Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class Owner's Manual page 35

Getting started
Driving
Driving
G
Risk of accident
Do not keep any objects in the driver's foot-
well. Make sure that floormats or carpets in
the driver's footwell:
do not obstruct the pedals
are properly secured
The objects could otherwise get caught
between the pedals if you accelerate or
brake suddenly. You would then not be able
to brake or accelerate. This could lead to
accident and injury.
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Wearing seat belts
G
Risk of injury
A seat belt that is not worn correctly, or that
is not correctly engaged in the seat belt
buckle, cannot perform its intended protec-
tive function. It could even cause severe or
fatal injuries.
For this reason, make sure that all the occu-
pants – in particular, pregnant women –
always wear their seat belts correctly.
The seat belt must not be twisted and
must pass closely over your body. You
should therefore avoid wearing bulky
clothing (e.g. winter coats). The shoul-
der section of the belt must be routed
over the middle of your shoulder – never
around your neck or under your arm –
and must be pulled tight against the
upper body. The lap belt must cross over
your lap as low down as possible at all
times, i.e. over your hip joints – not
across your stomach or lower abdomen.
If necessary, press the belt strap down a
bit and retighten by pulling the seat belt
upwards towards the belt reel.
Do not route the belt strap over sharp or
fragile objects, especially if these are on
or inside your clothing, e.g. spectacles,
pens or keys. The belt strap could other-
wise be damaged and you could be
injured as a result.
Only one person should use each seat
belt at any one time. Do not allow chil-
dren to be carried on the lap of another
occupant since the child will then no
longer be secured in the event of an
accident, braking or a sudden change in
direction. This could result in severe or
fatal injuries to the child or other occu-
pants.
Persons less than 1.50 m tall cannot
wear the seat belts correctly. Persons
less that 1.50 m tall therefore require
suitable restraint systems.