Mercedes-Benz CLK-Class Owner's Manual page 50

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Risk of injury
Modifications to or work incorrectly carried
out on a restraint system (seat belt and seat
belt anchorages, belt tensioner, belt force
limiter or airbag) or its wiring, or tampering
with other networked electronic systems,
could cause the restraint systems to stop
working correctly. The airbags or belt ten-
sioners might, for example, be activated
inadvertently or fail to be triggered in an
accident even though the deceleration
would be sufficient to trigger the airbag or
belt tensioner. Under no circumstances,
therefore, should you modify the restraint
systems yourself. Never tamper with elec-
tronic components or their software.
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Risk of injury
Airbags do offer additional protection but
they are not a substitute for the seat belts.
To reduce the risk of severe or even fatal
injury, make sure that all occupants – in par-
ticular, pregnant women – always wear their
seat belts correctly, are seated in an upright
position and have their seats positioned
almost vertically.
Seat belts
Seat belts and restraint systems for chil-
dren travelling in the vehicle are the most
important restraint systems. They are the
most effective means of restraining the
movement of vehicle occupants towards
the impact force and thus reduce the dan-
ger of them hitting parts of the vehicle inte-
rior.
Occupant safety
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Risk of injury
If you do not wear your seat belt, or wear it
incorrectly, or do not engage the belt tongue
in the buckle, the belt cannot fulfil its
intended protective function. It could even
cause severe or fatal injuries. For this rea-
son, make sure that all the occupants – in
particular, pregnant women – always wear
their seat belts correctly.
Make sure that the belt:
is routed across your pelvic area as low
down as possible, i.e. across your hip
joints and not your abdomen
fits closely
is not twisted
is routed across the middle of your
shoulder
is not routed across your neck or under
your arm
is pulled tight over your hip joints by
pulling the shoulder section of the belt
upwards
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