sensor MERCEDES-BENZ M-CLASS SUV 2011 Owners Manual

Ambient lighting
Setting the brightness (on-board
computer) ...................................... 248
Setting the colou r(on-boar dcom-
puter )............................................. 248
Ant i-glare film .................................... 316
Ant i-loc kB rakin gSystem
se eA BS (Anti-lock Braking System)
Anti-Thef tAlarm system
se eA TA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Anti-theft system
Immobilise r...................................... 68
Approach/departure ang le.............. 168
Aquaplaning ....................................... 164
Ashtray ............................................... 308
Assistanc emenu (on-board com-
puter) ................................................. .244
AS SYST PLUS
see ASSYS TPLUS service interval
di sp lay
ASSYST PLU Sservice interval dis-
play Displaying service messages .........323
Hid ings erv icem essages ............... 323
Note s............................................. 323
Service message s.......................... 322
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Activating/deactivating ...................68
Functio n.......................................... .68
Interio rmotion sensor ..................... 69
Switch ingo ff th ealarm .................... 68
To w-awa yprotectio n........................ 69
ATTENTIO NASSIST
Ac tivating/deactivating .................245
Display message ............................ 269
Function/notes ............................. 202
Audio men u(on-boa rd computer) ....241
AUT Olights
Display message ............................ 265
se eL ights
Automatic engine start (ECO start/
stop function) .................................... 143
Automatic en gine switch-off (ECO
start/stop function) ..........................142
Automatic headlamp mode ..............107Automatic transmission
Accelerator pe dalposition ............. 148
Automatic drive program ...............149
Ch anging gear ............................... 148
DIREC TSELECT leve r..................... 145
Display message ............................ 280
Driving tip s.................................... 148
Emergency running mod e.............. 152
Kickdow n....................................... 148
Manual drive program ....................150
Pro blem (fault) ............................... 152
Progra mselector button ................148
Pullin gaway................................... 141
Shift rang es................................... 150
Starting the engine ........................140
Steering wh eelgearshift paddles ...149
Traile rtowing ................................. 148
Transmissio nposition dis-
play .. ..................................... .146, 147
Transmissio nposition s.................. 147
Automatic transmiss ione mer-
gency runnin gmode ......................... 152
Aux iliary heating
Activating/deactivating .................130
Activating/deactivating (o nthe
centr econsole) .............................. 131
Display message ............................ 281
Important safety notes ..................130
Pro blem (display message) ............134
Remote control .............................. 131
Setting ........................................... 250
Setting the de parture time ............. 132
Aux iliary ventilation
Activating/deactivating .................130
Activating/deactivating (o nthe
centr econsole) .............................. 131
Pro blem (display message) ............134
Remote control .............................. 131 B
Bag hook ............................................ 300
Ball coupli ng
Folding in ....................................... 230
Fol ding out ..................................... 228
BAS (Brake Assist System) .................62
Basi csettings
see Settings Index
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BAS PLUS (Brake Assist System
PLUS) .................................................... 62
Battery (key) Checking .......................................... 74
Important safety notes ....................74
Replacing ......................................... 75
Battery (v ehicle)
Charging ........................................ 347
Connectin g.................................... 346
Disconnecting ................................ 346
Display message ............................ 267
Important safety notes ..................343
Jump starting ................................. 348
Location ......................................... 344
Removing/fittin g........................... 346
Belt
seeS eat belt
Belt force limiters (activation) ...........41
Bel ttensioner
Activation ......................................... 41
Function .......................................... .49
Blind Spo tAssist
Activating/deactiva ting ................. 245
Display message ............................ 274
Notes/function .............................. 208
Traile rtowing ................................. 210
se eA ctive Blind Spo tAssist
BlueTEC
Topping up AdBlue ®
...... ................. 157
BlueTE C(AdBlue ®
) ............................. 374
Bon net
Active bonne t(pedestrian protec-
tion) ............................................... 318
Closing ........................................... 319
Display message ............................ 281
Opening ......................................... 318
Boot
seeT ailgate
Brak eAssist System
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Brake fluid
Display message ............................ 259
Note s............................................. 376
Brake lamps
Ada ptive .......................................... .63
Changin gbulbs .............................. 116
