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Transporting children safely
Transporting children safely
to the selected options or country versions.
Vehicle features and options
This also applies to safety-related functions
and systems. When using these functions and
systems, the applicable country provisions
must be observed.
This chapter describes all standard, country-
specific and optional features offered with the
series. It also describes features that are not
necessarily available in your vehicle, e. g., due
The right place for children
Safety information
Safety information
WARNING
WARNING
Unattended children or animals can
cause the vehicle to move and endanger them‐
selves and traffic, e.g., due to the following ac‐
tions:
Children shorter than 5 ft, 150 cm cannot
correctly fasten the safety belt without suitable
additional restraint systems. The protective ef‐
fect of the safety belts can be limited or lost
when safety belts are fastened incorrectly. An
incorrectly fastened safety belt can cause ad‐
ditional injuries, e.g., in the event of an acci‐
dent or during braking and evasive maneuvers.
There is a risk of injuries or danger to life. Se‐
cure children shorter than 5 ft, 150 cm using
suitable restraint systems.◀
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Pressing the Start/Stop button.
Releasing the parking brake.
Opening and closing the doors or win‐
dows.
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Engaging selector lever position N.
Using vehicle equipment.
There is a risk of accidents or injuries. Do not
leave children or animals unattended in the ve‐
hicle. Take the remote control with you when
exiting and lock the vehicle.◀
Children on the front passenger seat
Should it ever be necessary to use a child re‐
straint system in the front passenger seat,
make sure that the front, knee and side airbags
on the front passenger side are deactivated.
Automatic deactivation of front-seat passen‐
ger airbags, refer to page 105.
Children should always be in the rear
General information
Accident research shows that the safest place
for children is in the rear seat.
Safety information
WARNING
Only transport children younger than 13 years
of age or shorter than 5 ft, 150 cm in the rear in
suitable child restraint systems provided in ac‐
cordance with the age, weight and size of the
child. Children 13 years of age or older must
wear a safety belt as soon as a suitable child
restraint system can no longer be used due to
their age, weight and size.
Active front-seat passenger airbags can
injure a child in a child restraint system when
the airbags are activated. There is a risk of in‐
jury. Make sure that the front-seat passenger
airbags are deactivated and that the PASSEN‐
GER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp lights up.◀
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WARNING
jury. Make sure that the front-seat passenger
airbags are deactivated and that the PASSEN‐
GER AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp lights up.◀
The stability of the child restraint system
is limited or compromised with incorrect seat
adjustment or improper installation of the child
seat. There is a risk of injuries or danger to life.
Make sure that the child restraint system fits
securely against the backrest. If possible, ad‐
just the backrest tilt for all affected backrests
and correctly adjust the seats. Make sure that
seats and backrests are securely engaged. If
possible, adjust the height of the head re‐
straints or remove them.◀
After installing a child restraint system in the
front passenger seat, make sure that the front,
knee and side airbags on the front passenger
side are deactivated.
Deactivate the front-seat passenger airbags
automatically, refer to page 105.
Seat position and height
Before installing a child restraint system, move
the front passenger seat as far back as possi‐
ble and bring it as far up as possible to obtain
the best possible position for the belt and to
offer optimal protection in the event of an acci‐
dent.
Installing child restraint
systems
General information
If the upper anchorage of the safety belt is lo‐
cated in front of the belt guide of the child seat,
move the passenger seat carefully forward un‐
til the best possible belt guide position is
reached.
Pay attention to the specifications of the child
restraint system manufacturer when selecting,
installing, and using child restraint systems.
Safety information
Backrest width
WARNING
Adjustable backrest width: before installing a
child restraint system in the front passenger
seat, open the backrest width completely. Do
not change the backrest width again and do
not call up a memory position.
The stability of the child restraint system
is limited or compromised with incorrect seat
adjustment or improper installation of the child
seat. There is a risk of injuries or danger to life.
