Mercedes-Benz B-Class 2011 Owner's Manual page 48

For this reason, check regularly that the seat
belts are not damaged or dirty.
Always have damaged seat belts or seat belts
that have been subjected to a load in an acci-
dent replaced at a qualified specialist work-
shop.
For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you only use seat belts which have
been approved by Mercedes-Benz for your
vehicle.
Seat belts are the most effective means of
restraining the movement of vehicle occu-
pants in the event of an accident. This
reduces the risk of vehicle occupants coming
into contact with parts of the vehicle interior.
Fastening seat belts
Adjust the seat and move the backrest to
X
an almost vertical position (
Pull the seat belt smoothly through belt
X
sash guide :.
Without twisting it, guide the shoulder sec-
X
tion of the seat belt across the middle of
your shoulder and the lap section across
your hips.
Engage belt tongue ; in buckle =.
X
Seat belt adjustment: if necessary, the driv-
er's and front-passenger seat belts auto-
matically adjust to the upper body
(
Y
If necessary, adjust the seat belt to the
X
appropriate height (
If necessary, pull upwards on the shoulder
X
section of the seat belt to tighten the belt
across your body.
For more information about releasing the seat
belt with release button ?, see "Releasing
seat belts" (
Seat belt adjustment
The seat-belt adjustment function adjusts the
driver's and front-passenger seat belt to the
upper body of the occupants.
The belt strap is tightened slightly when:
you engage the belt tongue in the belt
R
buckle and you then turn the key to position
2 in the ignition lock.
the key is in position 2 in the ignition lock
R
and you then engage the belt tongue in the
buckle.
The seat-belt adjustment will apply a certain
tightening force if any slack is detected
between the occupant and the seat belt. Do
not hold on to the seat belt tightly while it is
adjusting. You can switch the seat-belt
adjustment on and off in the on-board com-
puter (
The seat-belt adjustment is an integral part of
the PRE-SAFE
information about PRE-SAFE
in the "PRE-SAFE
protection)" section (
page 86).
Y
Belt height adjustment
You can adjust the seat belt height on the
driver's seat and the front-passenger seat.
Adjust the height so that the upper part of the
seat belt is routed across the centre of your
shoulder.
Occupant safety
page 45).
page 45).
Y
page 46).
Y
page 204).
Y
®
convenience function. More
®
(preventative occupant
page 43).
Y
45
®
can be found
Z