Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe 2022 Operator's Manual page 40

38 38 Occupant safety
Push the lap belt down as far as possible
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across your hips and pull tight with the shoul-
der section of the belt. Never route the lap
belt across your abdomen.
Pregnant women must also take particular
care with this.
Never route the seat belt across sharp, poin-
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ted, abrasive or fragile objects.
Only one person should use each seat belt at
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any one time. Never allow babies and children
to travel sitting on the lap of another vehicle
occupant.
Never secure objects with a seat belt if the
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seat belt is also being used by one of the vehi-
cle's occupants. Always observe the instruc-
tions for loading the vehicle when securing
objects, luggage or loads ( page 103).
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Also ensure that no objects, e.g. a cushion,
are ever placed between a person and the
seat.
The seat belts on the following seats are equipped
with a special seat belt retractor:
Front passenger seat
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Rear seats
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Activate or deactivate the special seatbelt retrac-
tor ( page 54).
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If children are traveling in the vehicle, be sure to
observe the instructions and safety notes on
"Children in the vehicle" ( page 50).
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Limitations of t Limit ations of the prot he protection pro ection provided b vided by t y the seat
belt belt
& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
an incorrect seat position
The seat belt does not o er the intended level
of protection if you have not moved the seat
backrest to an almost vertical position.
In particular, you could slip beneath the seat-
belt and become injured.
Adjust the seat properly before begin-
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ning your journey.
Always ensure that the seat backrest is
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in an almost vertical position and that
the shoulder belt is routed across the
center of your shoulder.
& W W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
an extended seat belt extender while the
vehicle is in motion
If the seat belt does not sit correctly on the
body, it cannot perform its intended protective
he seat
function.
Always ensure that the seat belt
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extender is retracted while the vehicle is
in motion.
If the seat belt extender does not retract automat-
ically, it can be retracted manually. To do so,
press the seat belt extender back as far as it will
go before starting the vehicle. Pressing the seat
belt extender back into place requires force.