Seat Belt Adjustment - Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe Operator's Manual

Occupant safety
56
Adjust the seat and move the backrest to
X
an almost vertical position (
Pull the seat belt smoothly through belt
X
sash guide :.
Without twisting it, guide the shoulder sec-
X
tion of the seat belt across the middle of
your shoulder and the lap section across
your pelvis.
Engage belt tongue ; in buckle =.
X
Seat-belt adjustment: if necessary, the
driver's and front-passenger seat belts
automatically adjust to the upper body
( page 56).
Y
If necessary, pull upwards on the shoulder
X
section of the seat belt to tighten the belt
across your body.
All seat belts except the driver's seat belt are
equipped with a special seat belt retractor to
securely fasten child restraint systems in the
vehicle. For further information on special
seat belt retractors, see (
For more information about releasing the seat
belt with release button ?, see "Releasing
seat belts" ( page 56).
Y

Seat belt adjustment

The seat-belt adjustment function adjusts the
driver's and front-passenger seat belt to the
upper body of the occupants.
page 94).
Y
page 61).
Y
The belt strap is tightened slightly when:
the belt tongue is engaged in the buckle
R
and
the ignition is switched on
R
The seat-belt adjustment will apply a retrac-
tion force if any slack is detected between the
occupant and the seat belt. Do not hold on to
the seat belt tightly while it is adjusting. You
can switch the seat-belt adjustment on and
off in the on-board computer (
The seat-belt adjustment is an integral part of
®
the PRE-SAFE convenience function. More
information about PRE-SAFE
®
the "PRE-SAFE (anticipatory occupant pro-
tection system)" section (
Releasing seat belts
Press release button ? on belt buckle =.
X
Guide belt tongue ; to belt sash guide :.
X
i
If you have guided the seat belt back, it is
turned 180°. This is necessary in order to
guarantee that the seat belt is not twisted
and that it is routed correctly when the belt
is fastened.
! 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,
page 204).
Y
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can be found in
page 52).
Y