Mercedes Benz CLA C117 owners manual page 50

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48 Occupantsafety being heavier than the weight of a typical 12-placed in the rear seats whenever possible. month-old child seated in a standard childRegardless of seating position, children 12 restraint or as being a small individual (suchyearsoldandundermustbeseatedandprop- as a young teenager or a small adult), theerlysecuredinanappropriateinfantrestraint, 45indicatorlampwillilluminatefortoddler restraint, or booster seat recommen- y approximately 6 seconds when the engine isdedfor the size and weight of the child. started and then, depending on occupant The infant or child restraint must be properly weight sensor readings from the front- secured with the vehicle's seat belt, the seat Safet passengerseat,remainilluminatedorgoout. belt and Top Tether strap, or lower anchors With the 45indicatorlampillumina- andTopTetherstrap,fullyinaccordancewith ted, the front-passenger front air bag is deac- the child seat manufacturer's instructions. tivated. With the 45indicatorlamp Occupants,especiallychildren,shouldalways out, the front-passenger front air bag is acti- sit as upright as possible, wear the seat belt vated. properlyanduseanappropriatelysizedinfant WhentheOCSsensesthatthefront- restraint, toddler restraint, or booster seat passenger seat occupant is classified as an recommendedforthesizeandweightofthe adult or someone larger than a small individ- child. ual, the 45indicatorlampwillillumi- Children can be killed or seriously injured by nate for approximately 6 seconds when the aninflating air bag. Note the following impor- engine is started and then go out, indicating tant information when circumstances require that the front-passenger front air bag is acti- you to place a child in the front-passenger vated. seat: If the 45indicatorlampisilluminated, RYourvehicle is equipped with air bag tech- the front-passenger front air bag is deactiva- nology designed to deactivate the front- ted and will not be deployed. passenger front air bag in your vehicle If the 45indicatorlampisnotillumi- whenthesystemsensestheweightofa nated, the front-passenger front air bag is typical 12-month-old child or less along activated and will be deployed: with the weight of a standard appropriate Rintheeventofcertain frontal impactschild restraint on the front-passenger seat. Rif impact exceeds a preset deploymentRAchildinarear-facingchildrestraintonthe threshold front-passenger seat will be seriously injured or even killed if the front-passenger Rindependently of the side impact air bags front air bag inflates in a collision which If the front-passenger front air bag is could occur under some circumstances, deployed, the rate of inflation will be influ- evenwiththeairbagtechnologyinstalledin enced by: your vehicle. The only means to eliminate Rtherateofrelevantvehicle deceleration as thisriskcompletelyisnevertoplaceachild assessed by the air bag control unit in a rear-facing child restraint in the front- Rthefront passenger's weight category as passenger seat. We therefore strongly rec- identified by OCS ommendthatyoualwaysplaceachildina rear-facing child restraint on the rear seat. GWARNING RIfyouinstall a rear-facing child restraint on According to accident statistics, children arethe front-passenger seat, make sure the safer when properly restrained on the rear45indicatorlampisilluminated, seatsthanonthefront-passengerseat.Thus,indicatingthatthefront-passengerfrontair westrongly recommend that children bebag is deactivated. Should the 45

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