MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2020 MY20 with no MMS Operator’s Manual
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ov ider .The manufacturer has no influenc eon
th ec ontentse xchanged whils tusing these serv‐
ices.
Please ask ther espectiv eservice pr ovider for
de tails on thet ype, extent and pu rpose of the
collectio nand use of persona ldataint he cont ext
of thirdp arty services. Event Data
Recorders US
Ao nly:
This vehicle is equipped wit hanevent data
re corder (EDR) .The mai npurpose of an ED Risto
re cord, in cer tain crash or near crash-lik esitua‐
tions, suc hasanair bag deployment or hitting a
ro ad obs tacle, da tathat will assis tinundersta nd‐
ing ho wavehicle's sy stems per form ed. The EDR
is designed torecor ddatar elated tovehicle
dynamics and saf etys ystems foras hortperiod
of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed torecor dsuch
da ta as:
R Howv arious sy stems in your vehicle were
operating;
R Whe ther or no tthe driver and passenger
saf etyb eltsw ereb uckled/fas tened;
R Howf ar (if at all) thed rive rw as dep ressing
th ea ccelerator and/or brak epedal; and,
R Howf astthe vehicle wastrave ling.
This dat acan help pr ovide abette ru nder standing
of thec ircums tances in whic hcrash es and inju‐
ri es occur .NOTE:ED Rd ataa re re corded byyour
ve hicle onl yifanon-trivial crash situation occurs;
no dat aare re corded bytheE DR under normal
driving conditions and no personal dat a(e.g.
name, gende r,ag ea nd crash location) ar erecor‐
ded. Ho wever,ot her parties suc haslawenforce‐
ment could combine theE DR dataw itht he type
of personally identifying dat aroutinel yacquired
during acrash in vestigation.
Ac cess tothev ehicle and/or theE DR is needed
to read dat athat is recorded byan EDR, and spe‐
cial equipmen tisrequired. In addition tothev ehi‐
cle manufacturer ,other parties that ha vethes pe‐
cial equipment, suc haslawenforcement, can
re ad thei nformation byaccessin gthe vehicle or
th eE DR.
EDRd atam aybe used in civil and criminal mat‐
te rs as atool in accident reconstruction, accident
claims and vehicle saf ety. Since theC rash Data
Re trie valC DR tool that is used toextract da ta
from theE DR is commerciall yavailable, Daimler Va
ns US A,LLC( "DVUSA") expressl ydisclaims
an ya nd all liability arising from thee xtraction of
th is informatio nbyunauthorize dMercedes-Benz
personnel.
DV USAw ill no tshar eEDR dat awitho ther sw ith‐
out thec onsent of thev ehicle owner sor,ifthe
ve hicle is leased, without thec onsent of thel es‐
see. Exceptions tothis representation include
re sponses tosubpoenas bylawe nforcement ;by
fe deral, stat eorl ocal go vernment ;inconnection
wit hora rising out of litigation in volvin gDVUS Aor
its subsidiaries and af filiates; or ,asrequired by
la w.
Wa rning: The ED Risacomponen tofthe
Re stra int Sy stem Module. Tamp ering with, alter‐
ing, modifying or removing theE DR component
ma yresult in amalfunction of theR estraint Sys‐
te mM odule and other sy stems.
St atel aws orregulations rega rding EDRs that
con flict wit hfederal regulation ar epre-em pted.
This means that in thee vent of su chconflict, the
fe deral regulation go verns. As of December 20 16 ,
17 states ha veenacted la wsrelatin gtoE DRs. Co
pyright Information on free and open-source software
Information on licens
efor free and open-source
softwar eused in your vehicle can be found on the
dat astorage medium in your vehicle document
wa lleta nd wit hupdates on thef ollowing website:
https://www.mercedes-benz.com/opensource. Information on
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Re
stra int sy stem Pr
otection pr ovided byther estraint sy stem The
restra int sy stem includes thef ollowing com‐
ponents:
R Seat belt sy stem
R Airbags
R Child restra int sy stem
R Child seat securing sy stems
The restra int sy stem can help pr eventthev ehicle
occupants from coming int ocontact wit hparts of
th ev ehicle interior in thee vent of an accident. In
th ee vent of an accident, ther estraint sy stem can
also reduce thef orces towhic hthe vehicle occu‐
pants ar esubjected.
