Releasing - Mercedes-Benz M-Class Operator's Manual

Occupant safety
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Belt height adjustment
You can adjust the seat belt height on the
front seats. Adjust the belt to a height that
allows the upper part of the seat belt to be
routed across the center of your shoulder.
To raise: slide the belt sash guide upwards.
X
The belt sash guide engages in various
positions.
To lower: press and hold belt sash guide
X
release :.
Slide the belt sash guide downwards.
X
Release belt sash guide release : and
X
make sure that the belt sash guide has
engaged.
Releasing seat belts
! Make sure that the seat belt is fully rolled
up. Otherwise, the seat belt or belt tongue
will be trapped in the door or in the seat
mechanism. This could damage the door,
the door trim panel and the seat belt.
Damaged seat belts can no longer fulfill
their protective function and must be
replaced. Visit a qualified specialist
workshop.
Belt sash guide
:
Seat belt tongue
;
Buckle
=
Release button
?
Press release button ? and guide belt
X
tongue ; back towards belt sash
guide : .
Belt warning for the driver and front
passenger
Every time the engine is started, the 7
seat belt warning lamp lights up for six
seconds. It lights up regardless of whether
the driver's and front-passenger seat belts
have already been fastened. If the driver's
and front-passenger seat belts have already
been fastened, the 7 seat belt warning
lamp then goes out.
If the driver's seat belt is not fastened when
the engine is started, an additional warning
tone will sound. This warning tone stops after
a maximum of six seconds or once the
driver's seat belt is fastened.
If after six seconds, the driver or front
passenger have not fastened their seat belts
and the doors are closed:
the 7 seat belt warning lamp remains lit
R
as long as the driver's or front-passenger's
seat belt is not fastened