Mercedes-Benz A-Class Owner's Manual page 36

& WARNING Risk of injury or death from
deployed pyrotechnic seat belt tension‐
ers
Pyrotechnic seat belt tensioners that have
been deployed are no longer operational and
are unable to perform their intended protec‐
tive function.
Therefore, have deployed pyrotechnic
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seat belt tensioners immediately
replaced at a qualified specialist work‐
shop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have the
vehicle towed to a qualified specialist workshop
after an accident.
* NOTE Damage caused by trapping the
seat belt
If an unused seat belt is not fully retracted, it
may become trapped in the door or in the
seat mechanism.
Always ensure that an unused seat belt
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is fully retracted.
Fastening seat belts
If the seat belt is pulled quickly or sharply, the
seat belt retractor locks. The seat belt strap can‐
not be pulled out any further.
Always engage seat belt tongue
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seat belt into seat belt buckle
responding seat.
Vehicles with automatic front passenger
front airbag shutoff:
* NOTE Deployment of the seat belt ten‐
sioner and side impact airbag when the
front passenger seat is unoccupied
If the seat belt tongue is engaged in the seat
belt buckle of the unoccupied front
passenger seat, the seat belt tensioner and
the side impact airbag may also deploy in the
event of an accident along with other sys‐
tems.
Only one person should use each seat
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belt at any one time.
Vehicles without automatic front passenger
front airbag shutoff:
* NOTE Deployment of the seat belt ten‐
sioner when the front passenger seat is
unoccupied
2 of the
1 of the cor‐
If the seat belt tongue is engaged in the seat
belt buckle of the unoccupied front
passenger seat, the seat belt tensioner may
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Occupant safety