Override Switch For Rear Passenger Compartment - Mercedes-Benz 2008 S550 Operator's Manual

Damaged or impact damaged child seats or
child seat mounting fittings must be re-
placed.
Do not leave children unattended in the ve-
hicle, even if the children are secured in a
child restraint system.
If you have not installed a child seat, the
LATCH anchors are hidden by an uphol-
stery cover.
1 Indicates the position of the anchors
2 Anchors
3 Upholstery cover
4 Installation device
Bring the rear power seat backrest* to
its fully upright position ( page 349).
Fold upholstery cover 3 upward.
Turn installation device 4 to a vertical
position so that upholstery cover 3
does not fold down.
Install child seat according to the man-
ufacturer's instructions.
A rigid connection is established be-
tween the child seat and the body of
the vehicle.
Warning!
Vehicles with rear power seats*: Never ad-
just the rear seat position after installing the
child restraint. Adjusting the rear seat posi-
tion after installing the child restraint could
damage the child restraint and/or introduce
undesirable slack or tension into the seat
belt and loosen or misposition the child re-
straint, lessening the effectiveness of the
child restraint and thus increasing the
chance or severity of injury in an accident.
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The child seat must be firmly attached to the
right and left side anchor fittings.
Make sure the seat belt for the center seat can
operate freely with a child seat installed.
Non-LATCH type child seats may also be used
and can be installed using the vehicle's seat belt
system. Install child seat according to the manu-
facturer's instructions.
Override switch for rear passenger
compartment
You can disable select functions in the rear
passenger compartment for added safety
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(for instance when you have children riding
in the rear passenger compartment).
You can disable the following functions in
the rear passenger compartment:
rear door window operation
( page 383)
adjustment of front passenger seat
from the rear* ( page 349)
rear center console lighter
( page 505)
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