Display message ............................ 263Brakes
ABS .................................................. 61
BAS .................................................. 62
BAS PLUS ........................................ 62
Brake fluid (notes )......................... 376
Display message ............................ 254
Driving tip s.................................... 162
Important safety notes ..................162
Warn ingl am p................................. 285
Breakdown
seeF lat tyre
see Towing away
Bulbs
see Changing bulbs C
Callin gupaf ault
se eD isplay messages
Capacities
see Technical data
Car
see Vehicle
Care
Automatic car was h....................... 324
Carpets .......................................... 330
Display ........................................... 328
Exterio rlighting ............................. 327
Gea rors electo rlever .................... 329
High-pressure cle aner ...... .............. 325
Matt paintwork .............................. 326
Nig htVie wA ssist Plus ................... 328
Note s............................................. 324
Pa int. ............................................. 326
Pl ast ic trim .................................... 329
Revers ingc amera .......................... 327
Roo flining ...................................... 330
Seat bel t........................................ 330
Sea tcover ..................................... 329
Sensors ......................................... 327
Steering wh eel............................... 329
Tri mp ieces .................................... 329
Washing by hand ........................... 325
Wheels ........................................... 325
Windows ........................................ 326
Wi perb lades .................................. 327
Wooden trim .................................. 3296
Index

Headlamps
Misting up ...................................... 111
Topping up the cle aning system ....321
se eA utomati cheadlamp mode
Hea drestraints
Adjusting ......................................... 94
Adjusting (e lectrically )..................... 95
Adjusting (manually )........................ 94
Adjusting (re ar)................................ 95
Fitting/removing (re ar).................... 96
Heati ng
se eC limate control
High-pressure clean ers.................... 325
Hill star tassist .................................. 141
HOLD function Display message ............................ 272
Function/notes ............................. 187I
Immobili ser.......................................... 68
Ind icator and warn ingl amps
Co olan t.......................................... 291
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 293
Engine di agnostics ......................... 290
Fue ltank ........................................ 291
Indicator lamps
Display message ............................ 263
se eW arning and indicator lamps
Indicators
see Turn signals
Insec tprotection on the radiator ....320
Instrument cluster Overview .......................................... 30
Setting s......................................... 246
Warn inga nd indicator lamps ...........32
Instrument cluste rlighting ................ 30
Instrument li ghting
see Instrument cluster lighting
Intelligen tLight System
Activating/deactivatin g................. 247
Display message ............................ 264
Setting the di pped-beam head-
lamps for driving on the right/left .247
Int erior lighting ................................. 112
Automatic control sy stem .............. 112
Del ayed swit ch-off (on-bo ard
computer) ...................................... 249Emergency lighting
........................112
Manual control ............................... 112
Overview ........................................ 112
Reading lamp ................................. 112
Setting the ambient lighting
bri ghtness (on-bo ardc omputer ).... 248
Setting the ambient lighting col-
ou r(on-board computer) ...... .......... 248
Interior motio nsensor ........................ 69
IS OFIX child seat securing system ....53 J
Jack Storage locatio n............................ 333
Using ............................................. 339
Jump startin g(engine) ...................... 348 K
Key Changing the battery ....................... 75
Ch ecking the battery ....................... 74
Convenience closing feat ure. ........... 84
Convenience opening feat ure. ......... 84
Display message ............................ 282
Doo rcentral locking/unlocking .......72
Emergency key el ement ...... ............. 74
Loss ................................................. 76
Modifying the programming .............73
Positions (i gnition lock) ................. 139
Pro blem (malfunction) ..................... 76
Starting the engine ........................140
KEYLES S-GO
Convenience closing ........................85
Display message ............................ 282
Locking ............................................ 73
Start/Sto pbutton ...... .................... 139
Starting the engine ........................140
Unlockin g......................................... 73
Ke yp ositions
Key ................................................ 139
KEYLESS GO .................................. 139
Kickdown
Driving tip s.................................... 148
Manual drive program ....................151
Kneebag ............................................... 4412
Index

L
Lamps see Warning and indicator lamps
Lane-change assistant
see Blin dSpot Assist
Lane detection (au tomatic)
see Lane Keeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist
Activating/deactivating .................245
Display message ............................ 273
