Mercedes-Benz S-Class Cabriolet 2017 Owner's Manual page 57

54 Occupant safety
The child could be struck by the airbag.
Always ensure that the front passenger air‐
bag is disabled. The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lamp must be lit.
NEVER use a rearward facing child restraint
on a seat protected by an ACTIVE FRONT
AIRBAG in front of it; DEATH or SERIOUS
INJURY to the CHILD can occur.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
goes out, the front passenger front airbag is ena‐
bled.
Be sure to observe the notes on the safe trans‐
portation of children ( page 48).
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Notes on vehicles without the automatic
front passenger front airbag shutoff
Vehicles without automatic front passenger front
airbag shutoff have a special sticker affixed to
the side of the cockpit on the front passenger
side.
Never install a rearward-facing child restraint
system on the front passenger seat:
Make sure you observe the following informa‐
tion:
On forward-facing and rearward-facing child
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restraint systems on the front passenger seat
( page 54).
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On attaching suitable child restraint systems
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( page 55).
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Notes on forward-facing and rearward-facing
child restraint systems on the front
passenger seat
When using a rearward-facing child restraint sys‐
tem on the front passenger seat, the front
passenger front airbag must always be disabled.
This is only the case if the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lamp is lit continuously
( page 44).
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When using the child restraint system on the
front passenger seat, it is essential to observe
the following:
Move the front-passenger seat as far back as
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possible and also into the highest position.
Set the seat backrest to an almost vertical
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position.
Retract the seat cushion length as far as pos‐
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sible.
The entire base of the child restraint system
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must always rest on the sitting surface of the
front passenger seat.
The backrest of the forward-facing child
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restraint system must, as far as possible, be
resting on the seat backrest of the front