ECU MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class SEDAN 2017 W213 Owner's Manual
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Canada:"The wireless devices of this vehicle
compl ywithI ndustr yCanada license-e xemp t
RSS standard(s). Operatio nissubject tothef ol‐
lowing tw oconditions: (1) These device smay
no tc ause inter fere nce, and (2) These devices
must accep tany inter fere nce, including inter fer‐
ence that ma ycaus eundesired operatio nofthe
device."
Diagnostics connection
The diagnostics connection is onl yintended for
th ec onnection of diagnostic devices at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
&
WARNING Risk of accident duetoc on‐
necting device stothe diagnostics con‐
nection
If yo uc onnec tequipment toad iagnostics connectio
ninthevehicle, it ma yaffect the
operation of vehicle sy stems.
As aresult, theo perating saf etyoft hevehi‐
cle could be af fected.
#Onl yconnect equipment toad iagnos‐
tic sc onnectio ninthevehicle whic his
appr ovedfor your vehicle byMercedes-
Benz.
& WARNING Risk of accident duet o
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle.
#Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll.
#Alw aysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and as prescribed in order toensure
th at ther eisa lway ss ufficient room for
th ep edals.
#Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther.
* NO
TEBatter ydisch arging from using
device sconnected tothed iagnostics
connection
Using devices at thed iagnostics connection
drains theb atter y.
#Chec kthe charge leve loft he batter y.
#Ifth ec har geleve lisl ow,charg ethe
batter y,e.g. bydriving aconsiderable
dis tance.
Connecting equipment tothed iagnostics con‐
nection can lead toemissions monitoring infor‐
mation being reset, fore xamp le. This ma ylead
to thev ehicle failing tomee tthe requ irements of
th en exte missions inspection during them ain
inspection.
Qualified specialis tworks hop
An authorized Mercedes-Benz service center is a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. It has then eces‐
sar yspecialis tknowledge, tools and qualifica‐
tions tocor rectl yc arry out thew orkr equired on
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Generaln otes
devices
(Model: D-WMI2015A):
complies with Part 18 of the FCC Rules."
The name and adress of the responsibl eparty
is:
Continental Automotive Systems US Inc. 2400 Executiv eHills Drive
Aubur nHills, MI 48326-2980
United States of America
USA:
"Wireles scharging system
formobile
This device
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Tocontact NHT SA,you ma ycall theV ehicle
Saf etyH otline toll-f reeat1 -888-327-4236
(TT Y:1-800-424-9 153);go tohttp://
www.safercar.go vorwrite to:A dmini stra tor,
NHT SA,400 Se venthS treet, SW.,Wa shington,
DC 20590, US A.
Yo uc an find mor einformatio nonvehicle saf ety
under :http://w ww.safercar.g ov
LimitedWarranty
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle arising
from culpable violation of these operat‐
ing instructions.
Damag etothevehicle can arise from culpa‐
ble violation of these operating instructions.
This damag eisnotcoverede ither bythe
Mercedes-BenzL imitedWarrant yorbyt he
Ne wV ehicle or Used Vehicle Warrant y.
#Followt he instructions in this manual
on proper operation of your vehicle as
we ll as on possible vehicle damage.
QR code forr escue card
The QR code is secured in thef uel filler flap and
on theo pposit eside on theB -pillar .Intheeve nt
of an accident, rescue services can use theQ R
code toquickl yfind thea ppropriat erescue card
fo ry our vehicle. The cur rent rescue car dcon‐
ta ins them ostimp ortant informatio nabout your
ve hicle in acompact form ,e.g. ther outing of the
electric lines.
Yo uc an find mor einformatio nunder
ww w.mercedes-benz.de/qr-code.
Ve hicl edata storage
Data acquisition
Aw iderang eofe lectronicc omponents in your
ve hicle contain dat amemories.
These dat amemories temp orarily or perma‐
nently stor et echnical in form ationa bout :
RThev ehicle's operating state
REvents
RMalfunctions In
general ,the tech nica linformatio ndocuments
th es tate ofac omponent part, amodule, asys‐
te mort he sur roundings.
