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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 efficacy of safety gear, including

safety belts, can be limited or lost when safety

belts are fastened incorrectly. An incorrectly

fastened safety belt can cause additional inju‐

ries, 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 chil‐

dren 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 115.

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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center or another qualified service center or re‐

pair shop.◀

Safety information

WARNING

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.◀

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.◀

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.◀

On the front passenger seat

Deactivating airbags

WARNING

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.◀

Installing child restraint

systems

General information

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.

Pay attention to the specifications of the child

restraint system manufacturer when selecting,

installing, and using child restraint systems.

Deactivate the front-seat passenger airbags

automatically, refer to page 115.

Safety information

WARNING

Seat position and height

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 sufficiently 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 restraint systems exposed to an ac‐

cident and their fastening systems checked

and possibly replaced by the dealer’s service

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.

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‐

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til the best possible belt guide position is

reached.

Locking the safety belt

1. Pull out the belt strap completely.

2. Secure the child restraint system with the

safety belt.

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.

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.

Child seat security

2. Remove the child restraint system.

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

pletely.

The rear safety belts and the front passenger

safety belt can be permanently locked to fas‐

ten child restraint systems.

LATCH child restraint fixing system

General information

Safety information

LATCH: Lower Anchors and Tether for Chil‐

dren.

WARNING

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.◀

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.

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Position

Child restraint systems with tether

strap

Symbol

Meaning

Safety information

The corresponding symbol

shows the mounts for the

lower LATCH anchors.

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.◀

Seats equipped with lower an‐

chors are marked with a pair,

2, of LATCH symbols.

It is not recommended to use

the inner lower anchors of

standard outer LATCH posi‐

tions to fasten a child restraint

system on the middle seat.

Use the vehicle safety belt in‐

stead for the middle seat.

WARNING

If the rear backrest is not locked, the pro‐

tective effect of the child restraint system is

limited or there is none. In particular situations,

for instance braking maneuvers or in case of an

accident, the rear backrest can fold forward.

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

sure that the rear backrests are locked.◀

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.◀

Mounts for the lower LATCH anchors are lo‐

cated behind the seat cover between the back‐

rest and the seat cushion.

Anchors

Open the zipper to access the anchors.

The respective symbol shows the an‐

chor for the upper retaining strap.

Seats with an upper top tether are

Before installing LATCH child

restraint fixing systems

Pull the safety belt away from the area of the

child restraint system.

marked with this symbol. It can be found on

the rear seat backrest or the rear window shelf.

Assembly of LATCH child restraint

fixing systems

1. Install child restraint system, see manufac‐

turer's information.

2. Ensure that both LATCH anchors are prop‐

erly connected.

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Routing the retaining strap

Locking the doors and

windows in the rear

Rear doors

Direction of travel

Head restraint

Hook for upper retaining strap

Anchor/eye

Push the locking lever on the rear doors up.

Seat backrest

The door can now be opened from the outside

only.

Upper retaining strap

Safety switch for the rear

Attaching the upper retaining strap to

the mounting point

Press button on the driver's door.

The LED lights up if the safety func‐

tion is switched on.

1. Middle seat: raise the head restraint if

needed.

2. Outer seats: guide the upper retaining

strap over the head restraint.

This locks various functions so that they can‐

not be operated from the rear.

Middle seat: guide the upper retaining

strap between the supports of the head re‐

straint.

3. If there is a retaining strap, run it between

the backrest and the cargo cover.

4. Attach the hook of the retaining strap to

the mounting eye.

5. Tighten the retaining strap by pulling it

down.

6. Middle seat: lower and lock head restraints

as needed.

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