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Transporting children safely  
Transporting children safely  
Vehicle features and options  
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Warning  
A heated vehicle may result in death to  
persons, especially children, or animals.  
There is a risk of injuries or danger to life.  
Do not leave persons, especially children,  
or animals unattended in the vehicle.  
This chapter describes all standard, country-  
specific and optional features offered with  
the series. It also describes features and  
functions that are not necessarily available  
in your vehicle, e.g., due to the selected op-  
tions 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.  
Warning  
Exposure to intense sunlight can cause  
child restraint systems and their compo-  
nents to become very hot. Persons may  
sustain burn injuries when touching the  
hot components. There is a risk of injury.  
Do not expose the child restraint system to  
direct sunlight or cover where necessary.  
If necessary, let the child restraint system  
cool down before transporting a child. Do  
not leave children unattended in the vehi-  
cle.  
The right place for children  
Safety information  
Warning  
Unattended children or animals in the ve-  
hicle can cause the vehicle to move and  
endanger themselves and traffic, for in-  
stance due to the following actions:  
Always transport children in the  
rear seat  
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Pressing the Start/Stop button.  
Releasing the parking brake.  
General information  
Accident research shows that the safest  
place for children is in the rear seat.  
Opening and closing the doors or  
windows.  
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Engaging selector lever position N.  
Using vehicle equipment.  
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 as soon as a suitable child  
restraint system can no longer be used due  
to their age, weight, or size.  
There is a risk of accidents or injuries. Do  
not leave children or animals unattended  
in the vehicle. Take the vehicle key with  
you when exiting and lock the vehicle.  
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Warning  
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 re-  
straint system fits securely against the  
backrest. If possible, adjust the backrest  
tilt for all affected backrests and correctly  
adjust the seats. Make sure that seats and  
backrests are securely engaged or locked.  
If possible, adjust the height of the head  
restraints or remove them.  
The safety belt cannot be fastened cor-  
rectly on children shorter than 5 ft,  
150 cm without suitable additional child  
restraint systems. The efficacy of safety  
gear, including safety belts, can be limited  
or lost when safety belts are fastened in-  
correctly. An incorrectly fastened safety  
belt can cause additional injuries, for in-  
stance in the event of an accident, braking  
or evasive maneuvers. There is a risk of in-  
juries or danger to life. Secure children  
shorter than 5 ft, 150 cm using suitable  
child restraint systems.  
Installing child restraint sys-  
tems  
Children on the front passenger  
seat  
General information  
General information  
Pay attention to the specifications of the  
child restraint system manufacturer when  
selecting, installing, and using child re-  
straint systems.  
Before using a child restraint system on the  
front passenger seat, ensure that the front,  
knee, and side airbags on the front passen-  
ger side are deactivated. For automatic de-  
activation of front-seat passenger airbags,  
refer to page 143.  
In order to facilitate the installation of a  
back-facing child restraint system in the  
rear:  
Move the front passenger seat as far up as  
possible before folding down the backrest.  
Safety information  
Warning  
Safety information  
Active front-seat passenger airbags can in-  
jure a child in a child restraint system  
when the airbags are activated. There is a  
risk of injury. Make sure that the front-  
seat passenger airbags are deactivated and  
that the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indica-  
tor light lights up.  
Warning  
The protective effect of child restraint sys-  
tems and their fastening systems which  
have been damaged or exposed to an acci-  
dent can be limited or lost. A child cannot  
be properly restrained in the event of an  
accident, braking or evasive maneuvers.  
There is a risk of injuries or danger to life.  
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Do not use child restraint systems which  
have been damaged or exposed to an acci-  
dent.  
that the PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indica-  
tor light lights up.  
Before 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.  
If a child restraint system and its fasten-  
ing system has been damaged or exposed  
to an accident, have these systems  
checked and replaced by the dealer's serv-  
ice center or another qualified service cen-  
ter or repair shop.  
