Use Seat Belts Properly - Mercedes-Benz SL 320 Operator's Manual

Unfastening of Seat Belts
Push in the red button (3) in the belt
buckle (2).
Allow the retractor to completely
rewind the seat belt by guiding the
latch plate (1).
Operation:
The inertia reel stops the belt from
unwinding during sudden vehicle stops
or when quickly pulling on the belt.
The locking function of the reel may be
checked by quickly pulling on the belt.
The emergency tensioning retract-ors
tighten the fastened seat belts during
frontal and front-angled impacts
exceeding the first threshold of the
SRS (see Index).
Note:
For cleaning and care of the seat belts,
see Cleaning and Care of the Vehicle
in Index.
Warning!

USE SEAT BELTS PROPERLY.

•
Each occupant should wear
their seat belt at all times,
because seat belts help re
duce the likelihood of and
potential severity of injuries
in accidents, including roll-
overs. "SRS" (driver airbag,
passenger airbag), "ETR"
(seat belt emergency tensioning
retractors), and knee bolsters
are designed to enhance the
protection offered to properly
belted occupants in certain
frontal impacts which exceed
preset deployment thresholds.
•
Improperly positioned seat
belts do not provide maxi
mum protection and may
cause serious injuries in
case of an accident.
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