Onl yas eat belt whic hiswornc orrectl yc an pro‐
vid ethe intended le velofp rotection .Depending
on thed etected accident situation, Eme rgency
Te nsioning Device sand/or airbags supplement
th ep rotection of fere dbyac orrectl yw orns eat
belt. Emer gency Tensioning Device sand/or air‐
bags ar enotdepl oyed in everya ccident.
Ve hicles wit haco-driver benc hseat :the Emer‐
ge ncy Tensioning Device on thec o-driver seat is
triggered whe ther or no tthe seat belt tongu eis
engaged in thes eat belt buckle.
In order fort he restra int sy stem toprov ide the
intended le velofp rotection ,eachv ehicle occu‐
pant mus tobser vethef ollowing information:
R Fasten seat belts cor rectl y.
R Sit in an almos tupright seat position wi th
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backrest.
R Sit wit htheir feet resting on thef loor ,ifp ossi‐
ble.
R Alwayss ecur epersons under 5ft(1.50 m)
ta ll in an additional restra int sy stem suitable
fo rt his vehicle.
Ho wever,no sy stem available toda yc an com‐
ple tely eliminat einjuries and fata lities in every
acciden tsituation. In particular ,the seat belt and
airbag general lydo no tprotect agains tobjects
penetrating thev ehicle from theo utside. It is also
no tp ossible tocomple tely rule out ther isk of
injur ycaused bythea irbag deploying. Limited pr
otection from ther estraint sy stem &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
modifications tother estraint sy stem
The restra int sy stem can no longer function
cor rectly af tera lterations ha vebeen made.
The restra int sy stem ma ythen no tprotect the
ve hicle occupants as intended byfailing in an
accident or triggering unexpec tedly ,for exam‐
ple #
Nevera lter thep arts of ther estraint
sy stem. #
Nevertamper wit hthe wiring or any
electronic component parts or their
software. If it is necessar
ytoadjustthe vehicle toaccom‐
modat eaperson wit hdisabilities, con tact an
au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center ford etails.
US Ao nly: con tact ou rCustomer Assis tance Cen‐
te rat1 ‑877 ‑762‑826 7. Re
stra int sy stem functionality When
thei gnition is switched on, aself-tes tis
per form ed, during whic hthe 0075 restra int sys‐
te mw arning lam plight sup. It goes out no later
th an afew second safter thev ehicle is star ted.
The components of ther estraint sy stem ar ethen
functional. Re
stra int sy stem malfunction Am
alfunction has occur redint herestra int sys‐
te mint hefollowing cases:
R The 0075 restra int sy stem warning lam pdoes
no tlight up when thei gnition is switched on.
R The 0075 restra int sy stem warning lamp
light supc ontinuousl yorrepeatedly during a
journe y. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunc‐
tions in ther estraint sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning,
re stra int sy stem components ma ybetrig‐
ge redu nintentionall yormaynotd eplo yas
intended during an accident. This ma yaffect
th eE mer gency Tensioning Device sorairbags,
fo re xamp le. Occupant saf
ety31
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#
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd
re paired immediatel yataqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Fu
nction of ther estraint sy stem in an acci‐
dent Ho
wt he restra int sy stem worksisd etermined by
th es eve rity of thei mp act de tected and thet ype
of accident anticipated:
R Frontal impact
R Rear impact
R Side impact
R Rollover
The activation thre sholds fort he components of
th er estraint sy stem ar edetermined based on the
ev aluatio nofthe sensor values measured at vari‐
ous points in thev ehicle. This process is pre-
em ptiveinn ature. The triggering/deployment of
th ec omponents of ther estraint sy stem should
ta ke place in good time at thes tart of thec olli‐
sion.
Fa ctor swhich can only be see nand measured
af te rac ollision has occur redc ann otpla yad eci‐
siv erole in airbag deployment. No rdotheyp ro‐
vide an indication of airbag deployment.
The vehicle ma ybedeformed significantl ywith‐
out an airbag being deplo yed. This is thec ase if
onl yparts whic hare re latively easil ydeformed
ar ea ffected and ther ateofv ehicle deceleration
is no thigh. Con versely ,ana irbag ma ybe
deplo yede vent hough thev ehicle suf fers only
minor deformation. If very rigid vehicle parts such
as longitudinal member sarehit, fore xamp le,this
ma yresult in suf ficiently hig hleve ls of vehicle
deceleration.
