Get Safely transporting children in the vehicle -> Child safety locks Guide for Mercedes C Class 4 Door 2023

Safely transporting children in the vehicle

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Securing the child restraint system with the seat

belt

For a child restraint system in the "Universal"

or "Semi-Universal" category, make sure that

the system has been approved for the vehicle

seat.

Install the child restraint system.

The entire base of the child restraint system

must always rest on the sitting surface of the

seat.

Always make sure that the shoulder belt 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 for-

wards from the seat belt outlet and, where

possible, downwards to the child restraint sys-

tem.

Child safety locks

Activating or deactivating the child safety lock for

the rear doors

WARNING Risk of accident if the rear

bench seat, rear seat and seat backrest

are not engaged

WARNING Accident– and risk of injury

with unsupervised children in the vehicle

The rear bench seat, rear seat and seat back-

rest may fold forwards, even while the vehicle

is in motion.

If you leave children unattended in the vehicle,

they can in particular

Open doors and thereby endanger other

persons or road users.

As a result, the vehicle occupant will be

pressed into the seat belt with increased

force. The seat belt will not be able to pro-

tect as intended and could cause addi-

tional injury.

get out of the car and are hit by traﬃc.

Operate vehicle equipment and become

trapped, forexample.

Objects or loads in the boot or load com-

In addition, the children could also set the

vehicle in motion, for exampleby:

partment cannot be restrained by the seat

backrest.

When ﬁtting on the rear seat: also secure Top

Tether if present.

When ﬁtting on the front passenger seat: if

necessary, adjust the seat belt outlet and the

front passenger seat accordingly.

releasing the parking brake.

Make sure that the rear bench seat, the

change the gearbox setting.

rear seat and the seat backrest are

engaged before every trip.

start the vehicle.

Never leave children unattended in the

vehicle.

If the rear seat backrest is not engaged and

locked in place, the red lock veriﬁcation indicator

will be visible.

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When leaving the vehicle, always take the

SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.

Keep the key out of reach of children.

Always activate the installed child safety

locks if children are travelling in the vehi-

cle.

Never leave children unattended in the

vehicle.

WARNING Risk of fatal injury due to expo-

sure to extreme heat or cold in the vehicle

When leaving the vehicle, always take the

key with you and lock the vehicle.

If persons, particularly children, are subjected

to prolonged exposure to intense heat or cold,

there is a risk of severe injury or even death.

Vehicles for the United Kingdom: observe the

important safety notes in the "Notes on the addi-

tional door lock" section.

There are child safety locks for the rear doors and

the rear side windows.

The child safety lock on the rear doors secures

each door separately. The doors can no longer be

opened from the inside.

Never leave persons, particularly chil-

dren, unattended in the vehicle.

WARNING Risk of accident and injury due

to children leꢀ unattended in the vehicle

Press the lever in direction 1 (activate) or 2

If children are travelling in the vehicle, they

could, in particular:

(deactivate).

Check the functionality of the child lock.

open doors, thereby endangering other

persons or road users.

get out and be struck by oncoming traﬃc.

operate vehicle equipment and become

trapped, for example.

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Activating and deactivating the child safety lock

for the rear side windows

Keep the key out of reach of children.

Always activate the installed child safety

locks if children are travelling in the vehi-

cle.

Never leave children unattended in the

vehicle.

WARNING Risk of fatal injury due to expo-

sure to extreme heat or cold in the vehicle

WARNING Accident– and risk of injury

with unsupervised children in the vehicle

If persons, particularly children, are subjected

to prolonged exposure to intense heat or cold,

there is a risk of severe injury or even death.

If you leave children unattended in the vehicle,

they can in particular

When leaving the vehicle, always take the

key with you and lock the vehicle.

Open doors and thereby endanger other

persons or road users.

Never leave persons, particularly chil-

dren, unattended in the vehicle.

Vehicles for the United Kingdom: observe the

important safety notes in the "Notes on the addi-

tional door lock" section.

There are child safety locks for the rear doors and

the rear side windows.

get out of the car and are hit by traﬃc.

Operate vehicle equipment and become

trapped, forexample.

WARNING Risk of accident and injury due

to children leꢀ unattended in the vehicle

In addition, the children could also set the

vehicle in motion, for exampleby:

If children are travelling in the vehicle, they

could, in particular:

releasing the parking brake.

open doors, thereby endangering other

persons or road users.

get out and be struck by oncoming traﬃc.

change the gearbox setting.

start the vehicle.

operate vehicle equipment and become

trapped, for example.

Never leave children unattended in the

vehicle.

When leaving the vehicle, always take the

SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.

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Activating or deactivating the occupant presence

reminder in the multimedia system

Occupant presence reminder

Function of the occupant presence reminder

Multimedia system:

The occupant presence reminder can help to

remind you about a child who may have been for-

gotten in the rear compartment of the vehicle. It

activates and deactivates automatically when the

rear door is open for an extended period of time

and a child, which the system presumes to be

present, could enter or exit the vehicle.

Settings

Vehicle

Occupant protection

Activate or deactivate the function.

When the vehicle is switched oﬀ, the Do not

leave persons or animals in the vehicle message

appears on the driver's display if the system was

already automatically activated.

You can permanently deactivate the function in

the multimedia system (/ page 141). When the

system is deactivated, the p indicator lamp in

the driver's display lights up.

To activate/deactivate: press button 2.

The rear side window can be opened or closed

in the following cases:

The indicator lamp 1 is lit: via the switch

on the driver's door

The indicator lamp 1 is oﬀ: via the switch

on the corresponding rear door or driver's

door

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