Ea T B Elts And S Upplem Ental; E Stra In T S Ystem (Srs) - Mercedes-Benz 350 SDL TURBO 1991 Owner's Manual

Seat B elts and S u p p lem e n ta l
R estraint S ys tem (S R S )
Y ou r veh icle is equipped w ith seat
belts fo r all seats, em e rge ncy te n ­
sioning retracto rs fo r the front seats, a
driver airbag and knee bolster, and
m ay be equipped w ith an optional
front pa ssen ge r airbag and knee
bolster.
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Seat Belts
Im p ortan t!
Law s in m ost states and all C anadian
pro vin ces require sea t belt use.
All states and pro vin ces require use of
child restraints tha t com p ly w ith U.S.
Federal M otor V ehicle S afe ty S ta n d ­
ard 213 and C a na dia n M otor V ehicle
S afe ty S tandard 213.1.
W e stro n g ly reco m m en d th e ir use.
W arn ing !
N e ve r ride in a m o vin g v e h ic le
w ith the seat back reclined.
S ittin g in an e x c e s s iv e ly reclined
p o sitio n can be d an g e ro u s . You
co u ld slid e u n d er th e seat b elt in
a co llisio n. If you slide u n d er it,
th e b elt w o u ld a p p ly fo rc e at the
ab d o m en or neck. T h a t could
ca u s e se rio u s o r even fatal
inju ries. T h e seat b ack and seat
belts p ro vid e th e b est restraint
w h e n th e w e a re r is in an uprig h t
p ositio n and b elts are p ro p e rly
p ositio ned on th e body.
S eat Belt W arning S ystem
W ith the key in stee ring lock po si­
tion 2, an au dible w a rnin g sounds for
a short tim e if the d riv e r's seat be lt is
not fastened.
W hen som e on e en ters the car (front)
the re m inde r lam p, located be lo w the
front inte rio r/re ading lam p, flash es for
a sho rt tim e to rem ind all o ccu pa nts to
fasten seat belts.
W arn ing !
If you are ev er in an accid en t,
yo u r in ju ries can be c o n sid e ra b ly
m o re s e ve re w ith o u t yo u r seat
belt p ro p e rly buckled . W ith ou t
yo u r seat b elt b uckled , you can
hit th e in terio r of th e veh icle or
be ejected fro m it. You can be
se rio u s ly injured or killed.
In th e sam e crash, th e p o ssib ility
fo r inju ry or death is lessened
with yo u r seat belt b uckled .