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If necessary, move head restraint
#
upwards Adjusting the rear seat head
restraints(
page 84).
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Install the LATCH-type (ISOFIX) child restraint
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system with Top Tether. Always comply with
the child restraint system manufacturer's
installation instructions when doing so.
Route Top Tether belt
5
under head
#
restraint
1
between the two head restraint
bars.
Guide Top Tether belt
5
downwards
#
between combined cargo cover and net
and backrest 2.
Hook Top Tether hook
6
of Top Tether belt
#
5
without twisting into Top Tether anchor‐
age 4.
Tension Top Tether belt 5. Always comply
#
with the child restraint system manufactur‐
er's installation instructions when doing so.
If necessary, move head restraint
#
wards Adjusting the rear seat head
restraints(
page 84). Make sure that you do
→
not interfere with the correct routing of Top
Tether belt 5.
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Child restraint systems on the front
passenger seat
Notes on child restraint systems on the front
passenger seat
Accident statistics show that children secured in
the rear seats are safer than children secured in
front seats. For this reason, Mercedes-Benz
strongly advises that you install a child restraint
system on a rear seat.
If it is absolutely necessary to install a child
restraint system on the front passenger seat,
always observe the information on the automatic
3
front passenger air bag shutoff (
By doing this, you can avoid risks caused by:
A child restraint system that is not detected
R
by the automatic front passenger air bag
shutoff.
The unintentionally deactivated front
R
passenger air bag.
1
down‐
Incorrect positioning of the child restraint
R
system.
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 air bag must always be deactivated.
This is only the case if the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lamp is lit continuously
(
page 37).
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When using a child restraint system on the front
passenger seat, it is essential to observe the fol‐
lowing:
Move the front passenger seat as far back as
R
page 35).
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possible.
Set the seat backrest to an almost vertical
R
position.
Retract the seat cushion length as far as pos‐
R
sible.
The entire base of the child restraint system
R
must always rest on the seat cushion of the
front-passenger seat.
The backrest of the forward-facing child
R
restraint system must, as far as possible, be
resting on the seat backrest of the front
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Occupant safety
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