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seat belt and guide the belt tongue to the belt
sash guide.
For more information about releasing the seat
belt with release button ?, see "Releasing
seat belts" ( page 49).
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Seat belt adjustment
The seat-belt adjustment function adjusts the
driver's and front-passenger seat belt to the
upper body of the occupants.
The belt strap is tightened slightly when:
you engage the belt tongue in the belt
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buckle and you then turn the key to position
2 in the ignition lock.
the key is in position 2 in the ignition lock
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and you then engage the belt tongue in the
buckle once the seat-belt extender has
retracted.
The seat-belt adjustment will apply a certain
tightening force if any slack is detected
between the occupant and the seat belt. Do
not hold on to the seat belt tightly while it is
adjusting. You can switch the seat-belt
adjustment on and off in the on-board com-
puter ( page 230).
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The seat-belt adjustment is an integral part of
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the PRE-SAFE convenience function. More
information about PRE-SAFE
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in the "PRE-SAFE (preventative occupant
protection)" section (
Releasing seat belts
Press release button ? (
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guide belt tongue ; back towards seat
belt extender :.
! Make sure that the seat belt is fully rolled
up. Otherwise, the seat belt or belt tongue
will be trapped in the door or in the seat
mechanism. This could damage the door,
the door trim panel and the seat belt. Dam-
aged seat belts can no longer fulfil their
protective function and must be replaced.
Consult a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
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can be found
page 45).
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page 47) and
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Occupant safety
Belt warning for driver and front
passenger
The 7 seat belt warning lamp in the instru-
ment cluster is a reminder for all occupants
to fasten their seat belts. It may light up con-
tinuously or flash. In addition, there may be a
warning tone.
The 7 seat belt warning lamp goes out and
the warning tone ceases when the driver and
the front passenger have fastened their seat
belt.
For certain countries only: regardless of
whether the driver or the front passenger
have fastened their seat belts, the 7 seat
belt warning lamp lights up for six seconds
after the engine is started. It then goes out if
the driver and the front passenger have fas-
tened their seat belts.
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For more information on the 7 seat
belt warning lamp, see "Warning and indi-
cator lamps in the instrument cluster, seat
belt" ( page 255).
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Rear seat belt status indicator
The rear-compartment seat belt status indi-
cator tells you if the rear passengers have
their seat belts fastened.
The rear-compartment seat belt status indi-
cator indicates the rear seat on which the belt
is fastened.
The rear-compartment seat belt status indi-
cator appears in the multifunction display for
around 30 seconds if:
you drive off and reach a speed of approx-
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imately 10 km/h.
the rear passengers fasten or unfasten
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their seat belts while the vehicle is in
motion.
someone gets in or out of the vehicle and
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the vehicle drives off again.
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