Thesei nclude, fore xamp le:
ROperatingc onditionsofs ystemc omponents.
Fo re xamp le,fluid leve ls.
RThe vehicle's status messages and those of
its individual components. Fore xamp le,the
numbe rofwheelrevo lutions/speed, deceler‐
ation ,lateral acceleration ,accelerator pedal
position.
RMalfunctions and defect sinimportant sys‐
te mc omponents. Fore xamp le, lights,
brakes.
RVe hicle reactionsa nd operatingc onditionsin
special drivin gsituations .For example, air
bag deployment, inter ventio nofs tabilityc on‐
trol sy stems.
RAmbien tconditions .For example, outside
te mp erature.
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General no tes
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Restra int sy stem
Pr otection byther estraint sy stem
The restra int sy stem includes thef ollowing:
RSeat belt sy stem
RAirbags
RChild restra int sy stem
RChild seat securing sy stem
In thee vent of an accident, ther estraint sy stem
can:
RRe duce ther isk of vehicle occupants coming
int oc ontact wit hparts of thev ehicle interior.
RReduce thef orces towhic hthe vehicle occu‐
pants ar esubjected.
As eat belt can onl yprovide theb estleve lofp ro‐
te ction if it is worncor rectl y.Depending on the
de tected accident situation, Emergency Tension‐
ing Device sand/or airbags supplement thep ro‐
te ction of fere dbyac orrectl yw orns eat belt.
Emer gency Tensioning Device sand/or airbags
ar en otdepl oyed in everyaccident. So
that ther estraint sy stem can pr ovide pr otec‐
tion ,eachv ehicle occupant mus t:
RWith th eseat belt fastened cor rectly
RIn an almos tupright position wi th their back
agains tthe seat backrest
RSit wit htheir feet resting on thef loor ,ifp os‐
sible.
RAlw aysbes ecured in an additional restra int
sy stem suitable forM ercedes-Benz vehicles
if th ey areu nde r5f t(1.50 m) tall.
Ho wever,no sy stem available toda yc an com‐
ple tely eliminat einjuries and fata lities in every
accidents ituation. In particular ,the seat belt
and airbag general lydo no tprotect against
objects penetrating thev ehicle fr om
theo ut
side.
Ar isk of inju rycaused bythea irbag deploying
can also no tbecomple tely ruled out.
Re duce drestraint sy stem pr otection
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathfrom
modifications tother estraint sy stem
Modification stotherestra int sy stem may
cause it tono longer workas intended.
The restra int sy stem ma ythen no tprotect
th ev ehicle occupants as intended byfailing
in an accident or triggering unexpec tedly ,for
ex ample
#Ne vera lter thep arts of ther estraint
sy stem.
#Ne vertamper wit hthe wiring or any
electronic component parts or their
software.
If it is necessar ytomodifythev ehicle toaccom‐
modat eaperson wit hdisabilities, con tact a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Mercedes-Benz
re commends that youo nly use seat beltsw hich
ha ve been appr oved specificall yfor your vehicle
by Mercedes-Benz.
RContact aMercedes-Benzs ervice centerfor
de tails.
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Occupant saf ety
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Seat belts
Protection pr ovided bythes eat belt
Alw aysf asteny our seat belt cor rectly before
st artin gajourney .As eatb eltc an only pr ovide
th eb estlev el of pr otection if it is worncor rectl y.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
incor rectl yfastened seat belt
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itc an‐
no tp erform its intended pr otectiv efunction.
In addition, an incor rectly fastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, fore xamp le, in the
ev ent of an accidentorw hen braking or
ch anging direction suddenly .
#Alwayse nsur ethat all vehicle occu‐
pants ha vetheir seat belts fastened
cor rectl ya nd ar esitting prope rly.
RThe seat belt mus t:
-Notbet wisteda nd mus tfit tightl yand
snugl yacross your body .
