ECU MERCEDES-BENZ CLS 2022 Owners Manual

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003E003D Turn sign allights →
112
2 0075 Restr aint system →
398
3 00BB ESP®
OF F →
408
00E5 ESP®
→
408
4 005E Rear fogligh t →
112
5 0057 Highbeam →
112
0058 Lowbea m →
111
0060 Parking lights →
111
6 ÿ Coolant temp eratur e →
400
7 Coolant temp eratur edispla y →
217
8 0024 Electricpar king brak e(yello w) →
404
9 00C6 Recuper ativeBr ak eSy stem, USAonl y →
404
004D Brak es (yello w), Canada only →
404
A 003D Electricalmalfu nction →
400
B L Distance warning →
407 C
0025 ABS →
408
D Ù Electricpo we rst eer ing →
399
E 0077 Tire pressur emonit oring system →
411
F 00B6 Reser vefuel with fuel /ller 0aploca tio n
ind icat or →
400
G Fuelleve l →
217
H Electr icpar king brak e(red) →
404
0049 USAonl y
0024 Canada only
I Brak es (red) →
404
0027 USAonl y
004D Canada only
J 00E9 Seatbelt →
398
K 00B9 CheckEngine →
400
L ä Suspension →
407 At
aglan ce–Indi catorand warning lamps
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DiagnosDiagnos
ticsconnection tics
connection
The diagnos ticsconnection isate ch nica lint er-
fa ce intheve hicle. Itis used, forex am ple, inthe
cont extof repair andmaint enance workor for
re adin gout vehicle databy aspecial istwo rkshop.
Diag nosticdevice sshould ther efor eonl ybe con-
nect edbyaqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue tocon-
nect ingdevices tothediagnost icscon-
nection
If yo uconnect devices tothediagnost icscon-
nection oftheve hicle, thefunction ofvehicle
sy stems andoper atingsaf etyma ybe
im pair ed. #
Forsaf etyre asons, werecommen dth at
yo uonl yuse and connect products
appr ovedby your aut hor ized Mercedes-
Benz Center. &
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GRisk ofaccident duetoobjects
in thedr iver's foot we ll
Objects inthedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad safety
of theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ects intheve hicle secur ely
so that they canno tget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alwaysins tallth e0oor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur eth at
th er eis alw ayssu1cie ntroom forth e
pedals. #
Donotuse loose 0oormats anddonot
place 0oormats ontopof one another. *
N NO O
TE TE
Batt erydisc harging from using devi-
ces connect edtothediagnost icsconnec-
tion Using
devices atthediagnost icsconnection
dr ains thebatt ery. #
Chec kth ech arge leve lof thebatt ery. #
Ifth ech arge leve lis low, charge thebat-
te ry,e.g .by driving aconsider abledis-
ta nce. Plea
sealsono te theinf ormation aboutthe12 V
batt eryand shor t-distance trips inthe"Dr iving
and Parking" chap ter(/ page139). 2424
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Yo
ucan also obtain other informatio nabout motor
ve hicle safetyfrom: https:/ /www .safercar .gov
Canada only: Canada
only:
The follo wing text ispubl ished asrequ ired ofman-
uf actur ersunder subsection 18.4(4)oftheMo tor
Ve hicle SafetyRe gula tions .
If yo ubelie vethat your vehicle hasadef ect whic h
could cause acr ash orcould cause injuryor
deat h,youshould immediat elyinf orm Transpo rt
Canada inaddition tonotifyi ngMer cedes-Be nz
Cana daInc.
If Transpo rtCanada receiv edsimilar complain ts,it
ma yopen aninve sti gation, andifit /n ds that a
saf etydef ect exists inagr oup ofvehicles, itma y
or der are call and remedy campaign. Howev er,
Tr anspo rtCanada cannotbecome invo lved inindi-
vidual problems between you, your dealer or
Mer cedes-Benz CanadaInc.
To cont actTranspo rtCanada, youma ycall the
Def ect Inve sti gations andRecalls Division toll-fr ee
in Canada at1-800-333-0510 or819-994-3328in
th eGatineau-Ott awaarea orinternat ionally; you
ma yalso gotothefo llo wing websit esformor e
inf ormation: R
English: https://www .tc.gc.ca/recalls
R Frenc h:https://www .tc.gc.ca/rappels LimitLimit
edW ed
War r ar
ranty anty
* NO NO
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle arisin gfrom
vio lati on ofthese oper ating instruction s. Damag
eto theve hicle canarise from violati on
of these oper ating instruction s.
