MERCEDES-BENZ GLA SUV 2020 Workshop Manual

restrai
ntsystem onthe front-passenge rseat.
You canfind more informatio non OCS under
"Prob lemswiththeOccupa ntCla ssifi cation
System" (Ypag e51). G
WARNING
If you secure achild inaforwa rd-facing child
restrai ntsystem onthe front-passenge rseat
and youposition thefront-passenge rseat
too close tothe dash board,inthe event of
an accide nt,the child could :
R come intocontact withthevehicl e'sinte-
rior ifthe PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindi-
cator lampislit, for exampl e
R be struck bythe airbag ifthe
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica torlamp
is off
This poses anincrease drisk ofinjury or
even fatalinjury.
Alwa ysmove thefront-passenge rseat asfar
back aspossi bleand fullyretract theseat
cushi onlength. Alwaysmake surethatthe
shou lderbeltstrap iscorrectly routedfrom
the vehicl ebelt sash guide tothe shou lder
belt guide on the child restrai ntsystem. The
shou lderbeltstrap mustberouted forwards
and downw ardsfrom thevehicl ebelt sash
gui de. Ifnecessary ,adju stthe vehicl ebelt
sash guide and thefront-passenge rseat
accordi ngly.Alwaysobserve thechild
restrai ntsystem manufacturer's installation
instructions.
If OCS determine sthat:
R The front-passenge rseat isunoccup ied,the
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica torlamp
lig hts upafter theself-test andremai nslit.
This indica testhat thefront-passenge rfront
air bag isdea ctivated.
R The front-passenge rseat isoccupi edbya
child ofup totwelve months old,inastand-
ard child restrai ntsystem, thePASSENGER
AIR BAG OFFindica torlamp lights upafter
the self-test andremai nslit. This indica tes
that thefront-passenge rfront airbag is
dea ctivated.
But even inthe case ofatwelve -month-old
child ,in astandard childrestrai ntsystem,
the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica tor lamp
cangoout after theself-test. Thisindi-
cates thatthefront-passenge rfront airbag
is enabl ed.The resul tof the class ification is
depe ndent on,among otherfactors, the
child restrai ntsystem andthechild 'sstat-
ure. Itis recommended thatyouinstall the
child restrai ntsystem onasui table rear
seat.
R The front-passenge rseat isoccupi edbya
person ofsmal lerstature (e.g.ateenage ror
smal ladu lt),the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
indica torlamp either lights upand remai ns
lit after theself-test depending onthe resul t
of the class ification or,alterna tively,goes
out.
- Ifthe PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica tor
lamp isoff, move thefront-passenge rseat
as far back aspossi ble.Alternativel y,a
person ofsmal lerstature cansiton arear
seat.
- Ifthe PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica tor
lamp islit, aperson ofsmal lerstature
shou ldnot use thefront-passenge rseat.
R The front-passenge rseat isoccupi edbyan
adu ltor aperson ofcorrespond ingstature,
the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica tor
lamp goesoutafter theself-test. Thisindi-
cates thatthefront-passenge rfront airbag
is enabl ed.
If child renaretraveli nginthe vehicl e,be sure
to observe thenotes on"Child ren inthe vehi-
cle" (Ypag e53) .
When theOccupa ntCla ssifi cation System
(OC S)ismalfu nctioning, thered 0075 restrai nt
system warninglamp onthe instrument clus-
ter and thePASSENGER AIRBAG OFFindica -
tor lamp light up simu ltaneou sly.The front-
pass enger frontairbag isdea ctivated inthis
case anddoes notdepl oyduri nganaccide nt.
Have theOccupa ntCla ssifi cation System
(OC S)checked andrepa iredimmed iatelyat a
qua lified specia listworkshop .Mercede s-Benz
recommends thatyouuseanauthorized
Mercede s-BenzCenter forthis purp ose.
If the front-passenge rseat, theseat cover or
the seat cushi onare dama ged,have thenec-
essa ryrepa irwork carrie dout ataqua lified
specia listworkshop .Mercede s-Benzrecom-
mends thatyouuseanauthorized Mercede s-
Benz Center forthis purp ose.
For safety reasons,Mercede s-Benzrecom-
mends thatyouonly useseat accessori esthat
have been approved byMercede s-Benz. Occ
upant safety
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Dep
loym ent ofthe driver 'sairba gdo es not
mea ntha tthe front-pa ssenge rfro ntairba g
de ploy sas well. The Occu pant Clas sific ati on
Sys tem (OCS) cate gorize sthe occu pant on the
fro nt-pa ssenge rsea t.Dep endingontha t
res ult, the front-pa ssenge rfro ntairba gis
ei the rena bled ordeacti vated .