Make sure that the child restraint system fits
securely against the backrest. If possible, ad‐
just the backrest tilt for all affected backrests
and correctly adjust the seats. Make sure that
seats and backrests are securely engaged. If
possible, adjust the height of the head re‐
straints or remove them.◀
Child seat security
On the front passenger seat
Deactivating airbags
WARNING
The rear safety belts and the front passenger
safety belt can be permanently locked to fas‐
ten child restraint systems.
Active front-seat passenger airbags can
injure a child in a child restraint system when
the airbags are activated. There is a risk of in‐
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Locking the safety belt
1. Pull out the belt strap completely.
Unlocking the safety belt
1. Unbuckle the belt buckle.
2. Secure the child restraint system with the
safety belt.
2. Remove the child restraint system.
3. Allow the belt strap to be pulled in com‐
pletely.
3. Allow the belt strap to be pulled in and pull
it tight against the child restraint system.
The safety belt is locked.
LATCH child restraint fixing system
system on the middle seat. Use the vehicle
seat belt instead for the middle seat.
General information
LATCH: Lower Anchors and Tether for Chil‐
dren.
Before installing LATCH child
restraint fixing systems
Pull the safety belt away from the area of the
child restraint system.
Pay attention to the operating and safety infor‐
mation of the child restraint system manufac‐
turer when installing and using LATCH child
restraint fixing system.
Mounts for the lower LATCH anchors
Assembly of LATCH child restraint
fixing systems
1. Install child restraint system, see manufac‐
turer's information.
The lower anchors may be used to attach the
CRS to the vehicle seat up to a combined child
and CRS weight of 65 lb/30 kg when the child
is restrained by the internal harnesses.
2. Ensure that both LATCH anchors are prop‐
erly connected.
Safety information
WARNING
Child restraint system with a tether
strap
If the LATCH child restraint fixing sys‐
tems are not correctly engaged, the protective
effect of the LATCH child restraint fixing sys‐
tem can be limited. There is a risk of injuries or
danger to life. Make sure that the lower an‐
chors are securely engaged and that the
LATCH child restraint fixing system fits se‐
curely against the backrest.◀
Mounting points
The respective symbol shows the an‐
chor for the upper retaining strap.
Seats with an upper top tether are
marked with this symbol. It can be found on
the rear seat backrest or the rear window shelf.
Position
Safety information
The corresponding symbol shows the
mounts for the lower LATCH anchors.
Seats equipped with lower anchors are
marked with a pair, 2, of LATCH sym‐
bols. It is not recommended to use the
inner lower anchors of standard outer
LATCH positions to fasten a child restraint
NOTE
The mounting points for the upper re‐
taining straps of child restraint systems are
only provided for these retaining straps. When
other objects are mounted, the anchors can be
damaged. There is a risk of property damage.
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Only mount child restraint systems to the up‐
per retaining straps.◀
5. Tighten the retaining strap by pulling it
down.
6. Lower and lock head restraints as needed.
Routing the retaining strap
WARNING
Locking the doors and
windows in the rear
If the upper retaining strap is incorrectly
used for the child restraint system, the protec‐
tive effect can be reduced. There is a risk of in‐
jury. Make sure that the upper retaining strap is
not guided across sharp edges and without
twisting to the upper retaining strap.◀
Rear doors
Push the locking lever on the rear doors down.
The door can now be opened from the outside
only.
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Direction of travel
Head restraint
Safety switch for the rear
Hook for upper retaining strap
Mounting point
Press button on the driver's door.
The LED lights up if the safety func‐
tion is switched on.
Seat backrest
Upper retaining strap
This locks various functions so that they can‐
not be operated from the rear.
Attaching the upper retaining strap to
the mounting point
1. Raise the head restraint, if needed.
2. Guide the upper retaining strap between
the supports of the head restraint.
3. If there is a retaining strap, run it between
the backrest and the cargo cover.
Middle seat: guide the retaining strap
through the belt guide on the top edge of
the rear seat backrest.
4. Attach the hook of the retaining strap to
the anchor.
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