Depending on thed etected deployment situation,
th ec omponents of ther estraint sy stem can be
activated or deplo yedi ndependentl yofeach
ot her:
R Emer gency Tensioning Device :fro ntal impact,
re ar impact ,side impact 1)
,r ollo ver
R Driver' sairbag, co-d rive ra irbag: frontal
impact
R Side airbag: side impact
R Windo wcurtain airbag: side impact ,rollo ver,
frontal impact
1) Onl ywhen thev ehicle is equipped wit haside
airbag or windo wcurtain airbag. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otair bag
components
The air bag parts ar ehotafte rana ir bag has
been depl oyed. #
Do no ttouc hthe air bag parts. #
Have ad eplo yeda ir bag replaced at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop as soon as
possible. Fo
ry our saf etya nd that of your passengers, it is
re commended that youh ave thev ehicle towe dto
aq ualified specialis tworks hop af terana ccident.
Ta ke this int oaccount ,particular lyif an Emer‐
ge ncy Tensioning Device ha sbeent riggered or an
airbag ha sbeen deplo yed.
If th eE mer gency Tensioning Device saretrig‐
ge redorana irbag is deplo yed, youw ill hear a
bang ,and asmal lamoun tofpowder ma yalso be
re leased:
R The bang will no tgenerall yaffect your hear‐
ing.
R Ingeneral ,the powder released is no thazard‐
ous tohealt hbut ma ycause short-term
breathing dif ficulties topersons suf fering
from as thma or other pulmonar yconditions.
Pr ov ided it is saf etodoso, leavethev ehicle
immediatel yoropenthew indo wino rder to
pr eve nt brea thing dif ficulties.
Airbags and pyrotech nic Emergency Tensioning
Device scontai nperch lorat ematerial, whic hmay
re qu ires pecial handlin gorenvironmental pr otec‐
tion measures. National guideline smustbe
obser vedd uring disposal. In California, see
https://www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWas te/
Pe rchlorate/index.cfm. Seat belts
Pr
otection pr ovided bythes eat belt Alw
aysf asteny our seat belt cor rectl yb efore
st artin gajourney .O nlyas eat belt whic hisworn
cor rectly can pr ovide thei ntended le velofp rotec‐
tion. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rectly fastened seat belt
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itc annot
per form its intended pr otectiv efunction. 32
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In addition, an incor
rectly fastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, fore xamp le, inthe
eve nt of an accident or when braking or
ch anging direction sudden ly.#
Alwayse nsur ethat all vehicle occupants
ha ve their seat belts fastened cor rectly
and ar esitting prope rly. Alw
ayso bser vethei nstruction sabout thec orrect
driver's sea tpositio nand adjusting thes eat
(/ page64).
In order fort he cor rectly wornseat belt topro‐
vide thei ntended le velofp rotection ,eachv ehicle
occupant mus tobser vethef ollowing information:
R The seat belt mus tnotbe twis teda nd mus tfit
tightl yand snu glya cross theb ody.
R The seat belt mus tberouted across thec en‐
te roft he shoulder and as lo wdowna cross
th eh ips as possible.
R The shoulder section of thes eat belt should
no ttouc hyour nec knorbe routed unde ryour
ar morb ehindyour bac k.
R Avoid wearing bulky clo thing, e.g. awinter
coat.
R Push thel ap belt down as farasp ossible
across your hips and pull tight wit hthe shoul‐
der section of theb elt. Ne verrout ethe lap
belt across your abdomen.
Pregnant women mus talso take particular
car ew itht his.
R Neverrout ethe seat belt across sharp, poin‐
te d, abrasiv eorfragile objects.
R Onlyone person should use eac hseat belt at
an yo ne time. Infants and children mus tnever
tr ave lsitting on thel ap of avehicle occupant.
R Nevers ecur eobjects wit haseat belt if the
seat belt is being used byone of thev ehicle's
occupants. Alw ayso bser vethei nstructions
fo rl oading thev ehicle when securing objects,
luggag eorloads (/ page178).
Also ensu rethat no objects, e.g .acushion,
ar ee verp laced between aperson and the
seat.
