Mercedes-Benz GLC Owner's Manual page 53

Occupant safety
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Seat belts may sustain non-visible damage in
an accident, e.g. due to glass splinters. Modi-
fied or damaged seat belts can tear or fail, for
example in the event of an accident. Modified
seat belt tensioners may be deployed unin-
tentionally or fail to be deployed when
required. There is an increased risk of injury,
possibly even fatal.
Never modify safety belts, seat belt tension-
ers, seat belt anchorages and inertia reels.
Ensure that seat belts are not damaged or
worn and are clean. After an accident, have
the seat belts checked immediately at a quali-
fied specialist workshop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you only
use seat belts which have been approved
specifically for your vehicle by Mercedes-
Benz. The general operating permit may oth-
erwise be invalidated.
Correct seat belt use
Observe the safety notes on the seat belt
( page 49).
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All vehicle occupants must be wearing the
seat belt correctly before beginning the jour-
ney. Also make sure that all vehicle occu-
pants are always wearing the seat belt cor-
rectly while the vehicle is in motion.
When fastening the seat belt, always make
sure that:
the seat belt tongue is only inserted into the
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belt buckle belonging to that seat
the seat belt is tight 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 forces which occur be dis-
tributed across the surface of the seat belt.
the shoulder section of the belt is always
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routed across the centre of your shoulder
The shoulder section of the seat belt should
not touch your neck nor be routed under
your arm. If possible, adjust the seat belt to
the appropriate height.
the lap belt passes across your lap as
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tightly and as low down as possible
The lap belt must always be routed across
your hip joints and never across your abdo-
men. This applies particularly to pregnant
women. If necessary, press the lap belt
down into your hip joints and pull tight with
the shoulder section of the belt.
the seat belt is not routed across sharp,
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pointed or fragile objects
If you have such items located on or in your
clothing, e.g. pens, keys or spectacles,
store these in a suitable place.
only one person is using a seat belt
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Infants and children must never travel sit-
ting on the lap of a vehicle occupant. In the
event of an accident, they could be crushed
between the vehicle occupant and seat
belt.
objects are never secured with a seat belt if
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the seat belt is also being used by one of the
vehicle's occupants
Also ensure that no objects are placed
between a person and the seat. e.g. a cush-
ion.
Seat belts are only intended to secure and
restrain vehicle occupants. Always observe
the "Loading guidelines" for securing objects,
luggage or loads ( page 390).
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Fastening and adjusting the seat belts
Observe the safety notes on the seat belt
( page 49) and the information on the cor-
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rect use of the seat belt (
If a passenger is wearing the centre rear seat
belt, also observe the information on the seat
belt for the centre rear seat (
page 50).
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page 51).
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