isofix MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS SEDAN & MAYBACH 2019 Owner's Manual

Modif
iedordamag edseat belts mayte ar or
fa il, e.g. inan acc ident .
Modif iedEmerge ncy Tensi oni ng Device scan
acci dentally trig ge ror failto function as
int ended . #
Nevermodify theseat belts, Emergency
Te nsi oni ng Device s,sea tbe ltanc ho‐
ra ge sor seat beltretract ors. #
Makesur eth at theseat belts are
undamag ed,notwo rnand clean. #
Alw aysha ve theseat belts checked
immed iatelyaf te ran accide ntata
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop. Onl
yuse seat belts whichha ve been approved
fo ryo ur vehicle byMer cedes-Ben z. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
deplo yedpy rotech nic Emerg encyTen‐
si oni ng Device s
Py rotech nic Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device s
th at have been deployedar eno long eroper a‐
tion aland areunable toper form their inten‐
ded protect ive func tion. #
Ther efor e, have deplo yedpy rotech nic
Emerg encyTensi oni ng Device simm edi‐
at ely replaced ataqu alif ied spec ialist
wo rkshop. Mer
cedes-Benz recomme ndsthat youha ve the
ve hicle towe dto aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop
af te ran accide nt.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bytrap ping the
seat belt If
an unused seatbeltisno tfully retract ed,it
ma ybe come trap pe din thedoor orinthe
seat mechanism. #
Alw aysensur eth at an unus edseat belt
is full yre tract ed. In
fo rm ation onthebelt airbag inthere ar
seat belt The
BELTBAG ident ificat ion indic ates that are ar
seat beltiseq uipped withabelt airbag .
When activat ed, thebelt airbag increases the
pr otect edarea oftheve hicle occupant's ribcag e. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat h
th ro ugh theuse ofanon -appr ovedch ild
re stra int system
In an acciden t,th ebelt airbag maydamag e
a non -appr ovedor non -aut horized child
re stra int system.
As are sult, thech ild restra int system may
no tbe able toprov ide theint ended leve lof
pr otect ion. #
Ther efor e, alw aysuse LATC Hor LATC H-
type (ISOFIX )to fasten ach ild seat
eq uipped withan integr ated restra int
sy stem. #
Forve hicles equipped withth eop tion al
re ar seat -beltair bags ("belt bag"), only
use aMer cedes-Ben zappr oved boos ter
seat withint egr ated bac kres t. #
Neveruse anair bag equip ped seat belt
to fasten afront orrear-facin gch ild
seat oranon -appr ovedboos terseat. #
Plea secont actanauthor ized Mercedes-
Benz Centerforinf ormation on
app rove dch ild restra int systems. 36
Occupant safety

Obser
vingstandar dsforch ild restra int sys‐
te ms
All child restra int systems mustmee tth efo llo w‐
ing standar ds:
R U.S. Feder alMo torVe hicle SafetySt andar ds
21 3and 225
R Canadi anMo torVe hicle SafetySt andar ds
21 3and 210.2
Conf irmatio nth at thech ild restra int system
com plies withth est andar dscan befound onan
ins truct ion label onthech ild restra int system.
This confirm atio ncan also befound intheins tal‐
lation instruct ions that areinc luded withth e
ch ild restra int system. De
tectin grisk s,avo iding danger Secur
ingsystems forch ild restra int systems
in theve hicl e
Only usethefo llo wing secur ingsystems forch ild
re stra int systems:
R theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )mou nting brac kets
R theve hicle's seatbeltsystem R
theTo pTe ther anc horages
Ins talling aLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem isprefer red.
Sim plyatt aching tothesecur ingrings onthe
ve hicle canreduce therisk ofins talling thech ild
re stra int system incor rectl y.
When securingach ild withth eint egr ated seat
belt oftheLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem, alwayscom plywithth eper missible
gr oss weight forth ech ild and child restra int sys‐
te m (→ pag e53).
A boos terseat maybe necessar yto achie ve
pr oper seatbeltposition ingforch ildr enover
40 lbs (18 kg )in we ight orunt ilth ey reac ha
heigh twher eath re e-point seatbeltcanbe
ins talled proper lywit hout aboos terseat.
