2011 Mercedes GL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 62
2011 Mercedes GL-Class Manual
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60 Children in the vehicle Please read the warning labels affixed to the interior of the vehicle or to the infant restraint system or child restraint system. illuminated indicating that the frontpassenger front air bag is deactivated. RCanada only: Children 12 years old and under may ride on the front seat if a BabySmart™ compatible child restraint system is installed on the front-passenger seat. Use only Mercedes-Benz approved BabySmart™ compatible child restraint systems. A BabySmart™ compatible child restraint system will deactivate the frontpassenger front air bag when installed correctly. The front-passenger front air bag will not be deactivated if the child restraint systems that are installed are not BabySmart™ compatible or if BabySmart™ compatible child restraint systems are not installed correctly. If the front-passenger front air bag is deployed, the child could be killed when it inflates in a crash. This could lead to serious or fatal injury. RA child in a rear-facing child restraint on the passenger seat will be seriously injured or even killed if the passenger front air bag inflates in a collision which could occur under some circumstances, even with the air bag technology installed in your vehicle. The only means to eliminate this risk completely is never to 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 on the rear seat. RIf you must install a rear-facing child restraint on the front-passenger seat because circumstances require you to do so, make sure the 42 indicator lamp is illuminated, indicating that the front-passenger front air bag is deactivated. Should the 42 indicator lamp not illuminate or go out while the restraint is installed, please check installation. Periodically check the 42 indicator lamp while driving to make sure that the 42 indicator lamp is illuminated. If the 42 indicator G Warning According to accident statistics, children are safer when properly restrained on the rear seats than on the front-passenger seat. Thus, we strongly recommend that children be placed in the rear seats whenever possible. Regardless of seating position, children 12 years old and under must be seated and properly secured in an appropriately sized child restraint system or booster seat recommended for the size and weight of the child. The infant or child restraint system must be properly secured with the vehicle's seat belt, the seat belt and Top Tether strap, or lower anchors and Top Tether strap, fully in accordance with the child seat manufacturer's instructions. Occupants, especially children, should always sit as upright as possible, wear the seat belt properly and use an appropriately sized child restraint system or booster seat recommended for the size and weight of the child. Children can be killed or seriously injured by an inflating air bag. Note the following important information when circumstances require you to place a child in the frontpassenger seat: RUSA Safety only: Your vehicle is equipped with air bag technology that is designed to deactivate the front-passenger front air bag, when the system on the frontpassenger seat detects the weight of a typical 12-month old child in a standard child restraint. RUSA only: Children that weigh more than a typical 12-month old child, the frontpassenger front air bag may be activated/ deactivated. Always make sure that the 42 indicator lamp is
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