2019 Mercedes-Benz G-CLASS Owner’s Manual

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Securing Top Tether

WARNING Risk of injury or death if the rear seat backrests are not locked after installing Top Tether belts

If the rear seat backrests are not locked, they could fold forwards in the event of an acci‐dent, braking or sudden changes of direction. As a result, child restraint systems can no longer perform their intended protective function. Rear seat backrests that are not locked can also cause additional injuries, e.g. in the event of an accident.

• Always lock rear seat backrests after installing Top Tether belts.
• Set the rear seat backrests to the upright position.

Ensure that the rear seat backrest is engaged. To do so, pull forcefully on the seat backrest. If the child restraint system is equipped with a Top Tether belt:
The risk of injury can be reduced by Top Tether. The Top Tether belt facilitates an additional connection between the child restraint system attached with LATCH-type (ISOFIX) and the vehicle.

• Remove the cargo compartment cover and the load protection net (/ page 98).
• If necessary, move head restraint 1 upwards (/ page 83).
• Install the LATCH-type (ISOFIX) child restraint system with Top Tether. Always comply with the child restraint system manufacturer’s installation instructions when doing so.
• Guide Top Tether belt 4 under head restraint 1 between the two head restraint bars.
• Hook Top Tether hook 3 without twisting into Top Tether anchorage 2.
  Tension Top Tether belt 4. Always comply with the child restraint system manufacturer’s installation instructions when doing so.
• If necessary, slide head restraint 1 downwards (/ page 83). Make sure that you do not interfere with the correct routing of Top Tether belt 4.

Securing the child restraint system with the seat belt

Securing the child restraint system with the seat belt on the rear seat

WARNING Risk of injury if the rear  bench seat/rear seat and seat backrest are not engaged

If the rear bench seat/rear seat and seat backrest are not engaged they could fold for‐wards, e.g. when braking suddenly or in the event of an accident.

• If this is the case, the vehicle occupant would be forced into the seat belt by the rear bench seat/rear seat or by the seat backrest. The seat belt cannot protect as intended and could result in additional injury.

Objects or loads in the trunk/cargo compartment cannot be restrained by the seat backrest.

• Make sure that the seat backrest and the rear bench seat/rear seat are engaged before every trip.
• Ensure that the rear seat backrest is engaged. To do so, pull forcefully on the seat backrest.
  When installing a belt-secured child restraint system, observe the following:
  Always comply with the manufacturer’s installation and operating instructions for the child restraint system used.
• When using a category 0/0+ baby car seat and a category I rearward-facing child restraint system on a rear seat: adjust the front seat so that the seat does not touch the child restraint system.
• When using a category I forward-facing child restraint system: remove the head restraint from the respective seat, if possi‐ble.
  After removing the child restraint system, replace the head restraints again immedi‐ately and adjust them correctly.
• The backrest of the forward-facing child  restraint system must, as far as possible, be resting on the seat backrest of the rear seat.
• For certain child restraint systems in weight category II or III, there may be restrictions in the maximum size setting, e.g. due to possi‐ble contact with the roof.
• The child restraint system must not be put under strain between the roof and the seat cushion and/or be installed facing the wrong direction. Where possible, adjust the seat cushion inclination accordingly.
• The child restraint system must not be put under strain by the head restraints. Adjust the head restraints accordingly.
• Make sure that the child’s feet do not touch the front seat. If necessary, move the front seat forward slightly.

The seat belts on the following seats are equip‐ped with a special seat belt retractor:

• Front passenger seat
• Rear seats

When enabled, the special seat belt retractor ensures that the seat belts of the front passenger seat and rear seats do not slacken once the child restraint system is secured (/ page 52).

• Install the child restraint system. The entire base of the child restraint system must always rest on the sitting surface of the rear 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 and downwards from the seat belt out‐let.

Notes on rearward-facing and forward-facing child restraint systems on the front passenger seat
WARNING Risk of injury or death from using a rearward-facing child restraint system when the front passenger front airbag is enabled

If you secure a child in a rearward-facing child restraint system on the front passenger seat and the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indi‐cator lamp is off, the front passenger airbag can deploy in the event of an accident. The child could be struck by the airbag. Always ensure that the front passenger air‐bag is deactivated. The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp must be lit. NEVER use a rearward-facing child restraint system on a seat protected by an ENABLED FRONT AIRBAG in front of it, DEATH or SERI‐OUS INJURY to the CHILD can occur. Observe the specific instructions for the rear‐ward-facing and forward-facing child restraint systems (/ page 58). Warning notice on the front passenger sun visor

Always observe the status of the front passenger front airbag on the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp:

• When using a rearward-facing child restraint system on the front passenger seat, the front passenger front airbag must always be disa‐bled. This is only the case if the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is lit continu‐ously (/ page 43).
• If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp is off, the front passenger front airbag is enabled. The front passenger front airbag may deploy during an accident.
• Securing the child restraint system with the seat belt on the front passenger seat
  When installing a belt-secured child restraint system on the front passenger seat, always observe the following:
  Observe the child restraint system manufacturer’s installation and operating instruc‐tions.
• When using a forward-facing child restraint system in Group I: remove the head restraint from the respective seat, if possi‐ble.
  When you remove the child restraint sys‐tem, install the head restraint again immedi‐ately and adjust all the head restraints cor‐rectly.
• The backrest of the forward-facing child restraint system must lie as flat as possible against the backrest of the front passenger seat.
• For certain child restraint systems in weight group II or III, there may be restrictions in the maximum size setting, e.g. due to possi‐ble contact with the roof.
• The child restraint system must not be put under strain between the roof and the seat cushion and/or be installed facing the wrong direction. Adjust the seat backrest inclination accordingly.
• The child restraint system must not be put under strain by the head restraints. Adjust the head restraints accordingly.
• Never place objects under or behind the child restraint system, e.g. cushions.

The seat belt on the front passenger side is equipped with a special seatbelt retractor. When activated, the special seatbelt retractor ensures that the seat belt does not slacken once the child restraint system is secured (/ page 52).

• Set the front passenger seat as far back as possible and move the seat into the highest position.
• Fully retract the seat cushion length adjustment.
• Adjust the seat cushion inclination so that the front edge of the seat cushion is in the highest position and the rear edge of the seat cushion is in the lowest position.
• Set the seat backrest to an almost vertical position.
  Install the child restraint system. The entire base of the child restraint system must always rest on the seat cushion of the front passenger 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 and downwards from the seat belt out‐let.

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