Mercedes-Benz GLE Owner's Manual page 41

38 Occupant safety
* 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.
Fastening and adjusting 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
responding seat.
Press and hold the seat belt outlet release
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and slide seat belt outlet 3
position.
Let go of the seat belt outlet release and
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ensure that seat belt outlet
position.
Vehicles with automatic front passenger
front airbag deactivation system:
* NOTE Deployment of the seat belt ten‐
sioner and side impact airbag when the
front passenger seat is unoccupied
If the seat belt tongue is engaged in the seat
belt buckle of the unoccupied front
passenger seat, the seat belt tensioner and
the side impact airbag may also deploy in the
event of an accident along with other sys‐
tems.
Only one person should use each seat
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belt at any one time.
Vehicles without automatic front passenger
2 of the
front airbag deactivation system:
1 of the cor‐
* NOTE Deployment of the seat belt ten‐
sioner when the front passenger seat is
into the desired
unoccupied
If the seat belt tongue is engaged in the seat
belt buckle of the unoccupied front
3 locks into
passenger seat, the seat belt tensioner may