Mercedes-Benz 2010 C 250, Operator'S Manual

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A child’s risk of serious or fatal injuries is
significantly increased if the child restraints
are not properly secured in the vehicle and/
or the child is not properly secured in the child
restraint.
Children too big for a toddler restraint must
ride in seats using regular seat belts. Position
shoulder belt across chest and shoulder, not
face or neck. A booster seat may be
necessary to achieve proper seat belt
positioning for children over 41 lb (18 kg) until
they reach a height where a lap/shoulder belt
fits properly without a booster.
When the child restraint is not in use, remove
it from the vehicle or secure it with the seat
belt to prevent the child restraint from
becoming a projectile in the event of an
accident.
Installation of infant and child restraint
systems
G
Observe Safety notes, see page 54.
G
Warning!
Always lock the seat backrests in their upright
position when the rear seats are occupied by
passengers. Lock the seat backrests in their
upright position before installing top tether
straps or when the extended cargo
compartment is not in use. Make sure that
seat backrests are secured properly by
pushing and pulling on the seat backrests. If
a seat backrest is not locked properly, the
seat backrest could fold. The child seat would
no longer be supported properly or positioned
to provide its intended benefit. That could
cause serious or even fatal injuries.
This vehicle is equipped with tether
anchorages for a top tether strap at each of
the rear seating positions.
Top tether straps enable an additional
connection to be made between child
restraint systems secured with LATCH-type
(ISOFIX) anchors and rear seats. This can
further reduce the risk of injury.
X
Move the respective head restraint
:
to
its uppermost position (
Y
page 83).
X
Lift up anchorage ring cover
;
from
anchorage ring
=
.
X
Guide top tether strap
A
between head
restraint
:
and top of the seat backrest.
X
Securely fasten hook
?
, which is part of
top tether strap
A
, to anchorage ring
=
.
Make sure
R
hook
?
is attached to anchorage ring
=
beyond the safety catch, as illustrated
R
top tether strap
A
is not twisted
R
head restraint
:
is installed (if removable)
and positioned such that top tether strap
A
can pass freely between head
restraint
:
and top of the seat backrest
X
Lower head restraint
:
if necessary
(
Y
page 83).
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