This damag eis no tco veredeit her bythe
Mer cedes-Be nzimplie dwa rrant yor by the
Ne w‑ orUsed- Vehicle Warrant y. #
Followtheinst ruction sin these oper at-
ing inst ruction son proper operation of
yo ur vehicle aswellas on possible vehi-
cle damag e. QR
code f QR
code for r or
rescue card escue
card
QR codes areatt ached inthefuel /ller 0apand on
th eopposit eside ontheB-pillar .In theev ent of
an accident, rescue service scan usetheQR code
to quickl y/n dth eappr opriatere scue cardfo r yo
ur vehicle. Thecurrent rescue cardcont ains the
most impor tant informa tion aboutyour vehicle in
a com pact form ,e.g .th ero uting oftheelectr ic
lines.
Fu rther informatio ncan beobt aine dat http s://
www .mercedes- benz.de/ qr-code . DatDat
ast a
stor or
ag e ag
e DatDat
apr a
pr ocessin gin t ocessin
gin the v he
vehicle ehicle
Elect
r Elect
roni ccont r oni
ccont rol uni ts ol
uni ts
Elect ronic cont rolunits areinst alled inyour vehi-
cle. Control uni tsprocess datawhic h,forex am-
ple, they receiv efrom vehicle senso rs,ge ner ate
th emsel vesor exch ang ebe tween themsel ves.
Som econt rolunits arere qu ired forth esaf eoper -
ation ofyour vehicle, some assistyo uwhen driv-
ing, suchas driver assist ancesystems, while oth-
er senab lecon venienc eor infotainm entfunct ions.
The follo wing prov ides youwit hge ner alinf orma -
tion rega rding datapr ocessing intheve hicle.
Ad ditional information rega rding exactl ywhic h
dat ain your vehicle arecolle cted, savedand
tr ansmitt edtothird par ties, andforwhat purpose, Gener
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If
yo uuse services, suchas repair services and
maint enance work,st or ed oper ation aldat aas
we llas theve hicle identi/cation numbercan be
re ad out and used. Theycan beread out by
ser vice networkem ployees, suchas workshops
and manu factur ersor third par ties, suchas break -
do wn services. Thesame istrue inthecase of
wa rrant yclaims andqualit yassur ance measur es.
In gener al,there adout isper form ed via theleg ally
pr escr ibed portfo rth ediagnost icsconnection in
th eve hicle. Theoper ation aldat ath at arere ad out
docume nttech nica lst at es oftheve hicle orof
ind ividual compone ntsand assis tin thediagnosis
of malfunctions, compliance withwa rrant yobli ga-
tions andqualit yim prove ment. Tothat end ,th ese
dat a,in par ticular information aboutcomponent
loads, tech nica lev ents, malfunctions andother
fa ults maybe transmitt edalong withth eve hicle
identi/cation numbertothemanuf acturer.Fu r-
th er mor e,themanuf acturerissubject toproduct
liability .Fo rth is reason themanuf actureralso
uses operational datafrom theve hicle, forex am-
ple, forre calls. These datacan also beused to
ex amin eth ecust omer's warrant yand guar antee
claims. Fa
ult memor iesintheve hicle canberese tby a
ser vice outletor atyour requ est aspar tof repair
or maint enance work.
Con v Con
venience andinfot enience
andinfotainm entfunct ions ainm
entfunct ions
Yo ucan stor econ venienc ese ttings andindivi dual
se ttings intheve hicle andchang eor rese tth em
at anytime.
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,th is
includes thefo llo wing settings, forex am ple:
R Seatand steer ing wheel positions
R Suspen sionandclimat econt rolsetting s
R Indi vidual setting s,suc has interior lightin g
Depen dingon theselect edequipment, youcan
im por tdat aint ove hicle infotainm entfunct ions
yo urself.