Function/informatio n.................... 210
Lan epackage ..................................... 208
Lashing eyelets ................................. 300
Leve lcont rol (display message) ......269
Leve lcont rol (vehicles with the
ON&OFFROA Dpackage)
Bas ic se ttings ................................ 183
Function/notes ............................. 183
Important safety notes ..................183
Leve lcont rol (vehicle with AIR-
MATIC package) Basi csettings ................................ 189
Function/notes ............................. 189
Important safety notes ..................189
Licen ceplate lamp (display mes-
sage) ................................................... 264
Lighting seeL ights
Lights
Activating/deactivating the Intel-
ligent Light System ........................247
Activating/deactivating the inte-
rio rlighting delaye dswitch-off .......249
Active light function .......................109
Automatic he adlampmode ............ 107
Cornering light function .................109
Dipped-bea mheadlamps ............... 107
Display message ............................ 262
Driving abroa d............................... 106
Foglamps (extende drange )........... 110
Hazard warning lamps ...................109
Hea dlam pflasher ........................... 109
Headlamp range ............................ 108
Lig ht swit ch................................... 106
Ma in-beam headlamps ................... 108
Motorway mode ............................. 110
Parking lamps ................................ 106Rea
rfoglam p................................. 107
Setting the ambient lighting
bri ghtness (on-bo ardc omputer ).... 248
Setting the ambient lighting col-
ou r(on-board computer) ...... .......... 248
Switch ingA daptive Highbeam
Assist on/of f................................. 248
Switch ingt he daytime driving
lights on/off (on-board computer) .247
Switch ingt he daytime driving
lights on/off (switch) .....................107
Switch ingt he exteri or lighting
delayed switch-off on/off (on-
board computer) ............................ 248
Switch ingt he surround lighting
on/off (on-board computer) ..........248
Turn signals ................................... 108
se eC hangin gbulbs
see Interior lighting
Light sensor (display message) .......265
LI Mi ndicator lamp
Cruise control ................................ 170
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 176
Variabl eSPEEDTRONIC .................173
Lim iting the speed
see SPEEDTRONIC
Loading guidelines ............................296
Locking seeC entral locking
Locking (doors)
Automatic ........................................ 78
Emergency lockin g........................... 79
From insi de(central lockin gbut-
ton) .................................................. 78
Locking centrally
seeC entral locking
Locking verification signal (on-
board computer) ............................... 249
LO WR ANGE
Display message ............................ 271
Off-road ge ar................................. 223
LO WR ANGE off-road gear ................223
Luggage compartmen tenlarge-
ment ................................................... 299
Luggage compartmen tfloor
opening/closing ............................ 305
stow agew ell, under ....................... 305
Luggage cover ................................... 301 Index
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Off-road 4ETS
.................................. 64
Off-road ABS .................................... 62
Off-road ESP ®
.................................. 65
Off-road program (ve hicle without
the ON&OFFR OADp ackage) ..........222
Off-road programs (ve hicle with
the ON&OFFR OADp ackage) ..........222
Oil
seeE ngine oil
On and Offroad menu (on-board
computer) .......................................... 252
On-board computer Assistance menu ........................... 244
Aud iomen u................................... 241
Convenience su bmenu .................. 251
Displaying aserv icem essage ........323
Display message s.......................... 253
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 177
Factory settin gsubmenu ............... 252
Heating su bmenu ...... ..................... 250
Important safety note s.................. 234
Instrumen tcluster submenu ..........246
Lig ht subm enu............................... 247
Menu overview .............................. 238
Mess agem emor y.......................... 253
Navigation menu ............................ 240
On and Offro admen u.................... 252
Operating the TV ............................ 242
Operating vid eoDVD ..................... 242
Operatio n....................................... 235
Service menu ................................. 246
Setting smenu ............................... 246
Standard di splay. ........................... 239
Te lephon emenu ............................ 242
Tri pm enu ...................................... 239
Veh icle submenu ........................... 249
On-board diag nostic interface ...........24
On-road programs AUTO program ............................... 218
Function/notes ............................. 218
Sno wprogram ............................... 219
SPORT program ............................. 218
Traile rprog ram .............................. 219
Ope ning and closing th eside trim
panels ................................................ .115
Operatin gsafety
On-bo ardd iagnostic interface .......... 24 Operatin
gsyst em
se eO n-board computer
Outside temperature display ...........234
Ov erhead control panel ......................36
Ov erride feature
Rea rside windows ........................... 60 P