Se lf-ch eckof the Occupant Class ifica -
tio nSys tem (OCS ) G
DA
NGE R
If the PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFFand
PASSEN GERAIRBAG ONindicator lamps do
not both light updurin gthe self-tes t,the
sy stem isma lfunctio ning.The front-
pa sse nge rfro ntairba gmig htbe trig gered
uni ntenti onally or mig htnot betrig gered at
al lin the eventofan acc ident with high
de cel era tion.Thi spo ses anincr eased riskof
inju ryor eve nfa tal inju ry.
In thi scas ethe front-pa ssenge rsea tma y
not beused .Do not installa chi ldres traint
sy stem onthe front-pa ssenge rsea t.Hav e
the Occu pant Clas sific ati on Sys tem (OCS)
che cked andrepaired imm ediatel yat a
qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op. G
WA
RNING
If the PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFFindicator
la mp rem ains lit af ter the self-tes t,the front-
pa sse nge rfro ntairba gis de acti vated .It wi ll
not bedeploy ed inthe eventofan acc ident.
In thi scas e,the front-pa ssenge rfro ntair
ba gcanno tpe rfo rm itsinte ndedpro tecti ve
fu nctio n,e.g .wh en ape rso nis sea ted inthe
fro nt-pa ssenge rsea t.
Tha tpe rso ncou ld,for exa mpl e,come into
conta ctwith the vehicle's inte rior,esp ecially
if the perso nis sitting tooclosetothe dash-
bo ard. Thi spo ses anincr eased riskof inju ry
or eve nfa tal inju ry.
Wh enthe front-pa ssenge rsea tis occu pied ,
al wa ysens uretha t:
R the classificati on ofthe perso nin the
fro nt-pa ssenge rsea tis corr ectand the
fro nt-pa ssenge rfro ntairba gis ena bled or de
acti vated inacc ordance with the per-
son inthe front-pa ssenge rsea t
R the perso nis sea ted properly with acor-
rectl yfa sten edsea tbelt
R the front-pa ssenge rsea tha sbe en mov ed
as farba ck aspossi ble
If the PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFFindicator
la mp rem ains lit wh en itsho uld not, the
fro nt-pa ssenge rsea tmu stnot beused .Do
not installa chi ldres traint system onthe
fro nt-pa ssenge rsea t.Hav ethe Occu pant
Cl as sific ati on Sys tem (OCS) checked and
rep aired imm ediatel yat aqu alifi ed speci alist
wo rksh op. G
WA
RNING
Ob jects betwe enthe seatsu rfa ce and the
chi ldres traint system couldaffect OCS
op era tion.Thi scou ldres ultin the front-
pa sse nge rai rba gnot functio ningasinte n-
de ddu rin gan acc ident. Thispo ses an
incr eased riskof inju ryor eve nfa tal inju ry.
Do not place anyobjects betwe enthe seat
su rfa ce and thechildres traint system .The
enti rebase ofthe childres traint system
mu stalwa ysres ton the seatcus hion ofthe
fro nt-pa ssenge rsea t.The backres tof the
for wa rd-f acing childres traint system must,
as faras possi ble, be res ting onthe back-
res tof the front-pa ssenge rsea t.Alw ays
comp lywith the childres traint system man-
uf actu rer'sins tallatio nins tructio ns.
After theself-tes t,the PASSEN GERAIRBAG
OFF orthe PASSEN GERAIRBAG ONindicator
la mp disp lays the status ofthe front-
pa sse nge rfro ntairba g(Y page 48).Ifthe
fro nt-pa ssenge rfro ntairba gis ena bled ,the
PASSEN GERAIRBAG ONindicator lamp lights
up for 60sec ond sand thengo es out.
If the PASSEN GERAIRBAG ONindicator lamp
is off ,onl ythe PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFFindi-
cato rla mp showsthe status ofthe front-
pa sse nge rfro ntairba g.The PASSEN GERAIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp maybe lit conti nu-
ou sly or be off.
For mor einfo rma tionab ou tthe OCS,see
"P rob lems with the Occu pant Clas sific ati on
Sys tem" (Ypage 51). 50
Oc
cupant safetySafe ty

Problems
withtheOccupant ClassificationSystem (OCS) Be
sure toobserve thenotes on"System self-test"(Y page 50). Problem
Possible
causes/co nsequences and0050 0050
Solutions The
PASS ENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp
lights upand remains
lit, even though the
front -passenger seatis
occupied byan adult or
a person ofastature
correspondin gto that of
an adult. The
classification ofthe person onthe front -passenger seatisincor-
rect.
X Make surethecondition sfor acorrect classification ofthe per-
son onthe front -passenger seataremet (Ypage 48).
X Ifthe PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator lampremains lit,the
front -passenger seatmaynotbeused.
