Mercedes-Benz EQE Operator's Manual page 60

Occupant safety
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To improve protection for children younger than
12 years old or under 5 ft (1.50 m) in height,
Mercedes-Benz recommends you observe the fol-
lowing information:
Always secure the child in a child restraint sys-
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tem suitable for this Mercedes-Benz vehicle.
The child restraint system must be appropriate
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to the age, weight and size of the child.
The vehicle seat must be suitable for fitting a
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child restraint system.
Accident statistics show that children secured on
the rear passenger compartment seats are gener-
ally safer than children secured on the front seats.
For this reason, Mercedes-Benz strongly advises
that you fit a child restraint system to a rear
passenger compartment seat.
The generic term child restraint system
The generic term child restraint system is used in
this Operator's Manual. A child restraint system
is, for example:
a baby car seat
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a rearward-facing child seat
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a forward-facing child seat
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a child booster seat with a backrest and seat
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belt guide
Mercedes-Benz recommends using a child
booster seat with a backrest.
The child restraint system must be appropriate to
the age, weight and size of the child.
Observe laws and legal requirements
Always observe the legal requirements when
using a child restraint system in the vehicle.
Observe standards for child restraint systems
All child restraint systems must meet the following
standards:
U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
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213 and 225
Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 213
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and 210.2
Confirmation that the child restraint system com-
plies with the standards can be found on an
instruction label on the child restraint system.
This confirmation can also be found in the instal-
lation instructions that are included with the child
restraint system.
Detecting risks, avoiding danger
Securing systems for child restraint systems in
the vehicle
Use only the following securing systems for child
restraint systems:
the ISOFIX securing rings
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the vehicle's seat belt system
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the Top Tether anchorages
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Fitting an ISOFIX child restraint system is prefer-
red.
Simply attaching to the securing rings on the vehi-
cle can reduce the risk of fitting the child restraint
system incorrectly.
When securing a child with the integrated seat
belt of the ISOFIX child restraint system, always
comply with the permissible gross weight for the
child and child restraint system (
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A booster seat may be necessary to achieve
proper seat belt positioning for children over
page 63).