Pai nt code .......................................... 372
Pai ntwork (cleaning instructions) ...326
Pan orama sl iding sunroof
Important safety information ...........86
Opening/closing .............................. 87
Opening/closing the rol lers un-
blind ...... ........................................... 88
Problem (malfunction) .....................89
Rain closing feat ure. ........................ 88
Resetting ......................................... 88
Parking ............................................... 160
Important safety notes ..................160
Positio nofexterio rmirror, front-
passenger sid e............................... 102
Reversing camera ..........................197
se eP ARKTRONIC
Parking aid
Active Parking Assist .....................194
se eE xterior mirrors
see PARKTRONIC
Parking brake
Disp laym essage ............................ 256
Electric parking brak e.................... 161
Parking lamps
Changing bulbs .............................. 115
Display message ............................ 264
Switch ingo n/off ........................... 106
Parking lamps (chang ingb ulbs) ......115
PARKTRONIC Deactivating/activating .................192
Driving sy stem ............................... 191
Function/notes ............................. 191
Pro blem (fault) ............................... 194
Sensor rang e................................. 191
Traile rtowing ................................. 193
Warn ingd ispla y............................. 192
PA SSENGER AIRBAG OF Fwarning
lamp ...................................................... 52 Index
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Rolle
rsunb lind
Pa norama sliding sunroo f................ 88
Roof carri er........................................ 306
Roof li ning and carpet s(cle aning
in st ructions) ...................................... 330
Roof load (maximum) ........................377
Route seeR oute guidance (nav igation)
Route guidance (navigation) ............240 S
Safety Children in the vehicle .....................50
Ch ildr estra ints ystems .................... 50
Safety net
Attaching ....................................... 303
Important safety informatio n......... 303
Safety systems
seeD riving safety sy stems
Seat belt
Adjusting the driv er's and front-
pa ssenger sea tbelt ......................... 48
Adjusting the he ight......................... 48
Belt force limiter .............................. 49
Bel ttensioner .................................. 49
Clean ing. ........................................ 330
Disp laym essage ............................ 260
Fasten ing. ........................................ 47
Important safety gu idelines ............. 46
Rea rseat belt status indicator .........49
Releasing ......................................... 48
Switch ingb elta djustment on/off
(on-board computer) ......................251
Warn ingl am p(function) ................... 48
Seat be lts
Warn ingl am p................................. 284
Seats
Adjusting (electrically )..................... 94
Adjusting the 4-way lumba rsup-
port .................................................. 96
Adjusting the head restraint............ 94
Clean ingt he cover ......................... 329
Correct driver's se at position ........... 92
Folding the rear bench sea tfor-
wards/bac k................................... 299
Important safety notes ....................93
Sea theating problem ...................... 97Sea
tventil ation proble m.................. 98
Storing settings (memory func-
tion) ............................................... 103
Switch ings eat heating on/off .........96
Switch ingt he seat ventilation on/
off .................................................... 97
Se curing hooks .................................. 301
Sensors (cleaning instructions) .......327
Service seeA SSYST PLUS service interval
display
Serv icem enu (on-board computer) .246
Service products
AdBl ue®
special additive s.............. 374
Brake fluid ..................................... 376
Co olan t(engine) ............................ 377
Engine oi l....................................... 375
Fue l................................................ 374
Important safety note s.................. 373
Settings
Factory (on-bo ardc omputer )......... 252
On-bo ardc omputer ....................... 246
Settin gthe air distribution ...............126
Settin gthe airfl ow............................ 127
Sidebag ................................................ 44
Side marker lamp Display mes-
sage .................................................... 264
Side windo ws
Convenience closing ........................84
Convenience op ening ...................... 84
Important safety notes ....................83
Opening/closing .............................. 83
Pro blem (malfunction) ..................... 85
resetting .......................................... 85
Sl iding sunroof
Important safety information ...........86
Opening/closing .............................. 86
Pro blem (malfunction) ..................... 89
Rain closing feat ure. ........................ 87
Resetting ......................................... 87
se eP anorama sliding sunroof
Sno wchains
Information .................................... 358
Sno wdrive program ....................... 219
So cket
Centre console .............................. 310
Luggag ecompartmen t................... 310 Index
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Overhea
dcontrol panel Function Page
:
p
Switche sthe left-
han dreadin glamp on/off 112
;
c
Switches the front
interior lighting on 112
=
u
Switches the rear
interior lighting on/off 112
?
