Fastening - Mercedes-Benz C-Class Operator's Manual

Occupant safety
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G
WARNING
Do not pass seat belts over sharp edges. They
could tear.
Do not allow the seat belt to get caught in the
door or in the seat adjustment mechanism.
This could damage the seat belt.
Never attempt to make modifications to seat
belts. This could impair the effectiveness of
the seat belts.
Fastening seat belts
G
WARNING
According to accident statistics, children are
safer when properly restrained on the rear
seats than on the front-passenger seat. Thus,
we strongly recommend that children be
placed in the rear seat whenever possible.
Regardless of seating position, children 12
years old and under must be seated and
properly secured in an appropriately sized
child restraint system or booster seat
recommended for the size and weight of the
child. For additional information, see the
"Children in the vehicle" section.
A child's risk of serious or fatal injuries is
significantly increased if the child restraints
are not properly secured in the vehicle and/
or the child is not properly secured in the child
restraint.
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
X
section of the seat belt across the middle
of your shoulder and the lap section across
your pelvis.
Engage belt tongue ; in buckle =.
X
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.
All seat belts except the driver's seat belt are
equipped with a special seat belt retractor to
securely fasten child restraint systems in the
vehicle. For further information on special
seat belt retractors, see (
For more information about releasing the seat
belt with release button ?, see "Releasing
seat belts" ( page 57).
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.
The belt strap is tightened slightly when:
you engage the belt tongue in the belt
R
buckle and you then turn the SmartKey to
position 2 in the ignition lock.
The seat-belt adjustment is an integral part of
®
the PRE-SAFE convenience function. More
information about PRE-SAFE
®
in the "PRE-SAFE (anticipatory occupant
protection system)" section (
Belt height adjustment
You can adjust the seat belt height on the
driver's seat and the front-passenger seat.
page 98).
Y
page 56).
Y
page 61).
Y
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can be found
page 52).
Y