Depending ontheve hicle equipme nt,th is
includes thefo llo wing data,forex am ple:
R Mul time diadata,suc has music, /lmsorpho-
to sfo rpla ybac kin an integratedmultimedia
sy stem R
Address book datafo ruse inconnection with
an integratedhands-fr eesystem oran integra-
te dna vig ation system
R Entered navig ation destination s
R Dataabout theuse ofInterne tser vices
These datafo rcon venienc eand infotainm ent
fu nct ionsma ybe savedlocall yin theve hicle or
th ey ma ybe locat edon ade vice whichyo uha ve
conn ectedtotheve hicle, suchas asmar tphon e,
USB 0ash drive or MP 3pla yer.Ifyo uha ve ent ered
th ese datayo urself, youcan deletethem atany
time.
This datais transmitt edfrom theve hicle tothird
par ties onlyat your requ est. This applies, inpar -
ticular ,when youuse online services inaccor d-
ance withth ese tting sth at youha ve select ed.
Smar Smar
tphon eint tphon
eint egr eg
ration (e.g.An dr ation
(e.g.An droid A oid
Aut ut
oor o
or
Appl eCarP lay Appl
eCarP lay® ®
) )
If yo ur vehicle isaccor dinglyeq uipp ed,youcan
connect your smar tphone orano ther mobile end
de vice totheve hicle. Youcan then contr olthem
by means ofthecontr olelements integratedin
th eve hicle. Imagesand audio from thesmar t- Gener
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phone
canbeoutput viathemultimedia system.
Cer tain inf ormation issimult aneousl ytransf erred
to your smar tphone. Depending onthetype and
int egration, this includes positiondata,day/night
mode andother gener alvehicle statuse s.Fo r
mor einf ormation pleaseconsult theOper ator's
Manual oftheve hicle/ infotainm entsystem.
This integration allowstheuse ofselect edsmar t-
phone apps,suchas navig ation ormusic player
apps. Thereis no further interactio nbe tween the
smar tphon eand theve hicle; inpar ticu lar,ve hicle
dat ais no tdir ectl yaccessibl e.The type ofaddi-
tion aldat apr ocessin gis de term ined bythepro-
vider oftheapp being used.Whichse tting syo u
can make,ifan y,depends onthespeci/c appand
th eoper ating system ofyour smar tphone. Online
ser Online
services vices
WW
ir ir
eless ne eless
netw tw
or or
kconnection k
connection
If yo ur vehicle hasawir eless networkconn ection,
it enab lesdatato be exch ang edbetween your
ve hicle andaddit ionalsystems. Thewireless net-
wo rkconn ectionis made possible bytheve hicle' s
ow ntrans mitt erand receiv eror by amobil eend de
vice that youha ve brought intoth eve hicle, for
ex am ple, asmar tphon e.Onl ine funct ionscan be
used viathewir eless networkconnection. This
includes onlineservices and<004200510051004D004A004400420055004A0050004F00540010004200510051
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pr ov ided toyouby themanuf actureror by other
pr ov ider s.
Manuf Manuf
actur actur
er'sser er's
services vices
Re garding themanuf acturer'sonline services, the
individual functionsaredescr ibedbythemanu-
fa ctur erinasuit able place, forex am ple, inthe
Oper ator's Manual oron themanuf acturer'sweb-
sit e, wher eth ere leva nt dat apr otection informa-
tion isalso given. Personal datama ybe used for
th epr ov ision ofonline services. Dataar e
ex ch ang edvia asecur econn ection, suchas the
manuf acturer'sdesign ated ITsystems. Anyper -
sonal datawhic har ecollect ed,processed and
used, other than forth epr ov ision ofser vices, is
done soexclusiv elyon thebasis ofleg alper mis-
sion. Thisisthecase, forex am ple, fora leg ally
pr escr ibed emer gency callsy stem, acont ractual
ag reement orwhen consent hasbeen given.
Yo ucan have ser vice sand funct ions,some of
whic har esubj ecttoafe e, activ ated ordeactiv a-te
d. This excludes legallypr escr ibed function sand
ser vices, suchas an emer gency callsy stem.
Thir Thir
dpar d
par tyser ty
ser vice s vice
s
If yo uuse online services from other prov ider s
(t hir dpar ties), these services areth ere sponsi bil-
ity ofthepr ov ider inqu estion andsubject tothat
pr ov ider's datapr otection conditions andterm sof
use. Asage ner alrule, themanuf acturerhas no
in0 uence onthecont entexch ang ed.
