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Occupant safety
a child booster seat with a backrest and seat
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belt guide
Mercedes-Benz recommends using a child
booster seat with a backrest.
The child restraint system must be appropriate to
the age, weight and size of the child.
Observe law
Observ
e laws and leg
s and legal r
al req equir uirements
ements
Always observe the legal requirements when
using a child restraint system in the vehicle.
Observe st
Observ
e standar
andards f
ds for c
or child r
hild res estr traint syst
aint systems
All child restraint systems must meet the following
standards:
U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
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213 and 225
Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 213
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and 210.2
Con rmation that the child restraint system com-
plies with the standards can be found on an
instruction label on the child restraint system.
This con rmation can also be found in the instal-
lation instructions that are included with the child
restraint system.
Det
Detecting r
ecting risk
isks, av
s, avoiding dang
oiding danger er
Securing syst
Secur
ing systems f
ems for c
or child r
hild res estr traint syst
t t he v
he vehicle
ehicle
Use only the following securing systems for child
restraint systems:
the ISOFIX securing rings
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the vehicle's seat belt system
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the Top Tether anchorages
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Installing an ISOFIX child restraint system is pre-
ems
ferred.
Simply attaching to the securing rings on the vehi-
cle can reduce the risk of installing the child
restraint system incorrectly.
When securing a child with the integrated seat
belt of the ISOFIX child restraint system, always
comply with the permissible gross weight for the
child and child restraint system (
A booster seat may be necessary to achieve
proper seat belt positioning for children over
40 lbs (18 kg) in weight or up to a height at which
a three-point seat belt can be installed properly
without a booster seat.
Mercedes-Benz recommends a suitable child
booster seat with a backrest and seat belt guide.
aint systems in
ems in
A A dv dvant
antag age of a r
e of a rearw
t t em
em
It is preferable to transport a baby or a small child
in a suitable rearward-facing child restraint sys-
tem. In this case, the child sits in the opposite
direction to the direction of travel and faces back-
wards.
Babies and small children have comparatively
weak neck muscles in relation to the size and
weight of their heads. The risk of injury to the cer-
vical spine during an accident can be reduced in a
rearward-facing child restraint system.
Always secur
Alway
s secure a c
e a child r
& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
incorrect installation of the child restraint
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system
The child can then not be protected or
restrained as intended.
earwar ard-f d-facing c
acing child r
hild res estr traint sy
aint sys- s-
hild res estr traint syst
aint system corr
em correctly
ectly
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