theper son of
smaller statur eshould notuse thefront
passeng erseat. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur yor deat hwhen
th ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or
la mp islit
If th ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or
la mp remains litaTer theself-t est,thefront
passeng erairbag isdisabled. If
th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, always
ensur eth at:
R The classi/cation oftheper son inthefront
passeng erseat iscor rect and thefront
passeng erairbag isenabled ordisabled in
accor dance withth eper son inthefront
passeng erseat.
R The person isseat edproper lywit hacor -
re ctl yfa stened seatbelt.
R The front passeng erseat hasbeen moved
as farbac kas possible. Be
sureto also obser vethefo llo wing further rela-
te dsubjects:
R Child restr aint system onthefront passeng er
seat (/page62) PRE-SPRE-S
AFE AFE
® ®
sy st sy
stem em
FF
unction ofPRE-S unction
ofPRE-S AFE AFE
® ®
(anticipat (anticipat
or or
yoccupant y
occupant
pr ot pr
otection) ection)
PRE-S
AFE®
is able todetect cer tain critical driv-
ing situations andimplement pre-em ptive meas-
ur es toprotect theve hicle occupan ts.
PR E-S AFE ®
can impleme ntthefo llo wing meas-
ur es independentl yof eac hot her :
R Tight ening theseat belts onthedr iver's seat
and front passeng erseat.
R Closing theside windo ws.
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withsliding sunr h
sliding sunroof: oof:
closing theslid-
ing sunr oof.
R V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withmemor h
memor yfunction : y
function :mo ving the
fr ont passeng erseat to amor efa vo rable seat
position.
R PRE-S AFE®
Soun d:prov ided that themultime-
dia system isswitc hedon,gener ating abr ief
nois esigna lto stimu late theinnat epr otectiv e
mec hanism ofaper son's hearing. 5050
Occupant
safety

*
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageca use dby objects inthe
fo ot we llor behind theseat The
automatic adjustmen tof theseat position
ma yre sult indamag eto theseat and/or the
object. #
Stow objects inasuit able place. RR
e e
v v
er er
sing t sing
the PRE- S he
PRE- SAFE AFE
® ®
sy st sy
stem measur em
measur es es
If
an accident didnotoccur ,th epr e-em ptive
measur esthat we retake nar ere ve rsed.
Yo uwill need toper form certain settings yourself. #
Ifth eseat beltpre-t ensioning isno tre duced,
mo vetheseat backrest backslightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. FF
unction ofPRE-S unction
ofPRE-S AFE AFE
® ®
PL PL
US (anticipat US
(anticipat or or
yoccu- y
occu-
pant prot pant
protection plus) ection
plus) PRE-S
AFE®
PL US can detect cer tain impacts, par-
ticular lyan immin entrear impact, andtake pre-
em ptive measur estoprotect theve hicle occu- pant
s.These measur escann otnece ssarily pr e-
ve nt an imm inent impac t.
PRE-S AFE®
PL US canim plem entthefo llo wing
measur esindependentl yof eac hot her :
R Tight ening theseat belts onthedr iver's seat
and front passeng erseat.
R Incr easing brak epr essur ewhen theve hicle is
st ation ary. This brak eapp licati on isca ncel ed
aut oma tically wh en theve hicle pullsawa y.
If an accide ntdid notoccur ,th epr e-em ptive
measur esthat we retake nar ere ve rsed.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The system will notinitiat ean yaction inthefo l-
lo wing situations:
R When backing up
The system will notinitiat ean ybr aking applica tion
in thefo llo wing situations:
R Whilst driving
or
R When entering orexiting apar king space while
using ActivePa rking Assist AA
ut ut
omatic measur omatic
measures es
aTer aTer
anaccident an
accident
Depending onthetype andseverity of theacci-
dent, anddepending ontheve hicle' seq uipme nt,
th efo llo wing measur escan beimplement ed,for
ex am ple:
R Automatic braking (post-collision brak e)
R Activating thehazar dwa rning light system
R Trigg ering anaut omatic emergency call
(/ page248)
R Switc hingo.theengine
To star tth eve hicle again, switc hth eve hicle
o. and ononce more(/ page131) .Depen d-
ing onthetype andseverity of theaccident,
yo uma yno long erbe able tostar tth eve hicle.
R Switching o.thefuel suppl ysy stem
R Unloc kingtheve hicle doors
R Lowe ring theside windo ws
R Displa yingtheemer gency guide inthemulti-
media system displa y
R Switc hingontheint erior lighting Occupant
safety
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FF
unction oft unction
ofthe pos he
post-collision br t-collision
brak e ak
e
Depending ontheaccident situation, thepost-col-
lision brak ecan minimize these verity of afur ther
collision oreven avoid it.
If an accident isde tected, thepost-collision brak e
can implement automatic braking. Whentheve hi-
cle has come toast ands till,th eelectr icpar king
br ak eis aut omaticall yapplied.
The driver can cancel automatic braking bytaking
th efo llo wing actions:
R Braking morestr ongl yth an aut omati cbr aking
R Fully depr essing theacceler ator pedal with
fo rc e SafSaf
el el
ytr y
trans por ans
porting c ting
chi ld r hi
ld ren int en
inthe v he
veh icle eh
icle Alw
ay Alw
aysobser v s
obser ve when c e
when childr hildr
enar en
aretrav e
traveling int eling
inthe he
v v
ehicle ehicle
%
Also strictl yobser vethesaf etyno tesfo rth e
speci/c situation .In this wa yyo ucan recog-
niz epo tential risk sand avoiddang ersif ch il-
dr en aretrav eling intheve hicle
(/ page53). Be
dilig Be
diligent ent
Bear inmin dth at neg ligence when securinga
ch ild inthech ild restr aint system mayha ve ser i-
ous conse quences. Alwaysbe diligent insec uring
a ch ild car efull ybef oreev eryjour ney.
Ne verallo wbabies andchildr entotrave lsitting
on thelap ofano ther vehicle occupan t.
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
m c m
child r hild
res es
tr tr
aint syst aint
system em
The gener icterm child restr aint system isus ed in
th is Oper ator's Manual. Ach ild restr aint system
is ,fo rex am ple:
R Abab ycar seat
R Arear wa rd-faci ng child seat
R Aforw 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 5252
Occupan
tsaf ety

