Seat Belts And Supplemental Restraint System (Srs) - Mercedes-Benz SL 320 Operator's Manual

Seat Belts and Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS)
Your vehicle is equipped with lap-
shoulder seat belts, emergency
tensioning retractors for the seat belts,
driver airbag and knee bolster and
passenger airbag and knee bolster.
Seat Belts
Important!
Laws in most states and all Canadian
provinces require seat belt use.
All states and provinces require use of
child restraints that comply with U.S.
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
213 and Canadian Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard 213.1. We strongly
recommend their use.
Seat Belt Warning System
With the key in steering lock position
2, an audible warning sounds for a
short time if the driver's seat belt is not
fastened.
Warning!
If you are ever in an accident, your
injuries can be considerably more
severe without your seat belt
properly buckled. Without your seat
belt buckled, you can hit the interior
of the vehicle or be ejected from it.
You can be seriously injured or
killed.
In the same crash, the possibility for
injury or death is lessened with your
seat belt buckled.
The seat belts provide protection
only with the backrest locked in
place. If the seat belt warning lamp
does not go out, but is instead lit con-
tinuously, then a backrest is not
engaged in its lock.
Never ride in a moving vehicle with
the seat back reclined. Sitting in an
excessively reclined position can be
dangerous. You could slide under the
seat belt in a collision. If you slide
under it, the belt would apply force
at the abdomen or neck. That could
cause serious or even fatal injuries.
The seat back and seat belts provide
the best restraint when the wearer is
in an upright position and belts are
properly positioned on the body.
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