Mercedes-Benz 190 E2.3 1985 Owner's Manual page 36

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Lap belt in rear passenger compart­
ment:
Pull belt with latch plate (1) across the
lap and push latch plate into buckle (2)
until it clicks. The belt must not be
twisted and must be tight.
To shorten the belt, pull belt end with
the tongue engaged. To lengthen the
belt, turn the latch plate so that it is at a
little more than 90° to the belt and pull
before fastening the belt.
To disengage the belt, push red
button (3) in the buckle.
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The emergency tensioning retractors
are designed to activate only during
severe frontal impacts. They tighten
the belts in such a way that they fit
more snugly against the body restrict­
ing as much as possible its forward
movement.
In cases of less severe frontal impacts,
such as roll-overs, side or rear colli­
sions, or other accidents without
severe frontal forces, the emergency
tensioning retractors will not be
activated. The driver and passengers
will then be protected by the fastened
seat belts and inertia reel in the usual
manner.
Notes:
Rear seat passengers should always
wear seat belts - for their own protec­
tion and to avoid endangering the
driver and front passenger with their
unrestricted forward movement.
No seat belt can be used for more than
one person. Children under the age of
six or under the weight of 23 kg/50 lb
should be seated in the back seat with
an approved restraint system properly
secured.
Child restraint systems recommended
by us can be fastened to the existing
seat belts. Any authorized MERCE­
DES-BENZ dealer will gladly advise
you on this subject.
For cleaning and care of the seat belts,
see page 79.
For seat belt and emergency tension­
ing retractor safety rules, see page 36.