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Occupant safety
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additional injury, for example, in an acci-
dent, during braking or an abrupt change of
direction. This poses an increased risk of
injury or even fatal injury.
For this reason, always secure persons
under 5 ft (1.50 m) in height in suitable
restraint systems.
If a child younger than twelve years old and
under 5 ft (1.50 m) in height is traveling in the
vehicle:
always secure the child in a child restraint
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system suitable for this smart vehicle. The
child restraint system must be appropriate
to the age, weight and size of the child
always observe the instructions and safety
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notes on "Children in the vehicle"
(
page 42) in addition to the child
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restraint system manufacturer's installa-
tion and operating instructions
be sure to observe the instructions and
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safety notes on the "Occupant classifica-
tion system (OCS)" (
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WARNING
The seat belts may not perform their inten-
ded protective function if:
they are damaged, modified, extremely
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dirty, bleach or dyed
the seat belt buckle is damaged or
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extremely dirty
the Emergency Tensioning Devices, belt
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anchorages or inertia reels have been
modified
Seat belts may sustain non-visible damage
in an accident, e.g. due to glass splinters.
Modified or damaged seat belts may tear or
fail, e.g. in an accident. Modified Emer-
gency Tensioning Devices could acciden-
tally trigger or fail to deploy when neces-
sary. This poses an increased risk of injury
or even fatal injury.
Never modify the seat belts, Emergency
Tensioning Devices, belt anchorages or
inertia reels. Make sure that the seat belts
are undamaged, not worn out and clean. Fol-
lowing an accident, have the seat belts
page 36)
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checked immediately at a qualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Only use seat belts that have been approved
for your vehicle by smart.
Proper use of the seat belts
Pay attention to the safety notes about the
seat belt (
page 31).
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All vehicle occupants must fasten the seat
belt correctly before setting off. Make sure
that all occupants are wearing their seat
belts correctly for the entire journey.
When fastening the seat belt, make sure that:
The seat belt tongue is inserted into the
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belt buckle that belongs to the seat.
The seat belt is tightened across your body.
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Avoid wearing bulky clothing, e.g. a winter
coat.
The seat belt is not twisted.
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Only then can the forces produced in the
event of an accident be evenly distributed
across the belt.
The shoulder section of the belt must always
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be routed across the center of the shoulder.
The shoulder section of the belt should not
come into contact with your neck and must
not be routed under the arm.
The lap belt must be taut and as low as pos-
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sible over your lap.
The lap belt must always pass across your
hip joints and never across your stomach or
abdomen. Pregnant women must take par-
ticular care. If necessary, the lap belt can
be pushed down across the hip joints and
pulled tight using the shoulder section.
The seat belt is not routed over sharp,
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pointed or fragile objects.
If these items are on or in your clothing,
e.g. eyeglasses, pens, keys, etc., stow these
items in a more suitable location.
Only one person should use each seat belt at
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any one time.
On no account should babies or children
travel sitting on the lap of another vehicle
occupant. During an accident, they could be
crushed between the occupant and seat belt.
Objects are not secured with a seat belt if
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the seat belt is being used by one of the
vehicle's occupants.
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