Mercedes-Benz GLS 2020 Operator's Manual page 40

38 Occupant safety
& WARNING Risk of injury or death from
deployed pyrotechnic Emergency Ten‐
sioning Devices
Pyrotechnic Emergency Tensioning Devices
that have been deployed are no longer opera‐
tional and are unable to perform their inten‐
ded protective function.
Therefore, have deployed pyrotechnic
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Emergency Tensioning Devices immedi‐
ately replaced at a qualified specialist
workshop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have the
vehicle towed to a qualified specialist workshop
after an accident.
* NOTE Damage caused by trapping the
seat belt
If an unused seat belt is not fully retracted, it
may become trapped in the door or in the
seat mechanism.
Always ensure that an unused seat belt
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is fully retracted.
Releasing the rear passenger compartment
center seat belt
If the left-hand rear seat backrest is folded down
and back up again, it may not be possible to pull
out the rear passenger compartment center seat
belt. The seat belt must be released.
Pull the seat belt out approximately 1 in
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(25 mm) at the seat belt outlet on the seat
backrest and then release it again.
The seat belt is retracted and released.
Fastening and adjusting the seat belts
If the seat belt is pulled quickly or sharply, the
seat belt retractor locks. The seat belt strap can‐
not be pulled out any further.
Always engage seat belt tongue
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seat belt into seat belt buckle 1
responding seat.
Press and hold the seat belt outlet release
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and slide seat belt outlet 3 into the desired
position.
Let go of the seat belt outlet release and
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ensure that seat belt outlet 3 locks into
position.
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