The seat belts on thef ollowing seats ar eequip‐
ped wit haspecial seatbelt retractor:
R Co-driver seat
R Rear seats
Ac tivat eord eacti vate thes pecial seatbelt retrac‐
to roft he seat belt (/ page40). If
ch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle, alw ays
obser vethei nstruction sand saf etyn otes on
"Children in thev ehicle" (/ page37). Limitations of
thep rote ction pr ovided bythe
seat belt &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect sea tposition
The sea tbeltd oesn otoffert he intended le vel
of pr otection if youh aven otmo vedt he seat
backres ttoana lmostvertical position.
In this case, youc oul dslide unde rneat hthe
seat belt and sus tain abdominal or nec kinju‐
ri es, fore xamp le, particularly in thee vent of
sudden braking or an accident. #
Adjus tthe seat properly befor ecom‐
mencing your journe y. #
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 inju ryor deat hwhen
additional restra int sy stems ar enotused
fo rp ersons wit hasmaller build
Pe rsons under 5ft(1.50 m) tall canno twear
th es eat belt cor rectly wi thout asuitable addi‐
tional restra int sy stem.
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectly ,itc annot
per form its intended pr otectiv efunction. In
addition, an incor rectly fastened seat belt can
also cause injuries, fore xamp le, inthee vent
of an accident or when braking or changing
direction suddenly. #
Alwayss ecur epersons under 5ft
(1.50 m) tall in asuitable restra int sys‐
te m. Occupant saf
ety33
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&
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
damaged or modified seat belts
Seat belts cann otprov ide pr otection in the
fo llowing situations:
R The seat belt is damaged, has been modi‐
fied, is extremely di rty, bleached or dyed
R The seat belt buckle is damaged or
ex treme lydirty
R Modification shave been made tothe
Emergency Tensioning Device ,sea tb elt
anchorag eorseatb eltr etra ctor
Sea tbelts ma ysustain non-visible damag ein
an accident, e.g .due toglass splin ters.
Modified or damaged seat belts could tear or
fa il in thee vent of an accident, fore xamp le.
Modified Emer gency Tensioning Device smay
be depl oyed unintentionally or no tfunction as
intended. #
Neverm odify thes eat belts, Emer gency
Te nsioning Devices, sea tbelta ncho‐
ra ge sors eat belt retractors. #
Makesur ethat thes eat belts ar enot
damaged, ar enotwo rnand ar eclean. #
Alwaysh ave thes eat belts checked
immediatel yafter an accident at aquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. Only use seat belts whic
hhave been appr ovedfor
yo ur vehicle bythes ales or ganization name don
th ei nside front co ver. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
deplo yedp yrot echni cEmergency Ten‐
sioning Devices
Py rotech nic Emergency Tensioning Devices
th at ha vebeen deplo yeda reno longer opera‐
tional and ar eunable toper form their inten‐
ded pr otectiv efunction. #
Therefore, ha vedeplo yedp yrot echnic
Emergenc yTensioning Devices immedi‐
ately replaced at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. Fo
ry our saf etya nd that of your passengers, it is
re commended that youh ave thev ehicle towe dto
aq ualified specialis tworks hop af terana ccident. *
NO
TEDama gecaused bytrapping the
seat belt If an unused seat belt is no
tfully retracted ,it
ma ybecome trappe dinthe door or in the
seat mechanism. #
Alwayse nsur ethat an unused seat belt
is fully retracted. Fa
stening and adju sting seat belts If
th es eat belt is pulled quickl yors harply,the
seat belt retractor lo cks. The seat belt stra pc an‐
no tbep ulled out an yfurther. #
Alwayse ngag eseat belt tongue 2ofthe
seat belt int oseat belt buckle 1ofthec or‐
re sponding seat. #
Press and hold thes eat belt outle trelease
and slide seat belt outlet 3intot he desired
position. #
Letgooft he seat belt outle trelease and
ensur ethat seat belt outlet 3locksinto
position.
Ve hicles with single co-driver seat:
* NO
TEDepl oyment of theE mer gency Ten‐
sioning Device when thef ront-passenger
seat is unoccupied If
th es eat belt tongu eise ngaged in thes eat
belt buckle of theu noccupied front-passen ger
seat, theE mer gency Tensioning Device may
also depl oyinthee vent of an accident along
wi th other sy stems. #
Onlyone person should use eac hseat
belt at an yone time. 34
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Re
leasing thes eat belt #
Press ther elease button in thes eat belt
buckle and guide thes eat belt bac kwitht he
seat belt tongue. Fu
nction of thes eat belt warning sy stem for
driver and co-driver The
00E9 seatbeltw arning lam pinthe Instru‐
ment Displa yremind syou that all vehicle occu‐
pants mus tfas tent heir seat belts cor rectl y.