Mer cedes-Benz recomme ndsasu itab lech ild
boos terseat withabac kres tand seat beltguide.
Ad vantag eof are ar wa rd-faci ng child
re stra int system
It is prefer able totrans portabab yor asmall
ch ild inasuit able rear wa rd-faci ng child restra int
sy stem. Inthis case, thech ild sits intheoppo‐ sit
edir ect ion tothedir ect ion oftrav el and faces
ba ckwa rds.
Babies andsmall childr enhave com parativ ely
we ak nec kmusc lesinrelation tothesize and
we ight oftheir head. Therisk ofinjur yto thecer‐
vical spine during anacciden tcan bereduced in
a re ar wa rd-faci ng child restra int system.
Alw ayssecur each ild restra int system cor‐
re ctl y &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hcaused
by inc orrect ins tallation ofthech ild
re stra int system
If th ech ild restra int system isincor rectly
ins talled onasuit able seatin gposit ion,it
can notper form itsintended protect ive func ‐
tion .
The child can notbe restra ined intheeve ntof
an acci dent, hea vybraki ng orasu dd en
ch ang eof dir ect ion. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation instruct ions forth ech ild
re stra int system and itscor rect use. 48
Occup antsafety

#
Mak esur eth at theent ire base ofthe
ch ild restra int system alwaysre stson
th esitt ing surface oftheseat. #
Neverpla ceobjects underorbehi nd
th ech ild restra int system, e.g.cush‐
ions. #
Alw aysuse child restra int systems with
th eor iginal coverdesi gned forth em. #
Alw aysre place damag edcovers wit h
ge nui ne covers. &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hfrom
unsecur edchild restra int systems inthe
ve hicle
If th ech ild restra int system isno tcor rectly
ins talled orsecur ed,itcould release inthe
ev ent ofan acciden t,sudden braking ora
sudden chang ein dir ect ion.
The child restra int system could beflung
ar oun dand hitvehicle occupants. #
Alw aysins tallch ild restra int systems
cor rectl y,eve nwh en notin use. #
Alw ayscom plywit hth ech ild restra int
sy stem manuf acturer'sinstallation
ins truct ions . R
Alw aysobser vethech ild restra int system
manuf acturer'sinstallation andopera ting
ins truct ions aswellas theve hicle-specif ic
inf ormation:
- Installth eLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system onthere ar seat
(→ pag e53).
- Sec ureth ech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthere ar seat (→pag e56).
- Sec ureth ech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthefront passeng erseat
(→ pag e58). Obser vethespecif ic
ins truction sfo rth ere ar wa rd-faci ng and
fo rw ard-f acin gch ild restra int systems
(→ pag e57 ).
If th efront passeng erseat isoccupied,
ensur e,bo th bef oreand during thejour‐
ne y,that thest atus ofthefront
passeng erfront airbag iscor rect forth e
cur rent situa tion(→ page 43) . R
Obse rveth ewa rning labels intheve hicle
int erior and onthech ild restra int system.
R Also secur eTo pTe ther ifpr esent .
No tesfo rve hicl eswith are clining rear seat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju rydue totheseat
bac kres tbeing recli ned toofa rbac k‐
wa rds
If ach ild restra int system isins talled and the
seat backres tis recli ned toofarbac kwards,
th ecushionbag maydeplo yby mis take inthe
eve ntofan acci dent. #
Whe nus ing ach ild restra int system,
alw aysensur eth at theseat iscor rectl y
ad jus tedand that theseat backres tis
almos tve rtical. When
installing ach ild restra int system, move
th ere cli ning rear seat backres tto an almos t
upr ight posit ion.The recli ning rear seat backres t
mus tre st agains tth ech ild restra int system.
