Mercedes-Benz CLS Operator's Manual page 47

44 Occupant safety
Modified or damaged seat belts could tear or
fail in the event of an accident, for example.
Modified seat belt tensioners could acciden-
tally trigger or fail to function as intended.
Never modify the seat belt system, for
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example the seat belt, seat belt buckle,
seat belt tensioner, seat belt anchorage
and seat belt retractor.
Make sure that the seat belts are undam-
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aged, not worn and clean.
Always have the seat belts checked
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immediately after an accident at a quali-
fied specialist workshop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you use seat
belts which have been approved for your vehicle
by Mercedes-Benz.
& WARNING Risk of injury or death from
deployed pyrotechnic seat belt tensioners
Pyrotechnic seat belt tensioners that have
been deployed are no longer operational and
are unable to perform their intended protec-
tive function.
Therefore, have deployed pyrotechnic
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seat belt tensioners immediately
replaced at a qualified specialist work-
shop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have the
vehicle towed to a qualified specialist workshop
after an accident.
* 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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belt into seat belt buckle 2
sponding seat.
To adjust the seat belt height: press button
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on the seat belt outlet and slide the seat belt
outlet to the desired position.
To engage the seat belt outlet: release button
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3 and ensure that the seat belt outlet
engages.
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of the seat
of the corre-
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