|
Switches the front
interior lighting/automatic
interior lighting control off 112
A
p
Switches the right-
hand readin glamp on/off 112
B
2
Opens/close sthe
slidin gsunroof 86 Function Page
3
Opens/close sthe
pano rama sliding sunroof
with rolle rsunblinds 87
C
Spectacles compartment 297
D
ë
Deactivates tow-
away protection 69
E
Rear-view mirror 100
F
Button
sfor the garage door
opener 314
G
ê
Deactivates the inte-
rior motion sensor 6936
Overhead control panelAt
ag lance

G
WARNING
Modifications to or work performe dincor-
rectly on the following parts can result in the
restraint systems not functioning as intended:
R the restraint system, consisting of seat
belts and thei ranchorage points, bel tten-
sioners, belt for celimiter sand airbags
R the wiring
R networked electronic systems
Airbags and belt tensioners could fail to
deploy or be trigge redinana ccident despite
the deceleration force being sufficient to trig-
ger the systems, or could be triggered unin-
tentionally. For this reason, never make any
modifications to the restrain tsystems.
Therefore, you must not tamper with elec-
tronic components or their software. SRS (Supplemen
talRestraint System)
Introduction SRS consists of:
R
the 6 SRS warning lamp
R airbags
R airba gcontrol unit (with crash sensors)
R belt tensioner sfor the front seat belts and
the outer seat belts in the rear
R belt force limiters
SRS reduces the risk of occupan ts coming
into contact with the vehicle's interio rinthe
even tofana ccident. It can als oreduce the
effect of the forces to which occupant sare
subjected during an accident.
SRS warnin glamp SRS functions are checked regularly when
you switch on the ignition and when the
engine is running. Therefore ,malfunctions
can be detected in good time.
The 6 SRS warning lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up when the ignition is switched
on. It goes out no later than afew seconds
after the engine is star ted. G
WARNING
If SRS is malfunctioning, individual systems
may be activated unintentionally or may not
be triggered in the even tofanaccident with
ah igh rate of vehicle deceleration.
Am alfunction has occurred if:
R the 6 SRS warning lamp does not light
up when the ignition is switched on.
R the engine is runnin gand the 6SRS
warning lamp doe snot go out after afew
seconds.
R the engine is runnin gand the 6SRS
warning lamp lights up again.
In this case, have SRS checked immediately
at aq ualified specialist workshop .Mercedes-
Benz recommends that you use aMercedes-
Benz Servic eCentr efor this purpose.
In particular ,work relevant to safet yoron
safety-related systems must be carried out at
aq ualified specialist workshop.
Triggering of belt tensioners, belt force
limiters and airbags During the first stage of
acollision ,the airbag
con trol unit evaluates important physical
data relatin gtovehicle deceleration or accel-
eration, such as:
R duration
R direction
R magnitude
Based on the evaluation of this data, the air-
bag control unit pre-emptively triggers the
belt tensioner sinthe first stage.
i The front belt tensioner scan only be trig-
gered if the seat belt tongues on the front
seats are correctly engaged in the seat belt
buckles.
If there is an even higher rate of vehicle decel-
eration or acceleration in alongitudinal direc-
tion ,the front airbags ar ealso deployed.