R
Canadian MotorVe hicle SafetySt andar ds213
and 210. 2
Con/r mation that thech ild restr aint system com-
pl ieswi th the stan da rdscan 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
Onl yuse thefo llo wing secur ingsystems forch ild
re str aint system s:
R TheLA TC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)secur ing rings
R The vehicle' sseat beltsystem
R The TopTe ther anc horages
Inst alling aLA TC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)child restr aint
sy stem isprefer red.
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 oftheLA TC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)child restr aint
sy stem ,al wa ys com plywit hth eper missible gross
we ight forth ech ild and child restr aint system
(/ page 57).
A boost erseat maybe necessa ryto achie ve
pr oper seatbeltpositionin gfo rch ildr enove r
40 lbs (18 kg)inwe ight oruntil they reac ha
heig htwher eath re e-point seatbeltcanbefas-
te ned prope rly wit hout aboos terseat.
Mer cedes-Benz recommen 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 head. 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. Occupant
safety
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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,even 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 theLA TC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)child
re str aint system ontheright and leTrear
seats (/page57).
- Secur ing thech ild restr aint system with
th eseat beltonthere ar seat
(/ page60) . -
Secur ing thech ild restr aint system with
th eseat beltonthefront passeng erseat
(/ page62). 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 62).
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour -
ne y,that thestatus ofthefront passeng er
airbag iscor rect forth ecur rent situ atio n
(/ page48).
R Obs erve thewa rning labels intheve hicle inte-
ri or and onthech ild restr aint system .
R Alsose cu re TopTe ther ifpr esent.
Do no Do
notmodify t t
modify the c he
child r hild
res estr tr
aint syst aint
system em
&
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjur ydue tomodi/ca-
tions tothech ild restr aint system
Th ech ild restr aint system canno long er fun c-
ti on prope rly. This posesan incr easedrisk of
inj ury. #
Nevermodify ach ild restr aint system . #
Onlya1x accessor ieswhic hha ve been
speciall yappr ovedfo rth is ch ild restr aint
sy stem bythech ild restr aint system 's
ma nufac ture r. OnlOnl
yuse c y
use child r hild
res est
r tr
aint syst aint
systems whic ems
whichar h
ar ein e
in
pr pr
oper w oper
wor or
king conditi on king
conditi on &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofinjuryor deat hcaused
by theuse ofdamag edchild restr aint sys-
te ms
Child restr aint system sor their retaining sys-
te ms that have been subject edtostr essin an
ac cide nt ma yno tbe able toper form their
int ended protectiv efunction .
It ma ybe thecase that thech ild canno tbe
pr oper lyrestr ained . #
Alwaysimmed iatelyre place child
re str aint system sth at have been dam-
ag ed orinvo lved inan accident. #
Have thesecur ingsystems forth ech ild
re str aint system sch eckedat aqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop beforeins talling a
ch ild restr aint system again. 5454
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cupa nt safety

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v v
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-
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:
® LATC H-ty pe(ISOFI X)child seat secur ing
sy stem
¯ Alsosecur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(/ page59).
Alt ernativ esecur ingsystem:
0076 Vehicle seatbelt Occupan
tsaf ety
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