Safety, Children in the vehicle – Mercedes-Benz 2013 C Class Coupe User Manual

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Suitable positioning of the child restraint systems

Only child restraint systems which are approved in accordance with the ECE standard ECE
R44 are permitted for use in the vehicle.
Suitability of the seats for attaching belted child restraint systems
Key to the letters used in the following table:
X

Seat which is unsuitable for children in this weight category.

U Suitable for child restraint systems in the "Universal" category that are approved for use

in this weight category.

UF Suitable for forward-facing child restraint systems that belong to the "Universal" category

and are approved for use in this weight category.

L

Suitable for child restraint systems as recommended, see the following table of "Recom-
mended child restraint systems" (

Y

page 68).

Seat positions

Weight catego-

ries

Front-passenger seat

Rear seat

Front-

passenger

front airbag is

not disabled

The front-

passenger air-

bag is disa-
bled

1

Left, right

Category 0: up

to 10 kg

X

U

2

, L

2

U, L

Category 0+:

up to 13 kg

X

U

2

, L

2

U, L

Category I: 9 to

18 kg

U

2

, L

2

U

2

, L

2

U, L

Category II: 15

to 25 kg

U

2

, L

2

U

2

, L

2

U, L

Category III:

22 to 36 kg

U

2

, L

2

U

2

, L

2

U, L

"Universal" category child restraint systems can be recognised by their orange approval label
and the text "Universal".

1

Vehicles with automatic child seat recognition in the front-passenger seat: a child restraint system of the

"Universal" category with a transponder for automatic child seat recognition must be fitted. The PASSENGER

AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp must be lit.

2

Adjust the front-passenger seat to the rearmost position and the seat backrest to a position as close to

vertical as possible.

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Children in the vehicle

Safety

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