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the selected options or country versions. This

Vehicle features and options

also applies to safety-related functions and

systems. The respectively applicable country

provisions must be observed when using the

respective features and systems.

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 car, e. g., due to

The right place for children

Note

Children in the vehicle

Deactivating the front-seat passenger

airbags

Do not leave children unattended in the

vehicle; otherwise, they could endanger them‐

selves and other persons, e.g., by opening the

doors.◀

If a child restraint system is used in the front

passenger seat, deactivate the front-seat pas‐

senger airbags; otherwise, there is an in‐

creased risk of injury to the child when the air‐

bags are activated, even with a child restraint

system.◀

Children should always be in the rear

Accident research shows that the safest place

for children is in the back seat.

Transporting children in the rear

Installing child restraint

systems

Only transport children younger than

13 years of age or shorter than 5 ft/150 cm in

the rear in child restraint systems provided in

accordance with the age, weight and size of

the child; otherwise, there is an increased risk

of injury in an accident.

Hints

Manufacturer's information for child re‐

straint systems

To select, mount and use child restraint sys‐

tems, observe the information provided by the

system manufacturer; otherwise, the protec‐

tive effect can be lost.◀

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.◀

Ensuring the stability of the child seat

Children on the front passenger seat

When installing child restraint systems,

make sure that the child seat is securely fas‐

tened to the backrest of the seat. Angle and

headrest of the backrest might need to be ad‐

justed or possibly be removed. Make sure that

all backrests are securely locked. Otherwise

the stability of the child seat can be affected,

and there is an increased risk of injury because

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 102.

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of unexpected movement of the seat back‐

rest.◀

the adjustment after this; otherwise, the stabil‐

ity of the child seat will be reduced.◀

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.

On the front passenger seat

Deactivating airbags

Deactivating the front-seat passenger

airbags

Child seat security

If a child restraint system is used in the front

passenger seat, deactivate the front-seat pas‐

senger airbags; otherwise, there is an in‐

creased risk of injury to the child when the air‐

bags are activated, even with a child restraint

system.◀

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.

The rear safety belts and the front passenger

safety belt can be permanently locked to fas‐

ten child restraint systems.

Deactivate the front-seat passenger airbags

automatically, refer to page 102.

The front passenger safety belt can be perma‐

nently locked to fasten child restraint systems.

Seat position and height

Before installing a child restraint system, move

the front passenger seat as far back as possi‐

ble and adjust its height to the highest and

thus best possible position for the belt and to

offer optimal protection in the event of an acci‐

dent.

Locking the safety belt

1. Pull out the strap completely.

2. Secure the child restraint system with the

belt.

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.

3. Allow the 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.

Backrest width

2. Remove the child restraint system.

3. Allow the strap to be pulled in completely.

Backrest width for the child seat

Before installing a child restraint system

in the front passenger seat, the backrest width

must be opened completely. Do not change

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LATCH child restraint system

LATCH: Lower Anchors and Tether for Chil‐

dren.

Before installing LATCH child

restraint systems

Pull the belt away from the area of the child re‐

straint system.

Note

Follow manufacturer's information for

LATCH child restraint systems

Assembly of LATCH child restraint

systems

1. Mount the child restraint system; refer to

the user's manual of the system.

To mount and use the LATCH child restraint

systems, observe the operating and safety in‐

formation from the system manufacturer; oth‐

erwise, the level of protection may be re‐

duced.◀

2. Ensure that both LATCH anchors are prop‐

erly connected.

Child restraint fixing system with a

tether strap

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.

Mounting points

The respective symbol shows the an‐

chor for the upper retaining strap.

Seats with an upper Top Tether are

Note

marked with this symbol. It can be found on

the rear seat backrest or the rear window shelf.

Properly engage the lower LATCH an‐

chors

Make sure that the lower LATCH anchors have

properly engaged and that the child restraint

system is resting snugly against the backrest;

otherwise, the degree of protection may be re‐

duced.◀

Note

Mounting eyelets

Use the mounting eyes only for the up‐

per retaining strap to secure child restraint

systems; otherwise, the mounting eyes could

be damaged.◀

Position

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.

Retaining strap guide

Retaining strap

Make sure that the upper retaining strap

is not passed over the head restraints or sharp

edges and is not twisted up to the upper

mounting points; otherwise, the belt cannot

properly secure the child restraint system in an

accident.◀

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Locking the doors and

windows

Rear doors

Direction of travel

Head restraint

Hook for upper retaining strap

Mounting point/eye

Seat backrest

Push the locking lever on the rear doors down.

Upper retaining strap

The door can now be opened from the outside

only.

Attaching the upper retaining strap to

the mounting point

Safety switch for the rear

1. Raise the head restraint if needed.

Press button on the driver's door if

children are being transported in the

rear.

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.

This locks various functions so that they can‐

not be operated from the rear: safety switch,

refer to page 49.

4. Attach the hook of the retaining strap to

the mounting eye.

5. Tighten the retaining strap by pulling it

down.

6. Lower and lock head restraints as needed.

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