SMART FORTWO CABRIO Operating Instructions Manual page 28

Seat belts
Danger of injury!
Persons under 1.50 m in height and
children under twelve years of age can
not fasten 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
instructions when fitting a child re
straint system*.
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Danger of injury!
A seat belt only offers its intend
ed degree of protection if the backrest
is positioned as close to the vertical as
possible and the occupant is sitting
upright. Avoid seat positions that pre
vent the seat belt from lying correctly
across the wearer's body. Position the
backrest as vertically as possible. Do
not drive with the backrest reclined
too far back. Otherwise, you could be
seriously or even fatally injured in the
event of an accident or sudden braking.
Danger of injury!
Modifications to or work not per
formed correctly on restraint systems
(seat belts, anchorages, belt tension
ers, belt force limiters or airbags) or
their wiring, as well as work on other
networked electronic systems, may pre
vent the restraint systems from working
correctly. Airbags or belt tensioners
could e.g. fail to operate in accidents
where the rate of deceleration exceeds
the tripping threshold, or be activated
unintentionally. Never carry out any
modifications on the restraint sys
tems. Never tamper with electronic
components and their software.