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Occupant safety
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AMG Performance seat: this seat is
designed for the standard three-point seat
belt. If you install another multi-point seat
belt, e.g. sport or racing seat belts, the
restraint system cannot provide the best level
of protection.
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WARNING
If you feed seat belts through the opening in
the seat backrest, the seat backrest may be
damaged or may even break in the event of an
accident. This poses an increased risk of
injury or even fatal injury.
Only use the standard three-point seat belt.
Never modify the seat belt system.
Proper use of the seat belts
Observe the safety notes on the seat belt
(
page 50).
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All vehicle occupants must be wearing the
seat belt correctly before beginning the jour-
ney. Also make sure that all vehicle occu-
pants are always wearing the seat belt cor-
rectly while the vehicle is in motion.
When fastening the seat belt, always make
sure that:
the seat belt tongue is only inserted to the
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belt buckle belonging to that seat.
the seat belt is tight across your body.
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Avoid wearing bulky clothing, e.g. a winter
coat.
the seat belt is not twisted.
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Only then can the forces which occur be
distributed over the area of the belt.
the shoulder section of the belt is always
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routed across the center of your shoulder.
The shoulder section of the belt must not
come into contact with your neck or be
routed under your arm. Where possible,
adjust the seat belt to the appropriate
height.
the lap belt passes tightly and as low down
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as possible across your lap.
The lap belt must always be routed across
your hip joints and not across your abdo-
men. This applies particularly to pregnant
women. If necessary, push the lap belt
down to your hip joint and pull it tight using
the shoulder section of the belt.
the seat belt is not routed across sharp,
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pointed or fragile objects.
If you have such items located on or in your
clothing, e.g. pens, keys or eyeglasses,
store these in a suitable place.
only one person is using a seat belt at a
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time.
Infants and children must never travel sit-
ting on the lap of a vehicle occupant. In the
event of an accident, they could be crushed
between the vehicle occupant and seat
belt.
objects are never secured with a seat belt if
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the seat belt is also being used by one of the
vehicle's occupants.
Also ensure that there are never objects
between a person and the seat, e.g. cush-
ions.
Seat belts are only intended to secure and
restrain vehicle occupants. Always observe
the "Loading guidelines" for securing objects,
luggage or loads (
page 258).
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Fastening and adjusting the seat belts
Observe the safety notes on the seat belt
(
page 50) and the notes on correct use of
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seat belts (
page 52).
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If the center rear seat belt is being used, also
observe the information about the seat belt
for the center rear seat (
page 53).
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