X Have OCScheck edassoon aspossible atan authorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter. The
PASS ENGER AIR
BAG OFFindicator lamp
does notlight up
and/or doesnotstay
on.
The front -passenger
seat is:
R unoccupied
R occupied bythe
weight ofachild up
to twelve monthsold
in achild restraint
system OCS
ismalfunction ing.
X Make surethere isnothin gbetween theseat cushion andthe
child seat.
X Make surethattheentire baseofthe child restraint systemrests
on the seat cushion ofthe front -passenger seat.Thebackrest of
the forward-facing childrestraint systemmustlieasflat aspossi-
ble against thebackrest ofthe front passenger seat.Ifnecessary,
adjust theposition ofthe front -passenger seat.
X Make surethattheseat cushion lengthisfully retract ed.
X When installing thechild restraint system,makesurethatthe
seat beltistight. Donot pull theseat belttight using thefront -
passenger seatadjustment .This could result inthe seat beltand
the child restraint systembeingpulled tootightly.
X Check forcorrect installation ofthe child restraint system.
Make surethatthehead restraint doesnotapply aload tothe
child restraint system.Ifnecessary, adjustthehead restraint
accordingly.
X Make surethatnoobject sare apply ingadditional weightontothe
seat.
X Ifthe PASS ENGER AIRBAG OFFindicator lampremains off
and/or thePASS ENGER AIRBAG ONindicator lamplights up,do
not install achild restraint systemonthe front -passenger seat.It
is recommen dedthat youinstall thechild restraint systemona
suitable rearseat.
X Have OCScheck edassoon aspossible atan authorized
Mercedes-B enzCenter. Deployment
ofEmergency Tension-
ing Devic esand airbags
Import antsafety notes G
WARNING
The airbag parts arehot after anair bag has
been deploye d.There isarisk ofinjury. Do
not touch theairbag parts. Havea
deploye dair bag replaced ataquali fiedspe-
cialist workshop assoon aspossible. G
WARNING
A deploye dair bag nolonger offersanypro-
tect ionand cannot provide theinten dedpro- Occ
upantsafety
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tecti
oninan acc ident. Thereisan incr eased
ris kof inju ry.
Hav ethe vehicletow edtoaqu alifi ed spe-
cia list wo rksh opinord erto have ade ploy ed
ai rba grep laced .
It is im po rta ntfor your safety andthatof your
pa sse nge rto have deploy ed airba gs rep laced
and tohave any malfunctio ningairba gs
rep aired .Thi swi llhe lpto ma kesure the air
ba gs conti nuetoperfo rm theirpro tecti vefunc-
tio nfor the vehicleoccu pants inthe eventofa
cra sh. G
WA
RNING
Emer gency Tensi oni ng Devi cesthatha ve
de ploy ed pyrote chni callyareno longe r
op era tional and areuna ble to perfo rm their
inte ndedpro tecti vefunctio n.Thi spo sesan
incr easedris kof inju ryor eve nfa tal inju ry.
Hav epy rote chni callytrig gered Emer gency
Te nsi oni ng Devi cesreplaced immed iatel yat
a qu alifi ed speci alistwo rksh op.
If Emer gency Tensi oni ng Devi cesaretrig gered
or airba gs arede ploy ed ,yo uwi llhe ar aba ng,
and somepo wd erma yal so be released. The
0075 restraint syste mwa rning lamp lights up.
Onl yin rare cas eswillthe bang affect your
he aring .The powd ertha tis rel easedge nera lly
do es not cons tituteahe alth hazar d,bu tit ma y
cau sesho rt-ter mbre athing diffi cul tiesin pe o-
pl e wi th asthma orothe rres pira tory problems .
Pro vided itis sa fe to do so, yousho uld leav e
the vehicleim med iatel yor open the windo win
ord erto pre vent breathing diffi cul ties.
Air bags and pyrote chni cEmer gency Tensi on-
ing Devi ces(ETDs) conta inpe rchl oratema te-
ria l,wh ich mayreq uire speci alha ndl ing and
reg ardfor the envi ronm ent.National guide-
li nes mustbe observe ddu rin gdisp osa l.In Ca l-
ifo rni a,seeww w.d tsc.ca.go v/
Hazard ousWa ste/Perc hlorate /inde x.cfm. Me
tho dof ope ratio n Dur
ing the first sta geofacol lisi on, the
res traint syste mcontr oluni teva luate sim po r-
tant physica lda ta relating toveh iclede cel era -
tio nor acc elera tion,such as:
R du ratio n
R direc tion
R inte nsity
Bas edon the evaluati on ofthisda ta, the
res traint syste mcontr oluni ttrig gers the Emer -
ge ncy Tensi oni ng Devi cesdurin gahe ad-on or
rea r-end collisi on.
