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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. Infants and children must never
travel sitting on the lap of a vehicle occupant.
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. Always observe the instructions
for loading the vehicle when securing objects,
luggage or loads (
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Also ensure that no objects, e.g. a cushion,
are ever placed between a person and the
seat.
If children are travelling in the vehicle, always
observe the instructions and safety notes on
"Children in the vehicle" (
Limitations of the protection provided by the
seat belt
& WARNING Risk of injury or death due to
incorrect seat position
The seat belt will not offer the intended level
of protection if you have not moved the seat
backrest to an almost vertical position.
In particular, you may slip under the seatbelt
and injure yourself.
Adjust the seat properly before begin‐
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ning your journey.
Always ensure that the seat backrest is
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in an almost vertical position and that
the shoulder section of your seat belt is
routed across the centre of your shoul‐
der.
& WARNING Risk of injury or death when
additional restraint systems are not used
for persons with a smaller stature
Persons under 1.50 m tall cannot wear the
seat belt correctly without a suitable addi‐
tional restraint system.
page 274).
page 37).
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Always secure persons under 1.50 m
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tall in a suitable restraint system.
& WARNING Risk of injury or death due to
damaged or modified seat belts
Seat belts cannot provide protection in the
following situations:
the seat belt is damaged, has been modi‐
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fied, is extremely dirty, bleached or dyed
the seat belt buckle is damaged or
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extremely dirty
modifications have been made to the seat
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belt tensioner, seat belt anchorage or seat
belt retractor
Seat belts may sustain non-visible damage in
an accident, e.g. due to glass splinters.
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
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undamaged, 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 tension‐
ers
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.
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