-Berouted across thec enter of your
shoulder and as lo wdowna cross your
hips as possible.
RThe shoulder sectio nofthe seat belt should
no ttouc hyour nec knor be routed under
yo ur ar morb ehindy our bac k.
RAvoid wearing bulkyc loth ing, e.g. awinter
coat.
RPush thel ap belt down as farasp ossible
across your hips and pull tight withthe shoul‐
der section of theb elt. Ne verrout ethe lap
belt across your abdomen.
RNe verrout ethe seat belt across sharp, poin‐
te d, abrasiv eorfragile objects.
ROnl yone person should use eac hseat belt at
an yo ne time. Ne vera llow babies and chil‐
dren totrave lsitting on thel ap of ano ther
ve hicle occupant.
RNe vers ecur eobjects wit haseat belt if the
seat belt is also being used byone of the
ve hicle's occupants. Alw ayso bser vethe
instructions forl oading thev ehicle when
securing objects, luggag eorloads
(
→pag e94). All seatb
elts inthev ehicle exceptthe driver's
seat belt ar eequipped wit hachild seat saf ety
fe ature. Youc an find fur ther information under
"Child seat saf etyf eature" (
→pag e47).
If ch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle, be sur eto
obser vethei nstruction sand saf etyn otes on
"Children in thev ehicle" (
→pag e45).
Reduce dprote ction
&
WARNING Risk of injury duetoan incor‐
re ct sea tposition
The seatb eltd oesn otoffert he intended
le ve lofp rotection if youh ave notm oved the
seat backres ttoanalmostvertical position.
When braking or in thee vent of an accident,
yo uc ouldslide underneat hthe seat belt and
sus tain abdomen or nec kinjuries, fore xam‐
ple. This posesani ncreased risk of injur yor
eve nfatal injur y.
#Adjus tthe seat cor rectly befor estarting
th ej ourne y.
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#Alwayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec enter of your shoul‐
der.
& WARNING Risk of injury or deathwhen
additional restra int sy stems ar enotused
fo rp ersons wit hasmaller build
Pe rsons under 5ft(1.50 m)t all canno twear
th es eat belt cor rectly wi thout asuitable
additional restra int sy stem.
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itc an‐
no tp erform its intended pr otectiv efunction.
In addition, an incor rectly fastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, fore xamp le, in the
ev ent of an accidentorw hen braking or
ch anging direction suddenly .
#Alwayss ecur epersons under 5ft
(1.50 m) tallinas uitable restra int sys‐
te m.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
bloc keds eat belt buckle or seat belt
anchorage
Objects next tothef ront seat that bloc kthe
seat belt buckle or them oving seat belt
anchorag eonthe front seat impair thef unc‐
tion of theE mer gency Tensioning Devices.
The Emergency Tensioning Device scan,
th en, no tfunction as intended and thes eat
belt can no longer pr ovide thei ntended pro‐
te ction.
#Befor estarti ngthej ourne y,mak esure
th at ther ea reno objects around the
seat belt buckle or between thef ront
seat and door.
& WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
damaged or modified seat belts
Seat belts cann otprov ide pr otection in the
fo llowing situations:
RIf th es eat belts ar edamaged, modified,
ex treme lydirty ,bleached or dyed
RIfth es eat belt buckle is damaged or
ex treme lydirty
RIfth eE mer gency Tensioning Devices,
sea tbelta nchorages or sea tbeltr etra c‐
to rs have been modified
Seat belts ma ybedamaged in an accident,
although thed amag emaynotbev isible, e.g.
due tosplinter sofglass.
Modified or damaged seat belts ma ytear or
fa il, e.g. in an accident.
Modified Emer gency Tensioning Devices
could accidental lytrig gerorf ailtofunction
as intended.
#Ne verm odify thes eat belts, Emer gency
Te nsioning Devices, sea tbelta ncho‐
ra ge sors eat belt retractors.
#Make surethat thes eat belts are
undamaged, no tworna nd clean.
