Mercedes-Benz E 300 Operator's Manual page 49

Seat Belts and Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS)
Your vehicle is equipped with seat
belts for all seats, emergency
tensioning retractors for the front seat
belts, as well as front and side impact
airbags and knee bolsters for driver and
front passenger.
Seat Belts
Important!
Laws in most states and all Canadian
provinces require seat belt use.
All states and provinces require use of
child restraints that comply with U.S.
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
213 and Canadian Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard 213.
For your safety and that of your
passengers we strongly recommend
their use.
Warning!
Children 12 years old and under
must never ride in the front seat,
except in a Mercedes-Benz
authorized BabySmart™ compatible
child seat, which operates with the
BabySmart™ system installed in the
vehicle to deactivate the passenger
side front airbag when it is properly
installed. Otherwise they will be
struck by the airbag when it inflates
in a crash. If this happens, serious or
fatal injury will result.
The back seat is the safest place for
children. Infants and small children
must ride in back seats and be seated
in an appropriate infant or child
restraint system, which is properly
secured with the vehicle's seat belt,
fully in accordance with the seat
manufacturer's instructions.
A child's risk of serious or fatal
injuries is significantly increased if
the child restraints are not properly
secured in the vehicle and the child
is not properly secured in the child
restraint.
Warning!
Never ride in a moving vehicle with
the seat back reclined. Sitting in an
excessively reclined position can be
dangerous. You could slide under the
seat belt in a collision. If you slide
under it, the belt would apply force
at the abdomen or neck. That could
cause serious or even fatal injuries.
The seat back and seat belts provide
the best restraint when the wearer is
in an upright position and belts are
properly positioned on the body.
Note:
For cleaning and care of the seat belts,
see Cleaning and Care of the Vehicle in
Index.
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