Notes On Pets In The Vehicle - Mercedes-Benz V-Class 2020 Owner's Manual

Always activate the child safety locks
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installed if children are travelling in the
vehicle.
Never leave children unattended in the
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vehicle.
When leaving the vehicle, always take
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the key with you and lock the vehicle.
The following doors have child safety locks:
sliding doors
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pop-out windows
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The child safety locks on the doors secure each
door separately. The doors can no longer be
opened from the inside (exception: electric slid‐
ing door). When the vehicle is unlocked, the door
can be opened from the outside.
If the electric sliding door is secured, only the
sliding door controls in the rear are deactivated.
The electric sliding door can be opened at any
time using the switch in the centre console.
Slide child safety lock bolt
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(activate) or 3 (deactivate).
Make sure that the child safety locks are
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working properly.
1 to position 2
Activating or deactivating child safety locks
for the pop-out windows
To activate and deactivate: press button
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1.
If the indicator lamp on button
ation of the electrical pop-out windows is dis‐
abled. Operation is then only possible using
the buttons in the driver's door.

Notes on pets in the vehicle

& WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due to animals left unsecured or unatten‐
ded in the vehicle
If you leave animals in the vehicle unattended
or unsecured, they could press buttons or
switches, for instance.
An animal may:
activate vehicle equipment and become
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trapped, for example
switch systems on or off and endanger
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other road users
Unsecured animals may be thrown about the
vehicle in the event of an accident, or sudden
steering and braking manoeuvres, and injure
vehicle occupants.
Never leave animals unattended in the
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vehicle.
Always correctly secure animals while
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driving, e.g. using a suitable animal car‐
rier.
Occupant safety 49
1 is lit, oper‐