Child-Proof Locks Important Safety Notes - Mercedes-Benz CLS Operator's Manual

Children in the vehicle
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Top Tether provides an additional connection
between a child restraint system, secured
with a LATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat mount,
and the rear seat. This helps reduce the risk
of injury even further.
The Top Tether anchorage points are located
in the rear compartment behind the head
restraints.
X
Move head restraint : upwards.
X
Fold up cover ; of Top Tether anchorage
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X
Route Top Tether belt A under head
restraint : between the two head restraint
bars.
X
Hook Top Tether hook ? into Top Tether
anchorage =.
X
Make sure that Top Tether belt A is not
twisted.
X
Fold down cover ; of Top Tether
anchorage =.
X
Slide down head restraint : until it
engages ( Y page 99).
Make sure that you do not interfere with the
correct routing of Top Tether belt A.
X
Install the LATCH-type (ISOFIX) child
restraint system with Top Tether. Comply
with the manufacturer's installation
instructions when doing so. Make sure that
Top Tether belt A is tight.
Child-proof locks
Important safety notes
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WARNING
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey from the ignition lock. Always take
the SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.
Do not leave children unattended in the
vehicle, even if they are secured in a child
restraint system, or with access to an
unlocked vehicle. A child's unsupervised
access to a vehicle could result in an accident
and/or serious personal injury. The children
could:
injure themselves on parts of the vehicle
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be seriously or fatally injured through
R
excessive exposure to extreme heat or cold
injure themselves or cause an accident with
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vehicle equipment that can be operated
even if the SmartKey is removed from the
ignition lock or removed from the vehicle,
such as seat adjustment, steering wheel
adjustment, or the memory function
If children open a door, they could injure other
persons or get out of the vehicle and injure
themselves or be injured by following traffic.
Do not expose the child restraint system to
direct sunlight. The child restraint system's
metal parts, for example, could become very
hot, and the child could be burned on these
parts.