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Occupant safety
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If such objects are located on or in your cloth-
ing, e.g. pens, keys, spectacles, etc. stow
these in a suitable location.
Only one person should use each seat belt at
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any one time.
Babies and children must never travel sitting
on the lap of another vehicle occupant. In the
event of an accident, they could be crushed
between the vehicle occupant and seat belt.
Do not secure any objects with a seat belt if
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the seat belt is being used by one of the vehi-
cle's occupants.
You must also make sure that objects, e.g.
cushions, are never placed between a person
and the seat.
Seat belts are solely intended to secure and
restrain persons. To secure objects, luggage or
loads, always observe the "Loading guidelines"
(
page 296).
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Fastening the seat belts
Observe the safety notes on the seat belt
(
page 44) and the information on the correct
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use of the seat belt (
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WARNING
If the seat-belt extender extends during the
journey, the seat belt is not sitting correctly
across your body. The seat belt then cannot
perform its intended protective function.
There is an increased risk of injury, possibly
even fatal.
During a journey, make sure that the seat-belt
extender is retracted.
If the seat-belt extender does not retract auto-
matically, you can return it manually. Press the
seat-belt extender back to the stop before start-
ing the vehicle to do so. Returning the seat-belt
extender requires force.
page 45).
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The seat-belt extender for the driver and front
passenger helps you fasten your seat belt. Seat-
belt extender = is extended when the respec-
tive door is closed.
You can also extend seat-belt extender = with
seat-belt extender button ?.
Turn the key to position 1 or 2 in the ignition
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lock.
Press seat-belt extender button ?.
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Seat-belt extender = extends.
Seat-belt extender = is retracted again if:
the belt tongue is engaged in the seat belt
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buckle
the belt tongue is not engaged in the seat belt
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buckle within 60 seconds
In this case, you can extend seat-belt
extender = again. Press seat-belt extender
button ? again.
the respective door is opened
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you release the seat backrest and fold it for-
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wards
the front-passenger seat remains unoccupied
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If you then press seat-belt extender but-
ton ?, seat-belt extender = will not extend.
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