The 00E9 seat belt warning lam plight supf or six
seconds everytime af ters witching on thei gni‐
tion.
Aw arning tone ma yalsos ound.
Af tert he vehicle is star ted, thes eat belt warning
goes out as soon as thed rive r's and thec o-driver
seat belts ar efastened.
While driving, thes eat belt warning light supin
th ef ollowing cases:
R Ifth ev ehicle's speed is higher than 15 mph
(25 km/h) and thed rive r's or co-driver's seat
belt is no tfas tened
R Ifth ed rive rorc o-driver unfas tent heir seat
belt during thej ourney Airbags
Overvie
wofairbags 1
Driver's airbag
2 Windo wcurtain airbag
3 Co-driver airbag
4 Side airbag
An airbag's ins tallation location is identified by
th el abel AIRB AG.
When activated, an airbag can increase pr otec‐
tion fort he respectiv evehicle occupant. Pot
entia lprotection of eac hairbag: AIRB
AG Possible pr otection for:
Driver' sairbag,
co-d rive ra irbag: Head and
chest
Wi ndo wcurtain
airbag Head
Side airbag Ches tand pelvis Pr
otection bythea irbags Dependin
gonthe accident situation, an airbag
ma ysupplement thep rotection of fere dbyac or‐
re ctly fastened seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect sea tposition
If yo ud eviat ef romt he cor rect sea tposition,
th ea irbag cann otper form its intended pro‐
te ctiv efunction and deployment ma yeven
cause fur ther injuries.
In order toavo idrisks, eac hvehicle occupant
mus talway sm akes ureoft hefollowing:
R Fasten seat belts cor rectly .Pregnant
wo men mus ttak ep articular car eto
ensur ethat thel ap belt ne verliesa cross
th ea bdomen.
R Adoptthe cor rect sea tpositio nand keep
as fara wa yasp ossible from thea irbags.
R Obser vethef ollowing information. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat ther ea reno
object sbetwe en thea irbag and vehicle
occupant. To
avo idther isk sresulting from thed eployment
of an airbag, eac hvehicle occupant mus tobser ve
th ef ollowing information in particular:
R Befor estartin gy our journe y,adjus tyour seat
cor rectl y;bo th th edrive r's and co-driver seat
should be mo vedasf ar bac kaspossible.
When doing so, alw ayso bser vethei nforma‐
tion on thec orrect driver's sea tposition
(/ page 64).
R Onlyhold thes teering wheel bythes teering
wheel rim. This allows thea irbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Alwaysl ean agains tthe seat backres twhen
th ev ehicle is in motion. Do no tlean forw ards
or agains tthe door or side windo w.Youm ay Occupan
tsafety 35
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ot
herwise be in thed eployment area of the
airbags.
R Alwaysk eep your feet on thef loor .Don otput
yo ur feet on thec ockpit, fore xamp le.Your
fe et ma yotherwise be in thed eployment area
of thea irbag.
R Ifch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle, obser ve
th ea dditional no tes( /pag e37).
R Alwayss towa nd secur eobject scorrectly.
Objects in thev ehicle interior ma ypreve nt an air‐
bag from functioning cor rectl y.Eac hvehicle
occupant mus talway sm akes ureoft hefollowing
in particular:
R Ther eareno people, animals or objects
between thev ehicle occupants and an airbag.
R Ther eareno objects between thes eat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
R Ther eareno har dobjects, e.g. coat hangers,
hanging on theg rabh andles or coat hooks.
R Ther eareno accessor yparts, suc hasmobile
navigation devices, mobile phones or cup
holders, attached tothev ehicle within the
deployment area of an airbag, e.g. on the
cockpit, on thed oor ,ont he side windo wor
on thes ide wall trim.
In addition ,noconnectin gcables, tensioning
st ra ps or retainin gstrap smustber outed or
atta ched tothev ehicle within thed eployment
area of an airbag. Alw aysc ompl ywitht he
accessor ymanufacturer's ins tallation instruc‐
tion sand, in particular ,the no tesons uitable
places fori ns tal lation.