Deactivate the front-seat passenger airbags  
automatically, refer to page 143.  
Seat position and height  
Warning  
Before installing a child restraint system,  
move the front passenger seat as far back as  
possible 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 accident.  
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 re-  
straint system fits securely against the  
backrest. If possible, adjust the backrest  
tilt for all affected backrests and correctly  
adjust the seats. Make sure that seats and  
backrests are securely engaged or locked.  
If possible, adjust the height of the head  
restraints or remove them.  
If the upper anchorage of the safety belt is  
located in front of the belt guide of the child  
seat, move the front passenger seat care-  
fully forward until the best possible belt  
guide position is reached.  
Child seat security  
On the rear seats  
In order to facilitate the installation of a  
back-facing child restraint system:  
Move the front passenger seat as far up as  
possible before folding down the backrest.  
On the front passenger seat  
Deactivating airbags  
The rear safety belts and the front passen-  
ger safety belt can be permanently locked to  
fasten child restraint systems.  
Warning  
Active front-seat passenger airbags can in-  
jure a child in a child restraint system  
when the airbags are activated. There is a  
risk of injury. Make sure that the front-  
seat passenger airbags are deactivated and  
Locking the safety belt  
1. Pull out the belt strap completely.  
2. Secure the child restraint system with  
the safety belt.  
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fixing system fits securely against the  
backrest.  
3. Allow the belt strap to be pulled in and  
pull it tight against the child restraint  
system. The safety belt is locked.  
Position  
Unlocking the safety belt  
1. Unbuckle the safety belt buckle.  
2. Remove the child restraint system.  
Symbol  
Meaning  
The corresponding symbol  
shows the mounts for the  
lower LATCH anchors.  
3. Allow the belt strap to be pulled in com-  
pletely.  
Seats equipped with lower  
anchors are marked with a  
pair, (2), of LATCH symbols.  
LATCH child restraint fixing  
system  
Before installing LATCH child  
restraint fixing systems  
General information  
LATCH: Lower Anchors and Tether for Chil-  
dren.  
Pull the safety belt away from the area of  
the child restraint system.  
Pay attention to the operating and safety in-  
formation from the child restraint system  
manufacturer when installing and using  
LATCH child restraint fixing systems.  
Assembly of LATCH child restraint  
fixing systems  
1. Install child restraint system, see manu-  
facturer's information.  
Mounts for the lower LATCH  
anchors  
2. Ensure that both LATCH anchors are  
properly engaged.  
The lower anchors may be used to attach  
the CRS to the vehicle seat up to a com-  
bined child and CRS weight of 65 lbs/30 kg  
when the child is restrained by the internal  
harnesses.  
Child restraint systems with tether  
strap  
Safety information  
Safety information  
Warning  
If the upper retaining strap is incorrectly  
used for the child restraint system, the  
protective effect can be reduced. There is  
a risk of injury. Make sure that the upper  
retaining strap does not run over sharp  
edges and is not twisted as it passes the  
upper anchor.  
Warning  
If the LATCH child restraint fixing sys-  
tems are not correctly engaged, the protec-  
tive 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 securely en-  
gaged and that the LATCH child restraint  
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Hook for upper retaining strap  
Warning  
Anchor  
If the rear backrest is not locked, the pro-  
tective effect of the child restraint system  
is limited or there is none. In certain situa-  
tions, 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.  
Seat backrest  
Upper retaining strap  
Attaching the upper retaining strap to  
the anchor  
1. Raise the head restraint, if needed.  
2. On the rear seat: Guide the upper retain-  
ing strap between or along both sides of  
the supports of the head restraint to the  
anchor.  
NOTICE  
The anchors for the upper retaining straps  
of child restraint systems are only pro-  
vided 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 anchors.  
3. Attach the hook of the retaining strap to  
the anchor on the rear seat.  
4. Tighten the retaining strap by pulling it  
down.  
Anchors  
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.  
Routing the retaining strap  
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Direction of travel  
Head restraint  
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