An Emer gency Tensi oni ng Devi cecan onlybe
trig gered ,if:
R the igniti onissw itch edon
R the comp onents ofthe restraint syste mare
op era tional .Yo ucan findfu rthe rinf orm ation
und er"Res tra int syste mwa rning lamp"
(Y page 40)
R the seat beltbu ckle tonguehaseng aged in
the beltbu ckle ofthe respectiv efro ntseat
The Emer gency Tensi oni ng Devi cesinthe rear
pa sse nge rcomp artment aretrig gered inde-
pe nde ntly ofthe lock sta tus ofthe seat belts.
If the restraint syste mcontr oluni tde tects a
mor ese ver eacc ident, furthe rcomp onents of
the restraint syste mareacti vated independ -
entl yof each othe rin cer tainfro ntal collisi on
si tua tions:
R Fron tai rba gs aswellas driver 'sand front-
pa sse nge rknee bags
R Wi ndo wcur tainairba g,ifthe syste mdeter-
mi nes thatde ploy ment canofferadditio nal
pro tecti ontotha tpro vided bythe seat belt
Dep endingonthe perso nin the front-
pa sse nge rse at, the front-pa ssenge rfro ntair
ba gis eithe rena bled ordisa bled .Th efro nt-
pa sse nge rfro ntairba gcan bedeploy ed inan
acc ident onlyif the PASSEN GERAIRBAG OFF
ind icator lamp isoff .Ob serve the inform ation
on the PASSEN GERAIRBAG indicator lamps
(Y page 40).
Yo ur veh icleha stwo -sta gefrontairba gs.
The activatio nthre sholdof the Emer gency
Te nsi oni ng Devi cesand theairba gs isde ter-
mi ned byeva luati ng the rate ofveh iclede cel -
era tionor acc elera tionwh ich occu rsat vario us
po ints inthe vehicle. Thispro ces sis pre -emp -
tive innatu re.Dep loym ent should take place
in go od tim eat the startof the collisi on. 52
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cupant safetySafe ty

The
rate ofvehicle deceleration oraccelera-
tion andthedirection ofthe force areessen-
tially determin edby:
R the distribution offorces during thecollision
R the collision angle
R the deformation characteristics ofthe vehi-
cle
R the charact eristics ofthe object withwhich
the vehicle hascollided
Fact orswhich canonly beseen andmeasured
after acollision hasoccurred donot play a
decisive roleinthe deployment ofan air bag.
Nor dothey provide anindication ofair bag
deployment.
The vehicle canbedeformed considerably,
without anair bag being deployed. Thisisthe
case ifonly parts which arerelatively easily
deformed areaffect edand therate ofdeceler-
ation isnot high. Conversely, airbags maybe
deployed eventhough thevehicle suffersonly
minor deformation .This isthe case if,for
example, veryrigid vehicle partssuchaslongi-
tudinal bodymembers arehit,and sufficient
deceleration occursasaresult.
If the restr aintsystem controlunit detect sa
side impact orifthe vehicle rollsover, the
applicable componentsofthe restr aintsystem
are deployed independent lyof each other
depending onthe apparent typeofaccident .
R Side impact airbags onthe side where the
impact takesplace, independent lyof the
Emergen cyTensionin gDevice andtheuse
of the seat beltonthe driver's seatand
outer seats inthe second row
The side impact airbag onthe front
passenger sidedeploys underthefollowing
condit ions:
- the OCS system detectsthat thefront
passenger seatisoccupied or
- the seat beltbuckle tongue isengaged in
the belt buckle ofthe front passenger
seat
R Window curtainairbag onthe side of
impact, independent lyof the use ofthe seat
belt andindependent lyof whether thefront -
passenger seatisoccupied
R Emergen cyTensionin gDevices, ifthe sys-
tem determin esthat deployment canoffer
additional protectioninthis situation
R Window curtainairbags onthe driver's and
front -passenger sideincert ainsituations
when thevehicle rollsover, ifthe system determin
esthat deployment canoffer addi-
tional protec tiontothat provided bythe
seat belt
i Not
allair bags aredeployed inan acci-
dent. Thevarious airbags work independ-
ently ofeach other .
How theairbag works isdetermin edbythe
severity ofthe accident detected,especially
the vehicle deceleration oracceleration and
the apparent typeofaccident :
R Head-on collision
R Side impact
R Rollover Automa
ticmeasur esafteran acci-
dent
Immediately afteranaccident ,the following
measures areimplemented, dependingonthe
type andseverity ofthe impact:
R the hazard warning lampsareswitched on
R the emergenc ylighting isactivated
R the vehicle doorsareunlocked
R the front sidewindows arelowered
R the engine isswitched offand thefuel sup-
ply iscut off
R vehicles withMercedes meconn ect:auto-
matic emergenc ycall Children
inthe vehicle Import
antsafety notes
Acc ident statist icsshow thatchildren secured
in the rear seats aresafer thanchildren
secured inthe front -passenger seat.Forthis
reason, Mercedes- Benzstronglyadvises that
you install achild restraintsystem onarear
seat. Children aregenerally betterprotected
there.