Your vehicle has adaptive, two-stage front air-
bags. The airbag control unit evaluates vehi-
cle deceleration or acceleration in the event Occupant safety
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obtained from
aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre. G
WARNING
Sensor stocontrol the airbags are located in
the doors. Therefore, do not mak eany modi-
fications to the doors or doo rtrim, e.g .retro-
fit ting loudspeakers. Damage to the doors
can affect operation of the sidebags.
Whe ndeployed, the sidebags offer additional
protection for the thora xand the pelvis of the
vehicl eoccupants on the sid eofthe vehicle
on whic hthe impac toccurs. However, they
do not prote ctthe:
R head
R neck
R arms Fron
tsidebags :and rear sidebags ;
deploy nex ttothe outer seat cushions.
The sidebags ar edeployed:
R on the side on which an impact occurs
R at the star tofanaccident with ahigh rate
of lateral vehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion, e.g. in aside impact
R independently of seat belt use
R independently of the front airbags
R independently of the belt tensioners
If the vehicle overturns, the sidebags are gen-
erally not deployed. They are deployed if the
system detect shigh vehicle deceleration or
acceleration in alateral direction and deter-
mines that sidebag deployment can offer additional protection to that provided by the
seat belt.
Windowbags The windowbag
senhance the level of protec-
tion for the head, but not ches torarms, of the
vehicl eoccupants on the sid eofthe vehicle
on whic hthe impac toccurs.
Th ew indowbags are integrated into the side
of the roof frame and deploy in the area from
the A-pillar to the C-pillar. Windowbags
:are deployed:
R on the side on which an impact occurs
R at the start of an accident with ahigh rate
of lateral vehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion, e.g. in aside impact
R regardless of whether the front-passenger
seat is occupied
R independently of seat belt use
R if the vehicle overturns, and the system
determines that it can provide the vehicle
occupant sadditiona lprotectio ntothat
provided by the seat belt
R independen tlyo fthe front airbags PRE-SAFE
®
(preventative occupant
protection)
PRE- SAFE®
take spre-emptive measures to
protect occupants in certain hazardo us sit-
uations. Occupan
tsafety
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the dashboard and on both side
softhe sun
visor on the fr ont-passenge rside.
Information about recommended child
restraint system sisavailabl eatany
Mercedes-Ben zServic eCentre.
Automatic child seat recognition on the
front-passenger seat If your vehicle does not have automatic child
seat recognition 1
on the fron t-passenger
seat, this is indicated by aspecial sticker .The
stic kerisa ffixe dtot he side of the dashboard
on the front-passenger side. The stic keris
visible when yo uopen the front-passenger
door. The front-passenger seat sensor system for
child restraint systems detect swhether a
special Mercedes-Ben zchild seat with a
transpo nder for automatic child seat recog-
nition has been fitted. In this case, 4
PASSENGER AIRBA GOFF indicato rlamp : lights up. The front-passenger front airbag is
disabled. G
WARNING
If the 4 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indica-
tor lamp does not light up when the child
restraint system is fitted, the front-passenger
airbag has not been disabled. If the front-
passenger airbag deploys, the child could be
seriously or even fatally injured.
Proceed as follows:
R do not use arearward-facing child restraint
system on the front-passenger seat.
R fit arearward-facing child restraint system
on asuitable rear seat.
or
R only use aforward-facing child restraint
system on the front-passenger seat and
mov ethe front-passenger seat to the rear-
most position.
R hav ethe automatic chil dseat recognition
checked at aqualified specialist workshop.
To ensure that the automatic child seat rec-
ognitio nonthe front-passenger seat func-
tions/communicates correc tly, never place
objects, e.g. acushion, under the child
restraint system. The entire base of the child
restraint system must always rest on the seat
cushion. An incorrectly fitted child restraint
system cannot perform its intended protec-
tive function in the event of an accident, and
could lead to injuries.
i If the front-passenger front airbag is dis-
abled by the automatic child seat recogni-
tion, the following remain enabled on the
front-passenger side:
R the sidebag
R the windowb ag
R the belt tensio ner
1 Vehicles withou tautomatic child seat recognition on the front-passenger seat: if you turn the key to position
2int he ignition lock ,the 4 PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp lights up briefly but has no function.
It does not indicate that there is automatic child seat recognition on the front-passenger seat. 52
Childre
ninthe vehic leSafety