Mercedes-Benz Citan 2015 Operating Instructions Manual page 41

in the event of an accident. This poses an
increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Always lock rear seat backrests after fitting a
Top Tether belt. Adjust the rear seat backr-
ests so that they are positioned upright.
Make sure that the backrest in the rear engages
fully. To do this, pull the backrest firmly.
Top Tether anchorage points
Example: rear bench seat
i Vehicles for Australia: for the middle seat,
there is a Top Tether anchorage located on
the rear side of the rear bench seat.
X
Rear seat bench: make sure that the rear
bench seat backrest is correctly engaged.
X
Slide head restraint : upwards.
X
Route the Top Tether belt ? under head
restraint : between the two head restraint
bars.
X
Rear bench seat: attach Top Tether hook =
to lashing eyelet ; in the load compartment.
When doing so, make sure Top Tether belt ?
can move freely.
Not every co-driver's seat is equipped with Top Tether anchorages.
3
Children in the vehicle
X
3
Co-driver's seat : attach Top Tether hook =
to the lashing eyelet behind the guide rail of
the co-driver's seat. When doing so, make
sure Top Tether belt ? can move freely.
X
Fit the ISOFIX child restraint system with Top
Tether. Always comply with the child restraint
system manufacturer's installation instruc-
tions when doing so.
Do not use the lashing eyelets in the load com-
partment if they are already being used to fasten
two of the following three components:
Safety net
R
Load in the load compartment
R
Child seat
R
Child restraint system on the co-driv-
er's seat
General notes
Accident statistics show that children secured
in the rear seats are safer than children secured
in the front-passenger seat. For this reason,
Mercedes-Benz strongly advises that you install
a child restraint system on a rear seat.
You can thus avoid the risks that could arise as
a result of an unsuitable positioning of the child
restraint system, e.g. too close to the dash-
board.
Please observe the warning notice on the front-
passenger sun visor, see the illustration.
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WARNING
If you secure a child in a rearward-facing child
restraint system on the co-driver's seat, the
child can be hit by the co-driver's front airbag
if it is deployed in an accident.
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