If achild younger thantwelve yearsoldand
under 5ft (1.50 m)inheight istraveling inthe
vehicle:
R alway ssecure thechild inachild restraint
system suitable forMercedes- Benzvehicles.
The child restraintsystem mustbeappropri-
ate tothe age, weight andsize ofthe child.
R be sure toobserve theinstr uctions and
safety notesinthis section inaddition tothe Children
inthe vehicle
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chil
drestra intsystem manufacturer'sinsta l-
la tion instru ctions .
R alwa ysobs erve theinstru ctions andsafety
notes onthe "Occu pant Class ificati onSys -
tem (OCS)"(Ypage 47) G
WARNI
NG
If chil drenare left unsu pervised inthe vehi -
cle ,they could,in pa rticu lar:
R Ope ndoo rs,there byenda ngeri ngothe r
per sons orroa dus ers
R Ge tou tand bestru ckbyoncomi ngtraffi c
R Ope rate vehicleequ ipment andbeco me
trap ped,for exa mpl e
In addition, childrencou ldset the vehi clein
motio n,for exa mpl e,ifthey :
R Re lease theparking brake.
R Ch ange thetransm ission position
R Start thevehi cle
The reisaris kof acci dent andinjury.
Neve rle ave childrenunsu pervised inthe
vehi cle.
Whe nleavi ng the vehi cle,al wa ystake the
SmartK eywith youand lock thevehi cle.
Kee pthe SmartK eyoutof the reachofchil -
dre n. G
WARNI
NG
If per sons, particu larly chil drenare subjec-
ted topro long edexpo sure to extrem ehea t
or cold ,there isaris kof inju ry,pos sibly
eve nfata l.Neve rle ave childrenuna ttende d
in the vehi cle. G
WARNI
NG
If the childrestra intsystem issu bjecte dto
di rect sunli ght, parts may getvery hot.Chil-
dre nmay burn thems elves onthese parts,
pa rticu larly on the meta lpa rts ofthe child
restra intsystem. Thereisaris kof inju ry.
If yo uleave thevehi cle,taki ngthe childwi th
yo u, alwa ysensu rethat thechildrestra int
sy stem isnot expo sedtodirect sunli ght.
Prote ctitwi th abl anket, forexa mpl e.Ifthe
chil drestra intsystem hasbee nexpo sedto di
rect sunli ght, letit cool downbef ore secu r-
ing the childin it. Neve rle ave childrenuna t-
tende din the vehi cle.
Alw aysensu rethat allvehi cleoccu pants have
thei rsea tbel tsfas tened correctlyand aresit-
ting properly.Pa rticu larattenti onmus tbe paid
to chil dren.
Obs erve thesafety notes onthe seatbel t
(Y page 41) and thenotes oncorre ctuseof
sea tbel ts(Y page 42).
A boo ster seatmay beneces saryto ach ieve
pro per seatbel tpos itioning forchil drenover
40 lbs(18 kg)unti lthey reachahei ght whe re
a three -pointsea tbel tcan bepro perlyfas -
tened withou ta boo ster seat. Spec
ialseatbe ltretrac tor G
WARNI
NG
If the seatbel tis rel eased whiledri ving ,the
chil drestra intsystem willno long erbe
secu redproperly.The specialsea tbel t
retra ctorisdisab led and theinertiarea l
dra ws inapor tion ofthe seatbel t.The seat
bel tcannot beimme diatel yrefa stened .
The reisan incre asedris kof inju ry,pos sibly
eve nfata l.
Stop thevehi cleimme diatel y,pa ying atten-
tion toroa dand traffi ccondi tions.Re acti -
vate thespecialsea tbel tretra ctorand
secu rethe childrestra intsystem properly.
All sea tbel tsinthe vehi cle,excep tthe driver' s
sea tbel t,are equipped with aspe cialsea tbel t
retra ctor. Whenacti vate d,the specialsea tbel t
retra ctorensu resthat theseatbel tcannot
sla cken once thechildsea tis secu red.
Instal ling achil drestra intsystem:
X Ma kesure youobs erve thechildrestra int
sy stem manufacturer'sinsta llati on instru c-
tions .
X Pu llthe seatbel tsmoo thlyfrom thebelt
ou tlet.
