Mercedes-Benz E-Class 2011 Owner's Manual page 54

Fastening seat belts
Example: Saloon
Adjust the seat and move the backrest to
X
an almost vertical position (
Pull the seat belt smoothly through belt
X
sash guide :.
Without twisting it, guide the shoulder sec-
X
tion of the seat belt across the middle of
your shoulder and the lap section across
your hips.
Engage belt tongue ; in buckle =.
X
Seat-belt adjustment: if necessary, the
driver's and front-passenger seat belts
automatically adjust to the upper body
( page 51).
Y
If necessary, adjust the seat belt to the
X
appropriate height (
If necessary, pull upwards on the shoulder
X
section of the seat belt to tighten the belt
across your body.
For more information about releasing the seat
belt with release button ?, see "Releasing
seat belts" ( page 52).
Y
Seat belt adjustment
The seat-belt adjustment function adjusts the
driver's and front-passenger seat belt to the
upper body of the occupants.
page 104).
Y
page 51).
Y
Occupant safety
The belt strap is tightened slightly when:
you engage the belt tongue in the belt
R
buckle and you then turn the key to position
2 in the ignition lock.
the key is in position 2 in the ignition lock
R
and you then engage the belt tongue in the
buckle.
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 249).
Y
The seat-belt adjustment is an integral part of
®
the PRE-SAFE convenience function. More
information about PRE-SAFE
®
in the "PRE-SAFE (preventative occupant
protection)" section (
Belt height adjustment
You can adjust the seat belt height on the
driver's seat and the front-passenger seat.
Estate: you can also adjust the belt height on
the outer rear seats.
Adjust the height so that the upper part of the
seat belt is routed across the centre of your
shoulder.
To raise: slide the belt sash guide upwards.
X
The belt sash guide engages in various posi-
tions.
To lower: press and hold belt sash guide
X
release :.
®
can be found
page 48).
Y
Z
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