#Alw aysh ave thes eat belts checked
immediatel yafter an accident at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
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Occupant saf ety
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Protection bythea irbags
Depending on thea ccidents ituation,anairbag
can add tothep rotection of fere dbyac orrectly
fast ened seat belt.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
incor rect seatp osition
If yo ud eviat ef romt he cor rect seatp osition,
th ea irbag cann otper form its intended pro‐
te ctiv efunction and deployment ma yeven
cause fur ther injuries.
To avo id hazardous situations ,alway sm ake
sur ethat all vehicle occupants:
RAres eated properly and keep as fara wa y
as possible from thea irbags.
RObser vethef ollowing information.
#Alw aysm akes uret hat ther ea reno
objects between thea irbag and the
ve hicle occupant.
To avo idrisk sr esulting from thed eployment of
th ea irbag:
RBefor estartin gy our journe y,adjus tyour seat
cor rectly ;the driver's seat and front
passenger seat should be mo vedasf ar back
as possible.
When doing so, alw ayso bser vethei nforma‐
tion on thec orrect driver's seatp osition
(
→page 81).
ROnl yhold thes teering wheel bythes teering
wheel rim. This all owsthe airbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
RAlw aysl ean agains tthe seat backres twhen
th ev ehicle is in motion. Do no tlean forw ards
or lean agains tthe door or side windo w.You
ma yotherwise be in thed eployment area of
th ea irbags.
RAlw aysk eep your feet on thef loor .Don ot
put your feet on thec ockpit, fore xamp le.
Yo ur feet ma yotherwise be in thed eploy‐
ment area of thea irbag.
RIfch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle,
obser vethea dditional no tes(→pag e45).
RAlw ayss towa nd secur eobject scorrectly. Objects in
thev ehicle interior ma ypreve nt an
airba gfromf unctioning cor rectly .There fore
alw ayse nsur ethat:
RTher eareno people, animals or objects
between thev ehicle occupants and an air‐
bag.
RTher eareno objectsb etwe en thes eat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
RNo hardobjects, e.g. coat hangers, ar ehang‐
ing on theg rabh andles or coat hooks.
RNo accessories, suc hascup holders, are
attached tothev ehicle within thed eploy‐
men t area of an airbag, e.g. todoors, side
windo wsor side paneling.
RNo heavy ,sharp-edged or fragile objectsa re
in thep ockets of your clo thing. Stores uch
object sinas uitable place.
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Occupant saf ety
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Status display
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied, ensure,
bo th befor eand during thej ourne y,that thes ta‐
tus of thef ront passenger air bag is cor rect for
th ep reva ilings ituation.
Af teri nstalling arear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat: PASSENGER AIR BAGO FFmus tbel it con‐
tinuousl y.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathcaused
by usingar earward-facing child restra int
sy stem when thef ront passenger airbag
is enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat and theP ASSENGER AIR BAGO FFindi‐
cator lam pisoff,t he front passenger airbag
can deplo yintheevent of an accident.
The child could be stru ck bythea irbag.
Alw aysm akes uret hat thef ront passenger
airbag is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pmustbel it.
When ins talling achild restra int sy stem on the
front passenger seat, observ ethe vehicle-spe‐
cific information (
→pag e39).
Depending on thec hild restra int sy stem and the
st atur eoft hechild, theP ASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pmaybe off. In this case, do
no tins tallth er ear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem on thef ront passenger seat.
Ins tead, ins tallth er ear ward-facing child
re stra int sy stem on asuitable rear seat.
Af teri nstalling aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger
seat: depending on thec hild restra int sy stem
and thes tatur eoft hechild, PASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFma ybel it continuousl yorbeoff.
Alw ayso bser vethef ollowing information.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathdueto
incor rect positioning of thef orwa rd-
fa cing child restra int sy stem
If yo us ecur eac hild in aforwa rd-facin gchild
re stra int sy stem on thef ront passenger seat
and youp ositio nthe front passenger seat too
clos etot he cockpit, in thee vent of an acci‐
dent, thec hild could:
RCome int ocontact wi thparts of thev ehi‐
cle interior if theP ASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pislit,fore xamp le.
