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The shoulder section of the seat belt should
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not touch your neck nor be routed under your
arm or behind your back.
Avoid wearing bulky clothing, e.g. a winter
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coat.
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 secure objects with a seat belt if the
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seat belt is being used by one of the vehicle's
occupants.
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 child seat safety feature:
Co-driver seat
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Rear seats
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Activate or deactivate the child seat safety feature
of the seat belt ( page 37).
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If children are traveling in the vehicle, always
observe the instructions and safety notes on "Chil-
dren in the vehicle" ( page 35).
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Always observe the instructions for loading the
vehicle when securing objects, luggage or loads
( page 164).
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Limitations of t Limit ations of the prot he protection pro ection provided b
belt belt
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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 beginning
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your journey.
Always ensure that the seat backrest is
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in an almost vertical position and that
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Persons under 5
the seat belt correctly without a suitable addi-
tional restraint system.
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Seat belts cannot provide protection in the fol-
lowing situations:
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Seat belts may sustain non-visible damage in
an accident, e.g. due to glass splinters.
Modi ed or damaged seat belts could tear or
fail in the event of an accident, for example.
Modi ed Emergency Tensioning Devices could
accidentally trigger or fail to function as inten-
ded.
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vided by t y the seat he seat
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Mercedes-Benz recommends that you use seat
belts which have been approved for your vehicle by
Mercedes-Benz.
Occupant safety
the shoulder belt is routed across the
center of your shoulder.
ARNING Risk of injury or death when
additional restraint systems are not used
for persons with a smaller stature
(1.50 m ) tall cannot wear
Always secure persons under 5
(1.50 m) tall in a suitable restraint sys-
tem.
ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
damaged or modi ed seat belts
The seat belt is damaged, has been modi-
ed, is extremely dirty, bleached or dyed
The seat belt buckle is damaged or
extremely dirty
Modi cations have been made to the
Emergency Tensioning Device, seat belt
anchorage or seat belt retractor
Never modify the seat belt system, for
example the seat belt, seat belt buckle,
Emergency Tensioning Device, seat belt
anchorage and seat belt retractor.
Make sure that the seat belts are undam-
aged, not worn and clean.
Always have the seat belts checked
immediately a er an accident at a quali-
ed specialist workshop.
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