Seat Belts - Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2007 Owner's Manual

Controls

Seat belts

Make sure that the vehicle is stationary and
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that the key is in position 2 in the ignition
lock.
Press button 2 for the exterior mirror on
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the front-passenger side.
Use adjustment button 3 to adjust the
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exterior mirror to a position which allows
you to see the rear wheel and the kerb.
Press memory button M 4.
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Press one of the arrows on adjustment but-
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ton 3 within three seconds.
The parking position is stored if the exterior
mirror does not move.
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If the mirror moves out of position, repeat
the steps. You can adjust the exterior mir-
ror again after storing the setting.
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Seat belts
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 the vehicle interior.
Wearing seat belts
G Risk of injury
A seat belt which is not worn correctly, or
which has not been engaged in the seat belt
buckle correctly, cannot perform its inten-
ded protective function. Under certain cir-
cumstances this could cause severe or
even fatal injuries.
Make sure that all occupants – in particular,
pregnant women – wear their seat belt cor-
rectly at all times.
The seat belt must pass closely over your
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body and must not be twisted. You
should therefore avoid wearing bulky
clothing (e.g. a winter coat). The shoulder
belt section must be routed across the
middle of your shoulder – on no account
across your neck or under your arm – and
pulled tight against your upper body. The
lap belt must always pass across your lap
as low down as possible, i.e. over your
hip joints – not across your abdomen. If
necessary, tighten the belt strap by pull-
ing it down slightly and retighten in the
direction of the inertia reel.
Do not route the belt strap across sharp
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or fragile objects, especially if these are
located on or in your clothing, e.g. spec-
tacles, pencils, keys, etc. The seat belt
strap could be damaged and tear in an
accident and you or other vehicle occu-
pants could be injured.
Only one person should use each seat
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belt at any one time. On no account
should children travel sitting on your lap
or the lap of another occupant, as it
would not be possible to restrain the
child in the event of an accident, braking
or a sudden change in direction, which
could result in severe or even fatal inju-
ries to the child and other occupants.
Persons less than 1.50 m tall cannot
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wear the seat belts correctly. For this
reason, secure persons less than 1.50 m
tall in specially designed, suitable
restraint systems.
Children less than 1.50 m tall or under
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12 years of age cannot wear the seat