Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster 2012 Owner's Manual page 65

Child restraint systems
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G WARNING
If children are left unsupervised in the vehicle,
they can:
open doors and endanger other persons or
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road users
climb out and be injured by the traffic
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operate vehicle equipment and, for exam-
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ple, trap themselves.
Children could also set the vehicle in motion,
for example by:
releasing the parking brake
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shifting the automatic transmission out of
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park position P
starting the engine.
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There is a risk of an accident and injury.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the key
with you and lock the vehicle. Never leave
children unattended in the vehicle. Always
keep the key out of reach of children.
G WARNING
If persons (particularly children) are exposed
to heat or cold for a prolonged period, there is
a risk of serious or even fatal injuries. Never
leave persons (particularly children) unatten-
ded in the vehicle.
WARNING
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If the child restraint system is placed in direct
sunlight, the parts could become very hot.
Children could be suffer burns by touching
these parts, in particular on the metallic parts
of the child restraint system. There is a risk of
injury.
If you and your child leave the vehicle, always
make sure that the child restraint system is
not in direct sunlight. Cover it with a blanket,
for example. If the child restraint system has
been exposed to direct sunlight, leave it to
cool down before securing the child in it.
Never leave children unattended in the vehi-
cle.
If a child is travelling in your vehicle, secure
the child using a child restraint system which
is appropriate to the age, weight and size of
the child. In order to correctly secure the child
in the child restraint system, always comply
with the child restraint system manufactur-
er's installation instructions. Make sure that
the child is secured for the trip.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you use
the listed child restraint systems
( page 67). You can obtain further infor-
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mation about the correct child restraint sys-
tem from any Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
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It is advisable to use Mercedes-Benz care
products to clean child restraint systems.
You can obtain information about this from
any Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Child restraint system on the front-
passenger seat
G WARNING
If the front-passenger front airbag is not dis-
abled:
a child secured in a child restraint system
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on the front-passenger seat could be seri-
ously or even fatally injured by the front-
passenger airbag deploying. This is espe-
cially a risk if the child is in the immediate
vicinity of the front-passenger front airbag
when it deploys.
never secure a child on the front-passenger
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seat in a rearward-facing child restraint sys-
tem.
move the front-passenger seat as far back
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as possible. When doing so, ensure that the
shoulder belt strap from the belt outlet on
the vehicle is routed towards the front to
the shoulder belt guide on the child
restraint system.
The front-passenger front airbag is not disa-
bled:
on vehicles without automatic child seat
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recognition on the front-passenger seat.
on vehicles with automatic child seat rec-
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ognition on the front-passenger seat,