Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W205) 2015 - 2021 Owners Manual: Child safety locks

Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W205) 2015 - 2021 Owners Manual / Occupant safety / Safely transporting children in the vehicle / Child safety locks

Activating/deactivating the child safety lock for the rear doors

WARNING Risk of accident and injury due to children and animals left unattended in the vehicle

If you leave children and animals unattended in the vehicle, they may be able to set the vehicle in motion, for example by:

Releasing the parking brake.
Shifting the automatic transmission out of park position P.
Starting the engine.

In addition, they may operate vehicle equipment and become trapped.

Never leave children and animals unattended in the vehicle.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the SmartKey with you and lock the vehicle.

WARNING Risk of fatal injury due to exposure to extreme heat or cold in the vehicle

If people - particularly children - are exposed to extreme temperatures over an extended period of time, there is a risk of serious or even fatal injury.

Never leave anyone - particularly children - unattended in the vehicle.
Never leave animals in the vehicle unattended.

WARNING Risk of accident and injury due to children left unattended in the vehicle

When children are traveling in the vehicle, they could:

open doors, thereby endangering other people or road users

get out of the vehicle and be hit by traffic

operate vehicle equipment and become trapped, for example

When children are traveling in the vehicle, always activate the available child safety locks.
Never leave children unattended in the vehicle.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the key with you and lock the vehicle.

Child safety locks for the rear doors and the rear side windows are available.

The child safety lock on the rear doors secures each door separately. The doors can no longer be opened from the inside.

Safely transporting children in the vehicle

Press the lever in direction 1 (activate) or 2 (deactivate).
Make sure that the child safety locks are working properly.

Activating/deactivating the child safety lock for the rear side windows

Safely transporting children in the vehicle

To activate/deactivate: press button 2.
The rear side window can be opened or closed in the following cases:
- with indicator lamp 1 lit: via the switch on the driver's door
- with indicator lamp 1 off: via the switch on the corresponding rear door or driver's door

Notes on pets in the vehicle

WARNING Risk of accident and injury due to animals left unsecured or unattended in the vehicle

If you leave animals in the vehicle unattended or unsecured, they could possibly press down buttons or switches.

Thereby an animal may:

activate vehicle equipment and become trapped, for example
switch systems on or off and endanger other road users

Unsecured animals may be thrown around in the vehicle in the event of an accident or sudden steering and braking maneuver and injure vehicle occupants in the process.

Never leave animals in the vehicle unattended.
Always correctly secure animals while driving, for example using a suitable animal carrier.

Securing the child restraint system with the seat belt

Opening and closing

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Mercedes-Benz C-Class (W205) 2015 - 2021 Owners Manual: Child safety locks

Securing the child restraint system with the seat belt

Opening and closing

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