Children In The Vehicle; Safety Notes - Mercedes-Benz 2009 CLS-Class Operator's Manual

ter of the head restraint supports the back
of the head at eye level.
Never place hands under seat
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any moving parts while seat
adjusted.
X
Properly position steering wheel
( Y page 90).
G Observe Safety notes, see
page 90.
Make sure:
You can reach steering wheel
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arms slightly bent at the elbows.
You can move your legs freely.
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All displays (including malfunction and indi-
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cator lamps) on the instrument cluster are
clearly visible.
X
Correctly fasten and position your
seat belt ( Y page 53).
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G Observe Safety notes, see
page 51.
or near Make sure:
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is being
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Seat belt
2
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Adjust seat belt
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1 section is located as close as possible to
the middle of the shoulder.
Place the lap portion of seat belt
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as possible on your hips.
with your
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Children in the vehicle

Safety notes

If an infant or child is traveling with you in the
vehicle:
X
Secure the child using an infant or child
restraint appropriate to the age and size of
the child.
X
Make sure the infant or child is properly
secured at all times while the vehicle is in
motion.
is always fitted snugly.
so that the shoulder
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as low
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Safety and security
Occupant safety
G Warning!
When leaving the vehicle, always remove
the SmartKey from the starter switch.
Always take the SmartKey with you and
lock the vehicle. Do not leave children unat-
tended 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 per-
sonal injury. The children could
injure themselves on parts of the vehicle
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be seriously or fatally injured through
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excessive exposure to extreme heat or
cold
injure themselves or cause an accident
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with vehicle equipment that can be oper-
ated even if the SmartKey is removed
from the starter switch or removed from
the vehicle, such as seat adjustment,
steering wheel adjustment, or the mem-
ory 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.
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