Special Seat Belt Retractor; On The Front-Passenger Seat - Mercedes-Benz CLA Operator's Manual

in the installation instructions that are
included with the child restraint system.
Always read and follow the manufacturer's
instructions when using an infant or child
restraint system or booster seat.
Observe the warning labels in the vehicle
interior or on the infant or child restraint.

Special seat belt retractor

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WARNING
If you release the seat belt when driving, the
special seat belt retractor is deactivated.
The released seat belt cannot be engaged
again while driving, because the inertia reel
pulls in the seat belt a small distance. The
child restraint system is no longer properly
secured. There is an increased risk of serious
injury or even fatal injury.
Always keep the seat belt of the activated
special seat belt retractor engaged when
driving.
All seat belts except the driver's seat belt are
equipped with a special seat belt retractor.
When activated, the special seat belt
retractor ensures that the seat belt will not
slacken once the child restraint system has
been secured.
Installing a child restraint system:
Always comply with the manufacturer's
X
installation instructions.
Pull the seat belt smoothly from the seat
X
belt retractor.
Engage the seat belt tongue in the belt
X
buckle.
Activating the special seat belt retractor:
Pull the seat belt out fully and let the seat
X
belt retractor retract it again.
While the seat belt is retracting, you should
hear a ratcheting sound. The special seat
belt retractor is activated.
Push down on the child restraint system to
X
take up any slack.
Children in the vehicle
Removing a child restraint system/
deactivating the special seat belt retractor:
Always comply with the manufacturer's
X
installation instructions.
Press the seat belt release button and
X
guide the belt tongue to the belt outlet.
The special seat belt retractor is
deactivated.
Child restraint system on the front-
passenger seat
G
WARNING
If the front-passenger front air bag is not
deactivated:
a child secured in a child restraint system
R
on the front-passenger seat could be
seriously or even fatally injured by the front-
passenger air bag deploying. This is
especially a risk if the child is in the
immediate vicinity of the front-passenger
air bag when it deploys.
never secure a child on the front-passenger
R
seat in a rearward-facing child restraint
system. Only secure a rearward-facing
child restraint system on a suitable rear
seat.
and you secure a forward-facing child
R
restraint system to the front-passenger
seat, you must move the front-passenger
seat as far back 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. Set the belt
height adjustment so that the belt strap is
routed towards the front along the bottom.
The front-passenger air bag is not
deactivated:
on vehicles without an air bag deactivation
R
system on the front-passenger seat.
on vehicles with an air bag deactivation
R
system on the front-passenger seat, unless
a child restraint system with transponders
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