Mercedes-Benz A-Class Operator's Manual page 56

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Occupant safety
If necessary, slide the head restraint down‐
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wards ( page 83). Make sure that you do
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not interfere with the correct routing of Top
Tether belt 3.
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
the 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
front passenger front airbag shutoff (
By doing this, you can avoid risks caused by:
a child restraint system that is not detected
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by the automatic front passenger front airbag
shutoff
unintentional deactivation of the front
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passenger front airbag
incorrect positioning of the child restraint
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system
Notes on 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 front airbag must always be deactiva‐
ted. This is only the case if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF indicator lamp is lit continuously
( page 43).
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When using the child restraint system on the
front passenger seat, it is essential to observe
the following:
Move the front-passenger seat as far back as
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page 41).
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possible and also into the highest position.
Set the seat backrest to an almost vertical
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position.
Retract the seat cushion length as far as pos‐
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sible.
The entire base of the child restraint system
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must always rest on the sitting surface of the
front passenger seat.
The backrest of the forward-facing child
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restraint system must, as far as possible, be
resting on the seat backrest of the front
passenger seat. The child restraint system
must not touch the roof or be subjected to a
load by the head restraint.
If necessary, adjust the angle of the seat
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backrest and the head restraint position
accordingly.
Adjust the seat cushion inclination so that
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the front edge of the seat cushion is in the
highest position and the rear edge of the
seat cushion is in the lowest position.
Always make sure that the shoulder belt
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strap is correctly routed from the seat belt
outlet of the vehicle to the shoulder belt
guide on the child restraint system. The
shoulder belt strap must be routed forwards
and downwards from the seat belt outlet.
If necessary, adjust the seat belt outlet and
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the front passenger seat accordingly.