Mercedes-Benz S-Class Automobile User Manual


 
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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
̈ Reinstall cover after removing the
tether strap.
Child seat anchors – LATCH type
This vehicle is equipped with two LATCH
(L
ower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren)
type anchors (at each of the rear seats) for
the installation of a LATCH child seat with
the matching anchor fittings.
If you have not installed a child seat, the
LATCH anchor are covered with an uphol-
stery blend.
1 Indicates the position of the anchors
2 Anchors
3 Upholstery blend
4 Installation device
̈ Move rear power seats*/bench* to the
rearmost position (
page 117).
̈ Fold upholstery blend 3 upward.
̈ Turn installation device 4 to a vertical
position so that upholstery blend 3
does not fold down.
̈ Install child seat according to the man-
ufacturer’s instructions.
A solid connection is established be-
tween the child seat and the body of
the vehicle.
Do not adjust rear power seat*/bench*
position after installing child restraint.
Warning! G
Vehicles with adjustable rear seats/bench*:
Never adjust the rear seat position after in-
stalling the child restraint. Adjusting the rear
seat position after installing the child re-
straint could damage the child restraint
and/or introduce undesirable slack into the
webbing and loosen or misposition the child
restraint, lessening the effectiveness of the
child restraint and thus increasing the
chance or severity of injury in an accident.
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