X Engag esea tbel ttongu ein bel tbu ckle. 54
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ldren inthe vehic leSafe ty

Activa
tingthespecialsea tbe ltretra ctor:
X Pu llthe seatbe ltou tfu lly and letthe inertia
ree lretra ctitag ain.
Whi lethe seatbe ltis retra cting ,yo usho uld
hea ra ra tche ting sound. The specialsea t
be ltretra ctorisena bled .
X Pu sh the childres trai ntsystem down sotha t
the seatbe ltis tig ht and does not loose n.
Re movi ngthe childres trai ntsystem anddeac-
tiva ting thespecialsea tbe ltretra ctor:
X Ma kesure youob ser vethe childres trai nt
sy stem manuf actu rer'sins tallatio nins truc -
tio ns.
X Pre ssthe release button ofthe seatbe lt
bu ckle andguide the seatbe lttongu eba ck
tow ards the beltsa sh guide.
The specialsea tbe ltretra ctorisde acti va-
ted . Chi
ldres train tsys tem
The useof sea tbe lts and childres trai ntsys-
tems isreq uired bylaw in:
R all50 states
R the U.S. territories
R the District ofCo lumbi a
R allCa nad ian pro vince s
If yo uins talla rea rwa rd-facing childres trai nt
sy stem onthe cente rrea rsea t,the rearsea t
ar mre stmu stbe foldedba ck asfar asitwi ll
go.
Yo ucan obtainfu rthe rinfo rma tionab ou tthe
corr ectchildres trai ntsystem fromanyauthor -
ize dMer cedes-B enzCenter. G
WA
RNING
If the childres trai ntsystem isins talled
inco rrectly onasu ita ble sea t,itcanno tpro -
tect asinte nded.The childcanno tthen be
res trai ned inthe eventofan acci dent, hea vy
bra king orsudd en cha nge sof directi on.
The reisan incr eased riskof inju ry,po ssi bly
eve nfata l.
Ma kesure tha tyo uob ser vethe child
res trai ntsystem manuf actu rer'sins tallatio n
ins truc tions and thenotes onuse. Plea se
ensu re,thatthe base ofthe childres trai nt
sy stem isalwa ysres ting comp letel yon the sea
tcus hion. Nev erplace objects, e.g.cus h-
io ns, und eror behind the childres trai ntsys-
tem. Onlyus echi ldres trai ntsystem swi th
the original cove rde signe dfor them .Onl y
rep lace dama gedcove rswith gen uine cov-
ers . G
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If the childres trai ntsystem isins talled
inco rrectly orisnot secured ,it can come
lo ose inthe eventofan acci dent, hea vy
bra king orasu dd en cha nge indirecti on.The
chi ldres trai ntsystem couldbe thro wn
ab ou t,stri king vehicleoccu pants. Thereis
an incr eased riskof inju ry,po ssi blyeve n
fata l.
Alw aysins tallchi ldres trai ntsystem spro p-
erl y,eve nif they arenot being used .Ma ke
su re tha tyo uob ser vethe childres trai ntsys-
tem manuf actu rer'sins tallatio nins truc tions.
Yo uwi llfind furthe rinfo rma tionon stow ing
ob jects, lugga georload sund er"Loa ding
gu ideline s"(Y page 251 ). G
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Ch ild res trai ntsystem sor thei rsec uring sys-
tems which have been dama ged orsubje c-
ted toaload inan acci dent can nolonge r
pro tect asinte nded.The childcanno tthen
be res trai ned inthe eventofan acci dent,
hea vybra king orsudd en cha nge sof direc-
tio n.The reisan incr eased riskof inju ry,
po ssi blyeve nfata l.
Re place childres trai ntsystem swh ich have
be en dama ged orsubje cted toaload inan
acci dent as soo nas possi ble. Hav ethe
sec uring system son the childres trai ntsys-
tem checked ataqu alifi ed spe cialist wo rk-
sho p,before youins talla chi ldres trai ntsys-
tem again.
The securing system sof chi ldres trai ntsys-
tems are:
R the seatbe ltsy stem
R the LATC H-typ e(ISO FIX) securing ring s
R the Top Tether anch orages Ch
ildren inthe vehic le
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If
it is absol utely necessary tocarry achild on
the front passe ngerseat, besure toobserve
the information onthe "Occupa ntCla ssifica -
tion System (OCS)"(Ypage 47).There youwill
also findinformation ondisa bling thefront
passe ngerfront airbag.
All child restraint systemsmustmeet thefol-
lowi ngstandards:
R U.S. Federal MotorVehicle SafetyStandards
213 and225
R Cana dianMotor Vehicle SafetyStandards
213 and210.2
Confirma tionthat thechild restraint system
corresponds tothe standards canbefound on
an instruction labelon the child restraint sys-
tem. Thisconfirmation canalso befound in
the installa tioninstructions thatareinclude d
with thechild restraint system.