RBe stru ck bythea irbag if theP ASSENGER
AIR BAGO FFindicator lam pisoff
#Alwaysm ove thef ront passenger seat
as farb ackasp ossible and fully retract
th es eat cushion lengt hadjustment.
Alw aysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt
st ra pisc orrectly routed from thes eat
belt outle tonthevehicle tothes houl‐
der belt guide on thec hild restra int sys‐
te m. The shoulder belt stra pm ustb e
ro uted forw ards and down wardsf rom
th es eat belt outlet. If necessar y,adjust
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Occupan tsafet y
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#Ifth ec hild restra int sy stem has been
ex posed todirect sunlight ,allowitt o
cool befor esecu ring achild int oit.
#Ne verlea ve children unatte ndedint he
ve hicle.
The use of seat belts and child restra int sy stems
is requ ired bylawi n:
Rall 50 states
Rth eU .S.territories
Rth eD istrict of Columbia
Rall Canadian pr ovinces
All child restra int sy stems mus tmeetthe follow‐
ing standards:
RU. S. Federal Mo torV ehicle Saf etyS tandards
21 3a nd 225
RCanadian Mo torV ehicle Saf etyS tandards
21 3a nd 210.2
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information about the
cor rect child restra int sy stem from an yauthor‐
ized Mercedes-Benz Center. To
impr oveprotection forc hildren younger than
12 yearso ld and unde r5ft(1.50 m) in height,
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends youo bserv ethe
fo llowing no tes:
ROnl ysecur echildren using achild restra int
sy stem whic hissuitable and recommended
fo rM ercedes-Benz vehicles, as well as appro‐
priat etot he size, ag eand weight of the
ch ild. Be sur etoobservethei nstruction sfor
cor rect us eoft hechild restra int sy stem.
RAlw aysi ns tallac hild restra int sy stem on a
re ar seat if possible.
ROnly usethef ollowing securing sy stems for
ch ild restra int sy stems:
-th es eat belt sy stem
-th eL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )mounting
brac ket
-theT op Tether anchorages
RThe manufacturer's ins tallation instructions
fo rt he child restra int sy stem.
RThe warning labels in thev ehicle interior an d
on thec hild restra int sy stem.
&
WARNING Risk of injury causedby
incor rect ins tallation of thec hild
re stra int sy stem
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is incor rectly
ins talled on asuitable seatin gposition, it
canno tperform its intended pr otectiv efunc‐
tion.
The child canno tberestrained in thee vent of
an accident, heavy braking or asudde n
ch ang eofd irection.T his posesani ncreased
ri sk of injur yorevenf atal injur y.
#Alwaysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem and its cor rect use.
#Make surethat thee ntir ebase of the
ch ild restra int sy stem alw aysr ests on
th es itting sur face of thes eat.
#Neverp lace objects under or behind
th ec hild restra int sy stem, e.g. acush‐
ion.
#Alw aysu sechild restra int sy stems with
th eo riginal co verd esigned fort hem.
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Occupant saf ety
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#Alwaysr eplace damaged co vers with
ge nuine co vers.
&
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rectl yins tal led child restra int sys‐
te ms
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is no tcorrectly
ins talled or secured, it could release in the
ev ent of an accident, sudden braking or a
sudden chang eind irection.
The child restra int sy stem could be flung
arounda nd hitvehicle occupants. This poses
an increased risk of injur yorevenf atal
injur y.
#Alwaysi ns tallch ild restra int sy stems
cor rectl y,eve nw henn otin use.
#Alw aysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions.
& WARNING Risk of injury causedbythe
use of damaged child restra int sy stems
Child restra int sy stems or their retainin gsys‐
te ms that ha vebeen subjec tedtoal oad in
an accidentm aythen no tbea bletoper form
th eir intended pr otectiv efunction.