R Ther eareno heavy ,sharp-edged or fragile
object sinthe poc kets of your clo thing. Store
suc hobjectsinas uitable place. Limited pr
otection pr ovided byairbags &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomodifica‐
tions tothea irbag co ver
If yo um odify thec over of an airbag or af fix
object ssuchass tickers to it,thea irbag may
no longer function cor rectl y. #
Neverm odify thec over of an airbag and
do no taffix objectstoi t. An airbag's ins
tallation location is identified by
th el abel AIRB AG (/pag e35). &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
th eu se of unsuitable seat co vers
Uns uitable seat co vers can obstruct or pre‐
ve nt thed eployment of thea irbags integrated
int ot he seats.
Consequentl y,thea irbags cann otprotect
ve hicle occupants as they ared esigned todo. #
Onlyuse seat co vers that ha vebeen
appr ovedfor your vehicle bythes ales
or ga nization name donthe inside front
co ver. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunc‐
tions of thes ensor sinthe door paneling
Sensor stocontrol thea irbags ar elocated in
th ed oors. Modification sorworkn otper‐
fo rm ed cor rectl ytot he door sordoor panel‐
ing, as well as damaged doors, can lead to
th ef unction of thes ensor sbeing impaired.
The airbags might therefor enotfunction
proper lyan ym ore.
Consequent ly,t he airbags canno tprotect
ve hicle occupants as they ared esigned todo. #
Neverm odify thed oor sorp arts of the
doors. #
Alwaysh ave workon thed oor sord oor
paneling car ried out at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue todeplo yed
airbag
Ad eplo yeda irbag no longer has aprotective
function and cann otprotect as intended in
th ee vent of an accident. #
Have thev ehicle towe dtoaq ualified
specialis tworks hop in order tohave the
deplo yeda irbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yeda irbags replaced immediately. Safel
ytransporting children in thev ehicle Alw
ayso bser vewhen children ar etrave ling in
th ev ehicle %
Alw
ayso bser vethes afet yn otes releva nt to
th es ituation .Indoing so, youw ill be able to
identify possible risk sa nd avoid dangers
when children ar etrave ling in thev ehicle
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Be consi
stent
Bear in min dthat negligence when securing the
ch ild in thec hild restra int sy stem ma yhave seri‐
ous consequences. Alw aysbec onsistent and
secu reac hild carefull ybefor eeachj ourne y.
To impr oveprotection forc hildren younger than
12 yearso ld or unde r5ft(1.50 m) in height,
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends youa lway so bser ve
th ef ollowing no tes:
R Alwayss ecur ethe child in achild restra int
sy stem suitable fory our Mercedes-Ben zvehi‐
cle.
R The child restra int sy stem mus tbeappropri‐
at etot he age, weight and size of thec hild.
R The vehicle seat mus tbesuitable fort he child
re stra int sy stem tobe ins talled.
Alw aysi ns tallac hild restra int sy stem on asuita‐
ble rear seat .Accident statistic sshowt hat chil‐
dren secured on ther ear seats ar esafer than
ch ildren secured on thec o-driver seat.
Ac cident statistic sshowt hat children secured on
th er ear seats ar egenerall ysafer than children
secured on thef ront seats. Forthis reason,
Mercedes-Ben zstron glya dvises that youi nstall a
ch ild restra int sy stem on arear seat.
The generic term ch ildrestra int sy stem
The generic term child restra int sy stem is used in
th ese Operating Instructions. Achild restra int
sy stem is, fore xamp le:
R Ababyc ar seat
R Arear ward-facing child seat
R Aforwa rd-facin gchild seat
R Achild boos ters eat wit habackres tand seat
belt guides
The child restra int sy stem mus tbeappropriat eto
th ea ge,w eight and size of thec hild.
Observing la wsand regulations
Alw ayso bser vethel egal requ irements foru sing a
ch ild restra int sy stem in thev ehicle.
Observing thes tanda rdsf or child restra int
sy stems
All child restra int sy stems mus tmeetthe follow‐
ing standards:
R U.S. Federal Mo torV ehicle Saf etyS tandards
21 3a nd 225
R Canadian Mo torV ehicle Saf etyS tandards 213
and 210.2 Confirmatio
nthat thec hild restra int sy stem cor‐
re sponds tothes tandards can be found on an
instruction label on thec hild restra int sy stem.