Observe thewarning labels inthe vehicle inte-
rior and onthe child restraint system. LATC
H-type (ISOFI X)chil dseat
sec uring system G
WARNING
For LATCH-type (ISOFIX)childrestraint sys-
tems inwhich thechild issecured usingthe
safety beltintegrated inthe child restraint
system, themaximum permissibleweig htof
the child andchild restraint systemtogether
is 73 lbs (33 kg).
If the child andthechild restraint system
together weighmore than73lbs (33 kg),the
LATCH-type (ISOFIX)childrestraint system
with integrated safetybeltnolonger offers
sufficie ntprotection. TheLATCH-type (ISO-
FIX) child seatsecuring systemmaybeover-
load ed,and thechild maynotberestrained
in an accident, forexample .This poses an
increased riskofinjury oreven fatalinjury.
If the child andthechild restraint system
together weighmore than73lbs (33 kg),
use only aLATCH-type (ISOFIX)child
restraint systeminwhich thechild isalso
secured withthevehicle seatbelt. Also
secure thechild restraint systemwiththe
Top Tether belt,ifavai lable. Regu
larlycheck thatthepermissi blegross
weig htofthe child together withthechild
restraint systemisstill maintained .
Alway scomply withthemanufacture r'sinstal-
lation andopera tinginstructions forthe child
restraint systemused.
Before everytrip,make surethattheLATCH-
type (ISOFIX) childrestraint systemisengaged
correctly inboth LATCH-type (ISOFIX)securing
rings
! When
installi ngthe child restraint system,
make surethattheseat beltforthe middl e
seat does notgettrapped .The seat belt
could otherwise bedama ged. X
Install theLATCH-type (ISOFIX)child
restraint systemonboth LATCH-type (ISO-
FIX) securing rings0043.
ISOFIX isastandardi zedsecuring systemfor
specia llydesig nedchild restraint systemson
the rear seats. LATCH-type (ISOFIX)securing
rings fortwo LATCH-type (ISOFIX)child
restraint systemsareinstalle don the left and
right ofthe rear seats.
Non-LATCH-type (ISOFIX)childseats mayalso
be used andcanbeinstalle dusing thevehi-
cle's seatbeltsystem. Installthechild seat
according tothe manufacture r'sinstructions. Top
Tether
Introductio n Top
Tether provide san addi tional connection
betwee nthe child restraint systemsecured
with aLATCH-type (ISOFIX)systemandthe
vehicle .This helps reduce therisk ofinjury
even further. Ifthe child restraint systemis
equi pped withaTop Tether belt,thisshoul d
alw ays beused . 56
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Imp
ortant safety notes G
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If th erear seat backrest sare notloc ked,
th ey could foldfor wards intheeve ntofan
acc iden t,heav ybrak ingorsudde nch ang es
of dire ction .As ares ult,ch ild res train tsys-
te ms cannotper formtheir intended protec-
ti ve fun ction .Rear seatbackrest sth at are
no tloc kedcan also causeaddit ionalinj u-
ries ,e. g. intheeve ntofan acc iden t.This
pos esan increas edriskof injury oreve n
fat alinj ury.
Alw ays lockrear seat backrest saft erins tal-
lin gaTop Tether belt.Obs erveth eloc kver i-
fic ati on indicat or.Adjus tth erear seat
bac krest sso that they are inan upri ghtposi-
ti on .
If th erear backrest isno ten gage dand locked,
th ered lockver ification indicat orwill bevisible
(Y page 255).
Top Tether anch orages The
Top Tether anchorages arelocate don the
rear side oftheseat backrest s. Veh
icles withadjust abl ehea dres train ts:
X Mov ehead restrain t0043 up.
X Rout eTop Tether belt 0085und erhead
res train t0043 between thetwo head restrain t
bars .
Veh icles withoutadjust abl ehea d
res train ts:
X Top Tether belt with onebelt stra p: rout e
Top Tether belt 0085centrally overhead
res train t0043.
or
X Top
Tether belt with twobelt stra ps :
rout eon eTop Tether belt 0085tothelef tand
on eto therig ht past theside ofhead
res train t0043.
All veh icles:
X Inst all theLA TCH -type (ISOF IX) child
res train tsyst emwithTop Tether .Alw ays
co mply withth ech ild res train tsyst emman -
ufac turer'sins tallation instruct ionswhen
doin gso.
X Ho ok Top Tether hook0087 ofTop Tether
belt 0085intoTop Tether anchorage 0044.
