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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
vehicle speed exceeded 15 mph
(25 km/h) if either the driver's or front
passenger's seat belt remains unfas-
tened.
If the driver's or front passenger's seat
belt remains unfastened after 60 sec-
onds, the seat belt telltale < stops
flashing and the warning chime stops
sounding. The seat belt telltale <
then continues to be illuminated for as
long as either the driver's or front pas-
senger's seat belt are not fastened.
The seat belt telltale < will only go out
if both the driver and front passenger's
seat belt (with the front passenger seat oc-
cupied) are fastened, or the vehicle is
standing still and a front door is opened.
For more information on the seat belt
telltale <, see "Practical hints"
( page 366).
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Emergency tensioning device (ETD),
seat belt force limiter
The seat belts are equipped with emergen-
cy tensioning devices and belt force
limiters.
The ETD is designed to activate in the
following cases:
in frontal or rear-end impacts
exceeding a preset severity level
if the restraint systems are operational
and functioning correctly,
see 1 indicator lamp ( page 62)
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The ETDs for the front seats will only
activate if the front seat belts are fas-
tened (latch plate properly inserted
into buckle).
The ETDs for the rear seats will activate
with or without the respective seat
belts fastened.
In an impact, emergency tensioning
devices remove slack from the belts. Belt
force limiters reduce the force exerted by
the seat belts on occupants during a crash.
Warning!
An emergency tensioning device (ETD) that
was activated must be replaced.
When disposing of the emergency tension-
ing device, our safety instructions must be
followed. These are available at your
authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Automatic comfort-fit feature seat belt
An automatic comfort-fit feature for front
seats reduces the retracting force of the
seat belts when they are in normal use.
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