The child canno tberestrained in thee vent of
an accident, heavy braking or asudde n
ch ang eofd irection.T his posesani ncreased
ri sk of injur yorevenf atal injur y.
#Alwaysr eplace child restra int sy stems
immediatel ythat ha vebeen damaged or
in vo lved in an accident.
#Ha ve thes ecuring sy stems fort he child
re stra int sy stems checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop befor einstalling a
ch ild restra int sy stem again.
Ab oos ters eat ma ybenecessar ytoachieve
proper seat belt positioning forc hildren over
40 lbs (1 8kg) in weight until they reac has ize
wher eathree-point seat belt can be used prop‐
erly without aboos ters eat. The
following no tesm ustbeo bserved:
RWhen ins talling achild restra int sy stem on
th ef ront passenger seat, thei nformation on
ins talling achild restra int sy stem on thef ront
passenger seat (
→pag e51).
RInstructions and saf etyn otes on thea uto‐
matic front passenger air bag shutoff
(
→pag e39).
RSaf etyn otes on thes eat belt (→pag e33).
RInformation on thec orrect us eoft he seat
belt (→pag e36).
Activating/deactivatin gthe child seat saf ety
fe atur eoft he sea tbelt
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathifa
seat belt is unfas tened whil ethe vehicle
is in motion
If th es eat belt is released while thev ehicle is
in motion, thec hild restra int sy stem is no
longer cor rectly secure d. Thechild seat
saf etyf eatur eisd eactivated and thes eat
belt is dr awnina bitbyt he inertia reel.
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It istherefor enotpossible toengag ethe seat
belt again.
#Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as
soon as possible, paying attention to
ro ad and traf ficc onditions.
#Activat ethe child seat saf etyf eature
again and cor rectl ys ecu rethec hild
re stra int sy stem.
When enabled, thes pecial seatbelt retractor
ensures that thes eat belts of ther ear seats do
no ts lac keno nce thec hild restra int sy stem is
secured.
Alw aysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion instructions when ins talling and removing
th ec hild restra int sy stem.
Ac tivatin gthe child seat saf etyf eature:
#Pull thes eat belt out fully and le tthe inertia
re el retract it again.
When thec hild seat saf etyf eatur eisa ctiva‐
te d,you should hear aratcheting sound.
#Pusht hechild restra int sy stem down until
th es eat belt sits tightly. Deactivating the
child seat saf etyf eature:
#Pres sthe release button of thes eat belt
buckle.
#Hold thes eat belt tonguea nd guid ebackt o
th es eat belt outlet.
LATC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat attachment
Note sonL ATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat
attachments
& WARNING Risk of injury when usingthe
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )child restra int sys‐
te ma ndexc eeding thep ermissible
we ight
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )child restra int sy stems
do no toffer suf ficient pr otection forc hildren
we ighingm oret han 49 lb (22 kg)w ho are
secured using thes eat belt integrated in the
ch ild restra int sy stem.
Fo re xamp le,thec hild ma ynotbe restra ined
cor rectly in thee vent of an accident. This
poses an increased risk of injur yoreven
fa ta linjur y.
#Ifth ec hild weighs mor ethan 49 lb
(22 kg),onl yuseLATC H-type (ISOFIX)
ch ild restra int sy stems wit hwhichthe
ch ild is secured using thes eat belt of
th ev ehicle seat.
#Also secur ethe child restra int sy stem
wit hthe TopT ether belt, if available.
When ins talling achild restra int sy stem, be sure
to obser vethem anufacturer's ins tallation
instructions and thei nstruction sfor cor rect use
of thec hild restra int sy stem.
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )isastandardized securing
sy stem fors pecialr estraint sy stems. LATC H-type
(ISOFIX )child restra int sy stems ar eappr oved in
accordance wit hECE R-44 .
Onl ychild restra int sy stems that ha vebeen
appr ovedina ccordance wit hECE R-44 maybe
attached toLATC H-type (ISOFIX )mounting
brac kets.
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