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S a fety
belt s
"'Push
the loop -around fittings
up c>
fig . 155 @ ,
or
"'squeeze
together the
(D
button, and
push
the
loop-around fittings
down @ .
"' Pull the belt to make sure that the upper at-
tachment is properly engaged.
A
WARNING
Always read and heed all WARNINGS and oth-
er impo rtant informat ion
c>
page 136.
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Tips
With the front seats , the height adjustment
of the seat can also be used to adjust the po-
sition of the safe ty belts.
Improperly
worn safety belts
Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause se-
vere injuries.
Wearing safety belts imprope rly can cause seri-
ous injury or death. Safety belts can on ly work
when they a re correctly pos itioned on the body.
Imp roper seating positions reduce the effect ive-
ness of safety be lts and will even increase t he
risk of injury a nd deat h by mov ing the safety bel t
to crit ica l areas of the body. Imp roper seating
positions a lso increase t he risk of serio us injury
and deat h when an airbag deploys and strikes an
occ upant who is not in the correct seat ing pos i-
tion. A driver is responsible for the safety of all
ve hicle occupants and especia lly for children.
Therefore:
"' Never permit anyone to ass ume an inco rrect
s itting position in the vehicle wh ile trave ling
c>,&. .
A
WARNING
Impro perly wor n safety belts increase t he risk
of se rious personal injury a nd death wheneve r
a vehicle is bei ng use d .
- Always make sure t ha t a ll veh icle occupa nts
are correctly restra ined and stay in a correct
seat ing pos ition wheneve r t he veh icle is be-
ing used.
140
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other impo rtant informat ion
c>
page 136.
Belt tensioners
How safety belt pretensioners work
In front, side and rear-end collisions above a
particular severity and in a rollover, safety belts
are tensioned automatically.
Reversible safety belt tensioner s
The safety belts on the front seats are equipped
with power revers ible tensioners. The following
funct io ns are available when the dr iver's/front
passenger 's safety belts are faste ned:
- Automatic tens ione rs: at the start of a d rive,
the safety belts automat ically adjust to t he
passenger after a certain time period or ve hicle
spee d . To switch the a utomat ic tens ioners off,
select the following in t he MMI:
!CARI
function
button >
(Car)* systems > Vehicle settings >
Seat s > Driver's seat or Passenger's seat > Au·
tomatic belt tensioner > Off .
- In certain d riving s ituations, the safe ty bel t s
may t ighten with a reversib le t ensioning func -
tion
c> page 184 .
- The safety be lt s may also ti gh ten with t his re-
vers ible tension ing funct io n in m ino r collisions .
Pyrotechnic safety belt pretensioners
The safety belts are eq uipped w it h safety bel t
pretensione rs. The system is activa t ed by se nsors
in front, s ide a nd rear -end collisions of grea t se -
verity and in a rollover. This tig htens the bel t and
takes up belt slack
c>
&.
in Service and disposal of
safety belt pretensioner on page 141.
Taking up
the slack helps to reduce forward occupant
movement during a collision.
A
WARNING
- It is poss ible for the pretensioners to dep loy
incorrectly .
- The pyrotechnic system can only provide
protection for one collision. If the pyrotech-
nic pretens ioners deploy, the pretensioning
syst em must be rep laced.
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