Obser vetheno teson thecushion airbag
(→ pag e38). Occ
upant safety 49

Ov
ervie wof suitable seatsintheve hicl efo rin st alli ng ach ild restra int system Secur
ingsystems forch ild restra int systems Ve
hicl eseat
Lef t/right rear seat
Prefer redsecur ingsystem: LA
TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat secur ingsys‐
te m Als
osec ureTo pTe ther ifpr esent
(→ pag e55) Alt
ernativ esecur ingsystem:
R Vehicle seatbelt
Fr ont passeng erseat
Securing system:
R Vehicle seatbelt Be
sureto obser ve:
R Ifth efront passeng erseat isoccupied, ensure,
bo th bef oreand during thejour ney,that thest a‐
tus ofthefront passeng erfront airbag iscor rect
fo rth ecur rent situa tion(→ page 43) .
R Noteson aut omatic front passeng erfront airbag
shut off(→ pag e41 ).
Cent errear seat
Securingsystem:
R Vehicle seatbelt 52
Occupant safety

Ac
tiv atin g/deac tivatin gthe seat belt's child
special seatbeltretract or &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif a
seat beltisunf astened while th eve hicle
is in mo tion
If th eseat beltisreleased whiletheve hicle is
in mo tion, thech ild restra int system isno
long ercor rectl ysecu red. The child seat
saf etyfe atur eis deac tivated and theseat
belt isdraw nin abi tby theiner tiareel.
It is ther efor eno tpossible toeng ageth eseat
belt again. #
Pull overand stop theve hicle safely as
soon aspossible, paying attention to
ro ad and traffic condi tions. #
Activateth ech ild seat safetyfe atur e
ag ain and correctl ysecu rethech ild
re stra int system. When
enabled, thespecial seatbeltretract or
ens ures that theseat belts ofthefront
passeng erseat andrear seat sdo notslac ken
once thech ild restra int system issecur ed. The
seat belts onthefo llo wing seats areeq uip‐
ped withaspec ialseat beltretract or:
R Front passeng erseat
R Rear seat s #
Toins tall ach ild restra int system: when
ins talling ach ild restra int system, always
obser vethemanuf acturer'sinstallation and
opera tingins truct ions aswellas theinf orma‐
tion inthis Oper ator's Manual. #
Pull theseat beltsmoo thly from theseat belt
outle t. #
Engage theseat belttongu ein theseat belt
buc kle. #
Toactiv ateth especia lseat beltretrac‐
to r:pull theseat beltoutfully andletth e
iner tiareel retract itag ain.
Wh enthespecial seatbeltretract orisacti va‐
te d, yousho uld hear ara tche ting sound. #
Push thech ild restra int system down until
th eseat beltsitstight ly. #
Todeac tivatethe special seat beltre trac‐
to r:press there lease buttonoftheseat belt
buc kle. #
Hold theseat belttongu eand guide ba ck to
th eseat beltoutle t. Ins
talling theLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat Ins
tallingth eLA TC H-type (ISOFI X)child
re stra int system onthere ar seat &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hif th e
per missible gross mass ofthech ild and
ch ild restra int system isexc eeded
Fo rLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int sys‐
te ms inwhic hth ech ild issecur edusing the
int egr ated seat beltinthech ild restra int sys‐
te m, theper missible gross mass ofthech ild
and child restra int system is73 lb(33 kg).
If th ech ild and thech ild restra int system
to ge ther we igh mor eth an 73 lb(33 kg),th e
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int system
wit hint egr ated seat beltdoes notof fersuf fi‐
cie ntprotect ion. Anexc essiv eload maybe
placed ontheLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild seat
att achmen tsand thech ild ma yno tbe Occ
upant safety 53

re
stra ined intheeve ntofan acci dent, for
ex am ple. #
Ifth ech ild and thech ild restra int sys‐
te m toget her weigh mor eth an 73 lb
(33 kg),us eonl ya LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )
ch ild restra int system that sec ures the
ch ild withth eve hicle seatbelt. #
Also secur eth ech ild restra int system
wit hth eTo pTe ther belt, ifav ailable. Alw
ayscom plywit hth einf ormation aboutthe
mass ofthech ild restra int system:
R inthemanuf acturer'sinstallation andoper at‐
ing instruct ions forth ech ild restra int system
used
R onalabel onthech ild restra int system, if
pr esent
Re gular lych eckth at theper missible gross mass
of thech ild and child restra int system isstill
com plied with. When
youar eins talling ach ild restra int system,
obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Alw
aysobser vethecor rect useand thesuit‐
ability oftheseats foratt aching ach ild
re stra int system.