Fo rth is reason, whenservice sar epr ov ided by
th ird par ties, please asktheser vice prov ider in
qu estion forinf ormation aboutthetype, extent
and purpos eof thecollection anduseofper sonal
dat a. DatDat
apr ot a
pr otection r ection
rights ights
Depending
onyour countr yor theeq uipment and
ra ng eof functi onsofyour vehicle aswellas the
ser vice syo uuse and theser vices ono.er ,yo u
ar eent itled todi.er entdatapr otection rights .
Fu rther informatio non dat apr otection andyour
dat apr otection rights caneit her befound onthe
manuf acturer'swebsit eor youwill receiv eth is
inf ormation aspar tof theva rious services and 3030
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RR
es estr tr
aint syst aint
system em
Pr
ot Pr
otection pro ection
provided b vided
by t y
the r he
res estr tr
aint syst aint
system em
The
restr aint system include sth efo llo wing com-
ponents:
R Seat beltsystem
R Airbags
R Child restr aint system
R Child se at secu ring systems
The restr aint system canhe lppreve nttheve hicle
occupan tsfrom comin gint ocont actwith partsof
th eve hicle interior intheev ent ofan accident. In
th eev ent ofan accident, there str aint system can
al so reduce thefo rc es towhic hth eve hicle occu-
pant sar esubj ected.
A seat beltcanonlypr ov ide thebest leve lof pro-
te ction ifit is wo rncor rectl y.Depending onthe
de tected acciden tsituat ion,Emer gency Tensio n-
ing Device sand/o rair bag ssup plem entthepr o-
te ction o.eredbyacor rectl ywo rnseat belt.
Emer gency Tensio ning Device sand/o rair bag s
ar eno tdep loye din everyaccident. In
order forth ere str aint system toprov ide the
int ended leve lof protection, eachve hicle occu-
pant mustobser vethefo llo wing information:
R Fasten seat belts co rrectl y.
R Sitinan almo stup right seatpos ition withth eir
bac kag ainst theseat backrest.
R Sitwithth eir feet resti ng on the0oor ,if possi-
ble.
R Alwayssecur eper sons under5T (1.5 0m) tall
in an additional restr aint system suitab lefor
Mercede s-Benzvehicles.
Ho wever,no system availabl eto da ycan com-
ple tely eliminat einjur iesand fata lities inevery
accident situation. Inpar ticular ,th eseat beltand
airbag gener allydo notpr otect against objects
pene trating theve hicle from theoutside. Itis also
no tpossible tocom pletely rule out therisk of
inj urycaused bytheairbag deploying. RR
educed r educed
res estr tr
aint syst aint
system prot em
protection ection
&
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GRisk ofinjur yor deat hdue to
modi/cation sto there str aint system
Ve hicle occupan tsma yno longerbe protect ed
as intended ifalt erations aremade tothe
re str aint system . #
Neveralt er thepar tsof there str aint sys-
te m. #
Neverta mp erwit hth ewir ing oranyelec-
tr onic component partsor their soT-
wa re. If
it is nec essar yto modify theve hicle toaccom-
modat eaper son withdisabi lities, cont actan
aut hor izedMer cedes- BenzCen terfo rde tails.
US Aonl y:forde tails, cont actour Cust omer Assis-
ta nce Cent eron 1-800 -FOR -MER Cedes
(1‑ 800‑3 67‑63 72). RR
es estr tr
aint syst aint
system functi onality em
functi onality Whe
nth eve hicle isswitc hedon,aself -tes tis per -
fo rm ed, during whic hth e0075 restr aint system Oc
cupa nt safety
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R
The should ersec tion oftheseat beltshould
no tto uc hyo ur nec knor berouted under your
ar m or behind your bac k.
R Avoid wearing bulky clothing, e.g. awint er
coat.
R Push thelap belt down asfaras possible
acr oss your hips andpulltight withth eshoul-
der section ofthebelt. Neverro uteth elap
belt across your abdomen.
Pr egnant women must alsotake par ticular
car ewit hth is.
R Neverro uteth eseat beltacross shar p,poin-
te d, abr asiv eor fragile objects.
R Onlyone person should useeachseat beltat
an yone time. Neverallo wbabies andchildr en
to trav el sitting onthelap ofano ther vehicle
occupan t.
