Seat Belt - Mercedes-Benz Vito Operating Instructions Manual

Seat belts
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Risk of injury
Airbags provide additional protection; how-
ever they are not a replacement for the seat
belts. To reduce the risk of serious or fatal
injuries, make sure that all occupants ‑ in
particular, pregnant women ‑ wear their seat
belt correctly at all times, have adopted a
normal sitting position, and that their seat is
positioned as close to the vertical as possi-
ble.
The most important restraint systems are
the seat belts and restraint systems for
children in the vehicle. In the event of an
accident, they are the most effective
means of preventing vehicle occupants
from moving in the direction of the impact
and thus reducing the danger of them hit-
ting parts of the vehicle interior.
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In many countries there are laws concern-
ing the use of seat belts and child restraint sys-
tems.
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Risk of injury
A seat belt which is not worn, which is worn
incorrectly, or which has not been engaged
in the seat belt buckle correctly, cannot per-
form its intended protective function. Under
certain circumstances this could even cause
severe or fatal injuries. Make sure that all
vehicle occupants ‑ in particular, pregnant
women ‑ wear their seat belt correctly at all
times.
You must make sure that the belt:
I is routed as low as possible across your
pelvic area, i.e. across your hip joints
and not across your abdomen
I fits closely
I is not twisted
I is routed across the middle of your
shoulder
I is not routed across your neck or under
your arm
I fits closely across your pelvic area, by
pulling upwards on the shoulder section
of the belt
Do not secure any objects with a seat belt if
the seat belt is being used by one of the ve-
hicle's occupants.
Avoid wearing bulky clothing, e.g. a winter
coat.
Do not route the belt strap across sharp-
edged or fragile objects, especially if these
are on or in your clothing, e.g. spectacles,
pencils, keys, etc. The seat belt strap could
be damaged and you could be injured.
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Occupant safety
Only one person should use each seat belt
at any one time.
On no account should children travel sitting
on the lap of another occupant. It would not
be possible to restrain the child, and the
child or other vehicle occupants could be in-
jured seriously in the event of abrupt brak-
ing or even fatally in the event of an acci-
dent.
Persons under 1.50 m tall or under twelve
years of age cannot wear the seat belts
properly. They therefore require additional
suitable restraint systems on appropriate
seats for protection in an accident. Always
follow the manufacturer's installation in-
structions when fitting a child seat.
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Risk of injury
A seat belt only offers its intended degree
of protection if the backrest is positioned as
close to the vertical as possible and the oc-
cupant is sitting upright. Avoid seat posi-
tions that prevent the seat belt from being
correctly routed . You should therefore posi-
tion the backrest as close to the vertical as
possible. Never drive with the backrest
tilted too far back. You could otherwise be
seriously or fatally injured in the event of an
accident or sudden braking.
Safety
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