0073 Alw
ayscom plywithth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation andoper atingins truct ions for
th ech ild restra int system used.
0073 Mak
esur eth at thech ild's feet do notto uc h
th efront seat. Ifneces sary,mo vethefront
seat forw ardsligh tly. When
youar eins talling aLA TC H-type
(ISOFIX )ch ild restra int system, obser vethefo l‐
lo wing:
0073 When
youar eusing aGr oup 0/0+bab y
car seat andaGr oup 1re ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onare ar seat :
adju stthefront seat sothat theseat does
no tto uc hth ech ild restra int system.
0073 When
youar eusing aGr oup 1fo rw ard-
fa cing child restra int system: remo vethe
head restra int from there spectiv eseat, if possible
.In addition, theseat backres tof
th ech ild restra int system mus t,as faras
possi ble,lieflat agains tth ebac kres tof the
ve hicle seat.
Af terth ech ild restra int system has been
re mo ved, replace thehead restra int sag ain
immed iatelyand adjus tth em correctly .
0073 Fo
rcer tain child restra int systems inwe ight
gr oup 2or 3,ther ema ybe restrictions in
th emaximum sizesetting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact with thero of.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe ten‐
si oned betwee nth ero of and theseat cush‐
ion and/or beinstalled facing thewr ong
dir ect ion. Wher epossible, adjustth eseat
cushion inclination accordingly.
0073 The
child restra int system mus tno tbe put
under stra in by thehead restra int s.Ad jus t
th ehead restra int sacc ording ly. 54
Occupant safety

Bef
oreev erytrip, mak esur eth at theLA TC H-type
(ISOFIX )ch ild restra int system iseng aged cor‐
re ctly inbo th mounting brac kets intheve hicle.
* NO
TEBecarefu lno tto damag eth eseat
belt forth ecent erseat when installing
th ech ild restra int system #
Mak esur eth at theseat beltisno ttra p‐
ped. #
Vehicl eswith reclining rear seats: Move
th ere cli ning rear seat backres tdo wn sligh tly
bef oreth eLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system isins talled. #
Remo vetheuphols tere dlining 1. #
Vehicl eswithout reclining rear seats: Fold
uphols tere dlining 1upw ards. #
Turn thesuppor ton there ar side ofuphol‐
st er ed lining 1by90°.
The upholstere dlining 1will remain folded
upw ards. #
Attach theLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild
re stra int system toboth mounting brac kets
2 intheve hicle. #
Vehicl eswith reclining rear seats: Retur n
th ere cli ning rear seat backres tto an upr ight
posit ion.
The recli ning rear seat backres tmus tre st
ag ains tth ech ild restra int system. Secur
ingTopTe ther &
WARNIN GRisk ofinju ryor deat hwhen
adjus tingtheseat afte rins talling ach ild
re stra int system
Ve hicles withelectr icallyadjustable rear
seat s:
If yo uadj ustth eseat afte rins talling ach ild
re stra int system, thefo llo wing mayocc ur:
R theseat beltmayeit her sittooloose or
to otight
R thech ild restra int system can become
loose, incorrectly positioned ordamag ed
As are sult, thech ild restra int system may
no tbe able toprov ide theint ended leve lof
pr otect ion. #
Neveradju sttheseat afte rins talling
th ech ild restra int system. If
th ech ild restra int system iseq uipped
wit haTo pTe ther belt :
The risk ofinjur ycan bereduced byTop
Te ther.The TopTe ther belt facil itat es an Occu
pant saf ety 55

addit
ionalcon nectionbe tween thech ild
re stra int system attached withLA TC H-
type (ISOFIX )and theve hicle. #
Ifnecessar y,mo vehead restra int 1
upw ards (→ pag e10 7). #
Foldup cover2 ofTopTe ther anc horage
3. #
Installth eLA TC H-type (ISOFIX )ch ild restra int
sy stem withTo pTe ther.Alw ayscom plywith
th ech ild restra int system manuf acturer's
ins tallation instruct ions when doing so. #
Guide TopTe ther belt 4under head
re stra int 1 between thetw ohead restra int
bar s. #
Hook TopTe ther hook 5ofTopTe ther belt
4 without twisting intoTo pTe ther anc hor‐
ag e3. #
Tensi on TopTe ther belt 4.Alwayscom ply
wit hth ech ild restra int system manuf actur‐
er's installation instruct ions when doing so. #
Folddo wn cover2 ofTopTe ther anc horage
3. #
Ifneces sary,slide head restra int 1 down‐
wa rds(→ pag e10 7). Mak esur eth at youdo
no tint erfere wit hth ecor rect routin gof Top
Te ther belt 4. Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat belt Secur
ingthech ild restra int system withth e
seat beltonthere ar seat
When installing abelt- secur edchild restra int
sy stem, obser vethefo llo wing:
0073 Alw
ayscom plywit hth emanuf acturer's
ins tallation andoper atingins truct ions for
th ech ild restra int system used.
