2010 Mercedes C-Class Owner's Manual - Page 49

Occupant safety completely eliminate this risk is to never place a child in a rear-facing child restraint in the front seat. We therefore strongly recommend that you always place a child in a rear-facing child restraint in a backseat. RIf 47 you must install a BabySmart™ compatible rear-facing child restraint on the front passenger seat because circumstances require you to do so, make sure the 45 indicator lamp is illuminated, indicating that the front passenger front air bag is deactivated. Should the 45 indicator lamp not illuminate or go out while the restraint is installed, please check installation. Periodically check the 45 indicator lamp while driving to make sure the 45 indicator lamp is illuminated. If the 45 indicator lamp goes out or remains out, do not transport a child on the front passenger seat until the system has been repaired. A child in a rear-facing child restraint on the front passenger seat will be seriously injured or even killed if the front passenger front air bag inflates. you have to place a child in a forwardfacing child restraint on the front passenger seat, move the seat as far back as possible, use the proper child restraint recommended for the age, size and weight of the child, and secure child restraint with the vehicle's seat belt according to the child seat manufacturer's instructions. RIf Special BabySmart™ compatible child seats, designed for use with the Mercedes-Benz system, are required for use with the BabySmart™ air bag deactivation system. Please contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center for information on availability. With the special child seat installed properly, the front passenger front air bag will not deploy. 45 indicator lamp : will be illuminated, except with the SmartKey removed from the starter switch or with the starter switch in position 0. The system does not deactivate Rthe Rthe Rthe Rthe side impact air bag pelvis air bag window curtain air bag Emergency Tensioning Device (ETD) G Warning! When using a BabySmart™ compatible child seat on the front passenger seat, the front passenger front air bag will not deploy only if the 45 indicator lamp remains illuminated. Please be sure to check the 45 indicator lamp every time you use a BabySmart™ compatible child seat on the front passenger seat. Should the 45 Self-test BabySmart™ without special child seat installed After turning the SmartKey in the starter switch to position 1 or 2 or pressing the KEYLESS-GO start/stop button once or twice, the 45 indicator lamp comes on for approximately 6 seconds and then goes out. Z Safety and security indicator lamp go out while the restraint is installed, please check installation. If the 45 indicator lamp remains out, do not use the BabySmart™ restraint to transport a child on the front passenger seat until the system has been repaired.