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Transporting children safely

It also describes features that are not necessarily

Vehicle features and

options

available in your vehicle, e. g., due to the selected

options or country versions. This also applies to

safety-related functions and systems. When us‐

ing these functions and systems, the applicable

laws and regulations must be observed.

This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐

cific and optional features offered with the series.

The right place for children

as soon as a suitable child restraint system can

no longer be used due to their age, weight, and

size.

Safety information

WARNING

Unattended children or animals can cause the

vehicle to move and endanger themselves and

traffic, for instance due to the following actions:

Safety information

WARNING

▷ Pressing the Start/Stop button.

▷ Releasing the parking brake.

The safety belt cannot be fastened correctly on

children shorter than 5 ft, 150 cm without suita‐

ble additional child restraint systems. The effi‐

cacy of safety gear, including safety belts, can

be limited or lost when safety belts are fas‐

tened incorrectly. An incorrectly fastened safety

belt can cause additional injuries, for instance in

the event of an accident or during braking and

evasive maneuvers. There is a risk of injuries or

danger to life. Secure children shorter than 5 ft,

150 cm using suitable child restraint systems.

▷ Opening and closing the doors or win‐

dows.

▷ 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.

Always transport children in the

rear seat

Children on the front passenger

seat

General information

Accident research shows that the safest place

for children is in the rear seat.

General information

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 passenger airbags, re‐

fer to page 147.

Transport children younger than 13 years of age

or shorter than 5 ft/150 cm only in the rear seat

in suitable child restraint systems designed for

the age, weight and size of the child. Children

13 years of age or older must wear a safety belt

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backrest tilt for all affected backrests and cor‐

rectly adjust the seats. Make sure that seats

and backrests are securely engaged or locked.

If possible, adjust the height of the head re‐

straints or remove them.

Safety information

WARNING

Active front-seat passenger airbags can injure a

child in a child restraint system when the air‐

bags are activated. There is a risk of injury.

Make sure that the front-seat passenger air‐

bags are deactivated and that the PASSEN‐

GER AIRBAG OFF indicator light lights up.

WARNING

The protective effect of damaged child restraint

systems or of child restraint systems exposed

to an accident and their fastening systems can

be limited or lost. A child can e.g.,not suffi‐

ciently restrained, for instance in the event of

an accident or braking and evasive maneuvers.

There is a risk of injuries or danger to life. Have

damaged child restraint systems or of child re‐

straint systems exposed to an accident and

their fastening systems checked and possibly

replaced by the dealer’s service center or an‐

other qualified service center or repair shop.

WARNING

The stability of the child restraint system is lim‐

ited or compromised with incorrect seat adjust‐

ment 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, adjust the

backrest tilt for all affected backrests and cor‐

rectly adjust the seats. Make sure that seats

and backrests are securely engaged or locked.

If possible, adjust the height of the head re‐

straints or remove them.

On the front passenger seat

Deactivating airbags

WARNING

Installing child restraint

systems

Active front-seat passenger airbags can injure a

child in a child restraint system when the air‐

bags are activated. There is a risk of injury.

Make sure that the front-seat passenger air‐

bags are deactivated and that the PASSEN‐

GER AIRBAG OFF indicator light lights up.

General information

Pay attention to the specifications of the child re‐

straint system manufacturer when selecting, in‐

stalling, and using child restraint systems.

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.

Safety information

WARNING

Deactivate the front-seat passenger airbags au‐

tomatically, refer to page 147.

The stability of the child restraint system is lim‐

ited or compromised with incorrect seat adjust‐

ment 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, adjust the

Seat position and height

Before installing a child restraint system, move

the front passenger seat as far back as possible

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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 accident.

3. Allow the belt strap to be pulled in com‐

pletely.

If the upper anchorage of the safety belt is lo‐

cated in front of the belt guide of the child seat,

move the front passenger seat carefully forward

until the best possible belt guide position is

reached.

LATCH child restraint fixing

system

General information

LATCH: Lower Anchors and Tether for Children.

Backrest width

Pay attention to the operating and safety infor‐

mation of the child restraint system manufacturer

when installing and using LATCH child restraint

fixing systems.

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.

Mounts for the lower LATCH

anchors

Child seat security

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.

Safety information

WARNING

If the LATCH child restraint fixing systems are

not correctly engaged, the protective effect of

the LATCH child restraint fixing system can be

limited. There is a risk of injuries or danger to

life. Make sure that the lower anchors are se‐

curely engaged and that the LATCH child re‐

straint fixing system fits securely against the

backrest.

The rear safety belts and the front passenger

safety belt can be permanently locked to fasten

child restraint systems.

Locking the safety belt

1. Pull out the belt strap completely.

2. Secure the child restraint system with the

safety belt.

3. Allow the belt strap to be pulled in and pull it

tight against the child restraint system. The

safety belt is locked.

Unlocking the safety belt

1. Unbuckle the safety belt buckle.

2. Remove the child restraint system.

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Position

WARNING

Symbol

Meaning

If the rear backrest is not locked, the protective

effect of the child restraint system is limited or

there is none. In particular situations, for in‐

stance braking maneuvers or in case of an acci‐

dent, the rear backrest can fold forward. There

is a risk of injuries or danger to life. Make sure

that the rear backrests are locked.

The corresponding symbol

shows the mounts for the lower

LATCH anchors.

Seats equipped with lower an‐

chors are marked with a pair, 2,

of LATCH symbols.

Before installing LATCH child

restraint fixing systems

Pull the safety belt away from the area of the

child restraint system.

NOTE

The anchors for the upper retaining 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 damage to property. Only mount

child restraint systems to the upper retaining

straps.

Assembly of LATCH child

restraint fixing systems

1. Install child restraint system, see manufactur‐

er's information.

2. Ensure that both LATCH anchors are prop‐

erly connected.

Anchors

The respective symbol shows the anchor

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.

Child restraint systems

with tether strap

Safety information

Routing the retaining strap

WARNING

If the upper retaining strap is incorrectly used

for the child restraint system, the protective ef‐

fect can be reduced. There is a risk of injury.

Make sure that the upper retaining strap is not

guided across sharp edges and without twist‐

ing to the upper retaining strap.

Direction of travel

Upper retaining strap

Head restraint

Rear window shelf

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Anchor

Hook for upper retaining strap

Attaching the upper retaining

strap to the anchor

1. Lift the cover over the anchor.

2. Guide the upper retaining strap over or along

both sides of the head restraint to the anchor.

3. Attach the hook of the retaining strap to the

anchor.

4. Tighten the retaining strap by pulling it down.

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