0073 When
usingacat egor y0/0+ babycar
seat andacat egor yIre ar wa rd-faci ng
ch ild restra int system onare ar seat :
adju stthefront seat sothat theseat does
no tto uc hth ech ild restra int system.
0073 When
usingacat egor yIfo rw ard-f acin g
ch ild restra int system: remo vethehead 56
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Sea
tbel ts <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 410
Sea tco ver..... ........... ............................ 410
Senso rs<0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 409
Ta ilpipes .............................................. 409
Wa shing byhand ................................. 404
Wheels/r ims....................................... 409
Wi ndo ws <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 409
Wi per blades .......................................4 09
Car pet(C are) ....... .....................................410
Cha mpagne glass ....................................131
Cha ngeof address .....................................2 1
Cha ngeof ow ner ship ................................ 21
Cha nging awheel
Pr eparation .........................................4 58
Ra ising theve hicle ........................... ... 459
Changing gears ....... ................................. 178
Manually ..............................................1 78
Cha nging hubcap s.................................4 58
Char acterentr y
On theto uc hpad .... .............................2 86
Using thecon troller ............................. 286
Char ging
Batt ery(v ehicle) .............................. ....4 23 Mobi
lephone (wireless) .................. .....1 41
USB port.......................................... ....1 38
Chass isleve l(MA GIC BODY CON‐
TR OL)
Se tting ............................................ .....2 21
Cha uffeur mode ......................................... 99
Fu lly re cli ned position <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011> 104
Inf ormation ...................................... ...... 99
Ins talling/ remo ving head restra int ...... 101
Mo ving thefront passeng erseat into
th ech auf feur posi tion.........................1 00
Mo ving thefront passeng erseat into
th enor mal position ........................ ..... 102
Child safetyloc k
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating (mu ltimed ia
sy stem) .......................................... ..... 293
Re ar door .............................................. 59
Re ar side windows <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
0011> 60
Chi ldseat
At tach ing (notes) ................................... 52
Basic instructions ..................................4 7
fr ont-passe nger sea t(no tes) .................. 57
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) ...... ...... 53
No teson risk sand dang ers ............ .......4 8 Secu
ring on thefront passeng erseat ....5 8
Secu ring on there ar seat ...................... 56
To pTe ther ..............................................5 5
Child ren
Av oiding dangersin theve hicle .............4 8
Basi cins tructi ons <0011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100110011
00110011001100110011> .............47
Speci alsea tbel tre tract or ........... .......... 53
Ch ock ........... ............................................ 457
St or ag elocation ..................................4 57
Choc k
see Choc k
Cig arette light er
Fr ont cent erconsole ........................... 135
Re ar passe nger com partment .............1 35
Cle anin g
see Care
Clim atecontr ol
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theA/C
func tion (cont rolpanel) .......................1 60
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating theA/C
func tion (multimedia system) .............. 160
Ac tivati ng/d eactiv ating thesync hro‐
nizat ionfunc tion (multimedia sys‐
te m) ..................................................... 162 54
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