R Neversecur eobjects withaseat beltifth e
seat beltisalso beingused byone oftheve hi-
cle's occupan ts.Alw aysobser vetheinst ruc-
tion sfo rloading theve hicle when securing
obj ects, luggage orloads (/page97). Also
ensur eth at no objects, e.g.a cushion ,
ar eev er placed between aper son and the
seat.
The seat beltson thefo llo wing seats areeq uipped
wit haspecia lseat beltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seats
Ac tivateor dea ctivateth especial seatbelt retrac-
to r(/ page51).
If ch ildr enaretrave ling intheve hicle, besureto
obser vetheinst ruction sand safetyno teson
"Child renin theve hicle" (/page48) . Limi
t Limi
tation sof t ation
sof the prot he
protection pro ection
provided b vided
by t y
the seat he
seat
belt belt
&
W W
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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
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GRisk ofinjur yor deat hwhen
additional restr aint system sare notus ed
fo rper sons withasmaller statur e
Pe rsons under 5T (1.50 m)ta llcanno twe ar
th eseat beltcorrectl ywit hout asuit able addi-
tion alrestr aint system . #
Alwayssecur eper sons under5T
(1.5 0m) tallin asuit able restr aint sys-
te m. 3636
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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 ample. Your feet ma yot her wise beinthe
deplo yment area oftheairbag.
R Ifch ildr enaretrave ling intheve hicle, observe
th eadditional notes(/ page48) .
R Alwaysst or eand secur eobj ects correctl y.
Objects intheve hicle interior maypr eve ntan air-
bag from functi oning correctl 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 ypar ts,suc has mobil e
na vig atio nde vice s,mobil ephon esorcup
holde rs,wit hin thedeplo yment area ofan air-
bag, e.g.onthecoc kpit, onthedoor ,on the
side windoworon theside trim.
In addition, noconnecting cables,tensio ning
str aps orretaining straps must berouted or
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. LimitLimit
ations oft ations
ofthe prot he
protection pro ection
provided b vided
by airbags y
airbags &
W W
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GRisk ofinjur ydue tomodi/ca-
tions totheco verof an airbag
If yo umodify theco verof an airbag ora1x
objects suchas stic kers to it,theairbag may
no long erfunction correctl y. #
Nevermodify theco verof an airbag and
do nota1x objects toit. The
installation location ofan airbag isident i/ed
by theAIRB AGsymbol (/page39) . &
W W
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NIN GRisk ofinjuryor deat hdue to
th euse ofunsuit ableseat covers
Due tounsuit ableseat covers,th eairbags
canno tpr otect vehicle occupan tsas intend ed.
In addit ion,th eoper ation oftheaut omatic
fr ont passeng erairbag shuto.could be
re str icte d. #
Youshould onlyuse seat covers that
ha ve been approved forth ecor respond -
ing seats byMer cedes-Be nz. Occ
upantsafety
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If
th ePA SSENGE RAIR BA GOF Find icat or lamp
and the0075 restr aint system warning lamplight
up simult aneousl y,thefront passeng erseat may
no tbe used. Alsointhis case, donotinst alla
ch ild restr aint system onthefront passeng er
seat. Have theaut omatic front passeng erairbag
shut o.checkedand repair edimmediat elyat a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop.
S S
t t
atus displa y atus
displa y
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thesta-
tus ofthefront passeng erairbag iscor rect forth e
cur rent situ atio n.
AT er AT
erinst inst
alling ar all
ing arear w ear
war ar
d-f d-f
acing c ac
ing chil dr hil
dres estr tr
aint aint
sy st sy
stem ont em
onthe fr he
front passeng ont
passeng ersea t er
sea t: :
PA SSENGE R
AI R BA GOF Fmu stbe litcontin uously. &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk 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 . When
installing ach ild restr aint system onthe
fr ont passeng erseat,ob serveth eve hicle-spe ci/c
inf ormatio n(/ page56).
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. &
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re str aint system onthefront passeng erseat
th at isposit ioned tooclose tothecoc kpit, in
th eeve ntofan accid ent, thech ild could:
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seat cushion lengthadju stment .While
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fr om theseat beltoutle tof theve hicle to
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im pact isanticipat ed.This increases thedist ance
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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.
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12 yearsold orund er5T (1.5 0m) inheig ht,
Mer cedes- Benzre commen dsyouobser vethefo l-
lo wing information:
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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 .
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is ,fo rex am ple:
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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.
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th eag e, we ight andsize ofthech ild.
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