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Transporting children safely

to the selected options or country versions.

This also applies to safety-related functions

and systems. When using these functions and

systems, the applicable laws and regulations

must be observed.

Vehicle features and options

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

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 them‐

selves and traffic, e.g., due to the following ac‐

tions:

Safety information

WARNING

The safety belt cannot be fastened cor‐

rectly on children shorter than 5 ft, 150 cm

without suitable additional child restraint sys‐

tems. The protective effect of the safety belts

can be limited or lost when safety belts are fas‐

tened incorrectly. An incorrectly fastened

safety belt can cause additional injuries, for in‐

stance 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.◀

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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

General information

Always transport children in the rear

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 109.

General information

Accident research shows that the safest place

for children is in the rear seat.

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 de‐

signed for 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

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On the front passenger seat

WARNING

Deactivating airbags

Active front-seat passenger airbags can

WARNING

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.◀

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.◀

WARNING

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 109.

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

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.

Safety information

WARNING

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.◀

Backrest width

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.

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Child seat security

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 belt buckle.

The rear safety belts and the front passenger

safety belt can be permanently locked to fas‐

ten child restraint systems.

2. Remove the child restraint system.

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

pletely.

LATCH child restraint fixing system

General information

Position

LATCH: Lower Anchors and Tether for Chil‐

dren.

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

system on the middle seat. Use the vehicle

seat belt instead for the middle seat.

Pay attention to the operating and safety infor‐

mation of the child restraint system manufac‐

turer when installing and using LATCH child

restraint fixing systems.

Mounts for the lower LATCH anchors

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.

Before installing LATCH child

restraint fixing systems

Pull the safety belt away from the area of the

child restraint system.

Safety information

WARNING

Assembly of LATCH child restraint

fixing systems

1. Install child restraint system, see manufac‐

turer's information.

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.◀

2. Ensure that both LATCH anchors are prop‐

erly connected.

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Child restraint system with a tether

strap

Mounting point

Hook for upper retaining strap

Mounting points

Attaching the upper retaining strap to

the anchor

1. Lift the cover over the anchor.

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.

2. Guide the upper retaining strap over the

head restraint.

3. Attach the hook of the retaining strap to

the anchor.

Safety information

4. Tighten the retaining strap by pulling it

down.

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.

Only mount child restraint systems to the up‐

per retaining straps.◀

Routing the retaining strap

WARNING

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.◀

Direction of travel

Upper retaining strap

Head restraint

Rear window shelf

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