This confirmation can also be found in thei nstal‐
lation instructions that ar eincluded wit hthe child
re stra int sy stem. De
tectin grisks, avoiding dan ger Securing sy
stems forc hild restra int sy stems
in thev ehicle
Onl yusethef ollowing securing sy stems forc hild
re stra int sy stems:
R The LATC H-type (ISOFIX )secu ring rings
R The sea tbelts yst em of thev ehicle
R The TopT ether anchorages
Ins talling aLATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem is prefer red.
Simpl yattaching tothes ecuring rings on the
ve hicle can reduce ther isk of ins talling thec hild
re stra int sy stem incor rectl y.
When securing achild wit hthe integrated seat
belt of theL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem, alw aysc omply wit hthe permissible gross
we ight fort he child and child restra int sy stem
(/ page41).
Ab oos ters eat ma ybenecessar ytoachieve
proper seat belt positioning forc hildren over
40 lbs (1 8kg) unti lthe yr eac hah eightwher ea
th re e-point seat belt fits properly wi thout aboos‐
te rs eat.
Mercedes-Benz recommends achild boos ters eat
wit hab ackres tand seat belt guides.
Ad vantag eofar earward-facin gchild restra int
sy stem
It is preferable totranspo rtab abyoras mall
ch ild in asuitable rear wa rd-facing child restra int
sy stem. In this case, thec hild sits in theo pposite
direction tothed irection of tra vela nd faces
ba ckwa rds.
Ba bies and small children ha vecompa ratively
we ak nec kmuscles in relation tothes ize and
we ight of their head. The risk of injur ytothe cer‐
vical spine during an accident can be reduced in
ar ear ward-facing child restra int sy stem. Occupant saf
ety37
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Alw
ayss ecur eac hildrestra int sy stem cor‐
re ctly &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hcaused
by 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 can‐
no tp erform its intended pr otectiv efunction.
In particular ,the child canno tberestrained in
th ee vent of an accident ,heavy braking or a
sudden chang eofd irection. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem and its cor rect use. #
Mak esuret hat 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, e.g. cushions,
under or behind thec hild restra int sys‐
te m. #
Alwaysu sechild restra int sy stems with
th eo riginal co verd esigned fort hem. #
Alwaysr eplace damaged co vers with
ge nuine co vers. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
unsecured child restra int sy stems in the
ve hicle
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is no tcorrectly
ins talled or secured, it could release, in par‐
ticular ,intheeve nt of an accident, sudden
braking or asudde nchang eind irection.
The child restra int sy stem could be flung
aroun dand hit vehicle occupants. #
Alwaysi ns tallch ild restra int sy stems
cor rectl y,eve nw henn otin use. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. R
Alwayso bser vethec hild restra int sy stem
manufacturer's ins tallation and operating instructions as
well as thev ehicle-speci fic
information:
- Installth eL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child
re stra int sy stem on ther ear seat
(/ page41).
- Secu rethec hild restra int sy stem wit hthe
seat belt on ther ear seat (/ page42).
- Secur ethe child restra int sy stem wit hthe
seat belt on thec o-driver seat
(/ page43). Obser vethes pecific
instruction sfor ther ear ward-facing and
fo rw ard-facin gchild restra int sy stems
(/ page43).
R Obser vethew arning labels in thev ehicle
interior and on thec hild restra int sy stem.
R Also secur eTop Tether if present.
Do no tmodify thec hild restra int sy stem &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomodifica‐
tions tothec hild restra int sy stem
The child restra int sy stem ma ynolonger
function as it is supposed toifyo um akem od‐
ification sorattachobject stoit, e.g. toys or
unsuitable accessories. This poses an
increased risk of injury!
Ne verm odify thec hild restra int sy stem. Only
attac haccessories whic hthe manufacturer of
th ec hild restra int sy stem has authorized
especially fort his child restra int sy stem. Onl
yusechild restra int sy stems whic harein
proper working condition &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hcaused
by theu se of damaged child restra int
sy stems
Child restra int sy stems or their retainin gsys‐
te ms that ha vebeen subjected toaload in an
acciden tmaythen no tbea bletoper form
th eir intended pr otectiv efunction.
In particular ,the child canno tberestrained in
th ee vent of an accident, heavy braking or a
sudden chang eofd irection. #
Alwaysr eplace child restra int sy stems
immediatel ythat ha vebeen damaged or
in vo lved in an ac cident. #
Have 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. 38
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