Mercedes-Benz 350 SDL TURBO 1991 Owner's Manual page 39

W arn ing !
• Each o ccu p an t sh o u ld w ear
th eir seat belt at all tim es . T o ­
g eth er w ith th e "S R S " (d river
airb ag, E T R 's, d rive r - side
knee b olster and o ptio nal
fro n t p ass en g er airb ag , fro n t
p ass en g er - sid e knee b o l­
ster), th e seat b elt o ffers the
best co n d itio n s fo r p ro tectio n
of th e b od y in case of m ajo r
fro n tal im pact.
• N ever w ea r th e s h o u ld e r belt
u nd er yo u r arm , ag ain st yo u r
neck or off yo u r sh o u ld er. In a
crash, yo u r b od y w o u ld m ove
to o far fo rw ard . T h a t w ou ld
increase th e ch an c e of head
and neck inju ries. T h e belt
w ou ld also a p p ly to o m uch
fo rce to th e ribs, th is could
severely injure intern al o rg an s
such as yo u r liver o r sp leen.
P osition th e lap belt as low as
p ossible on yo u r hips and not
acro ss th e a b d o m en . If the
belt is p ositio ned ac ro ss yo u r
ab d om en , it could cause
serio u s in ju ries in a crash.
• A cco rd in g to ac c id e n t sta tis ­
tics, ch ild re n are s a fe r w hen
p ro p e rly restrained in th e rear
seatin g p o s itio n s th an in the
fro n t seatin g p ositio ns.
• In fa n ts and sm all ch ild ren
m ust be seated in an infant or
ch ild re strain t sy ste m , w hich
is p ro p e rly secu red by a lap
b elt o r lap b elt p o rtio n of a
lap -sh o u ld e r b elt. C h ild ren
co u ld be en d a n g e re d in an
a c cid en t if th e ir child re­
s train ts are not p ro p e rly
se cu re d in th e vehicle.
• Im p ro p e rly p o s itio n e d seat
belts do not p ro v id e m a xi­
m um p ro tectio n and m ay
ca u s e s e rio u s in ju ries in case
of an ac cid en t.
• C h ild ren to o big fo r child
re strain t s y s te m s sh o u ld ride
in rear se ats u sing reg u lar
seat b elts. P o sitio n sh o u ld e r
belt a c ro s s th e ch es t and
sh o u ld er, not th e fac e or
neck. A b o o ste r s e at m ay be
n ece ss ary to ac h ie ve p ro p e r
belt p o s itio n in g .
• A d ju st th e p ass en g er seat as
far as p o s sib le rearw ard from
th e d ash b o a rd , e s p e cially if a
ch ild re strain t is installed.
• Each seat b elt sh o uld never
be used fo r m ore th an one
p erson at a tim e.
• B elts sh o u ld not be w orn
tw is ted . In a crash, you
w o u ld n 't have th e full w id th of
th e b elt to take im p act fo rces.
T h e tw is ted b elt ag ain st yo u r
b od y co u ld ca u s e injuries.
• P re g n a n t w o m en sh o u ld also
use a la p -s h o u ld e r belt. The
lap b elt p o rtio n sh o uld be po­
sition ed as low as p o s sib le on
th e hips to avoid any possible
p res su re on th e ab d om en .
For cle an ing and care of the seat
belts, see page 91.