Mak esur eth at:
R Top Tether hook0087 ishoo kedint oTop
Tet her anchorage 0044assho wn
R Top Tether belt 0085isno ttwi sted
R Top Tether belt 0085isrout edbet ween the
seat backrest and cargocompar tment
co ver ifth ecar gocompar tmentco ver is
ins talled
X Ten sion TopTether belt 0085.Always comply
wit hth ech ild res train tsyst emman ufactur-
er' sins tallat ion instruct ionswhen doingso.
Veh icles withadjust abl ehea dres train ts:
X Mov ehead restrain t0043 bac kdown again
slig htly ifne cessar y(Y page 96).Make
sur eth at you donotint erf ere withth eco r-
rec trout ingofTop Tether belt 0085. Child
restrain tsys tem onthefront -
pa sseng ersea t
Gener alnot es Ac
cid entst ati stics sho wthat childr ensec ured
in therear seatsare saferthan childr en
sec ured inthefron t-pass enger seat .Fo rth is
reas on,Mer cedes- Benzst ron gly advi sesthat Child
renintheveh icle
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you
inst all thech ild res train tsyst emonarear
seat .
If it is abso lutely necessar yto inst all ach ild
res train tsyst emonthefron t-pass enger seat ,
always observeth einst ruc tion sand safety
no teson the"Oc cup ant Class ification Sys tem
(OCS )"(Y page 47).
You canthus avo idtheris ks that could arise
as ares ult of:
R an inco rrec tly cat ego rized per son inthe
fr on t-pass enger seat
R deac tivat ing th efron tpass enger fron tair
bag uninten tion ally
R theuns uitable position ing of thech ild
res train tsyst em, e.g. tooclo setothedash -
boar d
Rea rwa rd-facin gchil dre stra int sys tem If
cir cum stanc esreq uire youtosec ure ach ild
in arear ward -faci ng child res train tsyst emon
th efron t-pass enger seat ,always makesur e
th at thefron tpass enger fron tair bag isdeac ti-
vat ed. Onlyifth ePA SS EN GER AIR BA GOF F
in dic ato rlamp islit continuousl y(Y page 40),
is thefron tpass enger fron tair bag deac tiva-
te d.
Al ways observeth ech ild res train tsyst em
man ufacturer'sin st allat ionand oper ating
in st ruc tion s.
For war d-fa cing childre stra int sys tem If
it is abso lutely necessar yto inst all a
for ward -faci ng child res train tsyst emonthe
fr on t-pass enger seat ,always moveth efron t-
pass enger seat asfar bac kas pos sible.Full y
ret rac tth eseat cushion length. The entire
base ofthech ild res train tsyst emmus talways
res ton theseat cushion ofthefron t-
pass enger seat .The backrest ofthech ild
res train tsyst emmus tlie asflat aspos sible
again stthebac krest ofthefron t-pass enger
seat .The child res train tsyst emmus tno t
to uch theroo for be subj ectedto aload bythe
head restrain t.Ad jus tth eang leof theseat
bac krest and thehead restrain tpos ition
acc ordingly. Always makesur eth at thesho ul-
der belt strap isco rrec tly rou tedfrom theveh i-
cle belt outlettothesho ulder beltguide on
th ech ild res train tsyst em. Theshoulder belt
st rap mus tbe rou tedfor ward anddown from
th eveh iclebelt outlet.If ne cessar y,adj ust the veh
iclebelt outletand thefron t-pass enger
seat accordingly.
Al ways observeth ech ild res train tsyst em
man ufacturer'sin st allat ionand oper ating
in st ruc tion s. Chil
d-pr oof locks
Imp ortant saf ety notes G
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If ch ildr enare travel ing in theveh icle, they
co uld:
R open doors,th us endan gering ot her peo-
ple orroa duser s
R exitth eveh icleand becaug htby oncom-
in g traff ic
R oper atevehicleequip mentand become
tr apped
The reisaris kof an acc iden tand injur y.
Al ways activat eth ech ild- pro ofloc ksand
ove rride feat ure ifch ildr enare travel ing in
th eveh icle. Whe nleav ing th eveh icle,
always taketh eke ywit hyou and lockth e
veh icle. Nev erleav ech ildr enunat tend ed in
th eveh icle.
Ov err ide feat ure for:
R therear doors(Y page 59)
R therear side windows (Ypage 59) G
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If you leavech ildr enuns uper vised inthe
veh icle, they could set itin mot ionby,for
ex ampl e:
R rel ease thepark ing brak e.
R shi fttheaut oma tic trans mis sion outof
th epark ing pos ition P.
R start theen gin e.
In addit ion,th ey may operatevehicleequip -
men tand become trapped .The reisaris kof
an acc iden tand injur y.
Whe nleav ing th eveh icle, always taketh e
Sm artKey withyou and lockth eveh icle.
Nev erleav ech ildr enuns uper vised inthe
veh icle. 58
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reninthe vehicleSa fet y