Mercedes-Benz SL Operator's Manual page 67

The seat belt adjustment is a convenience
function integrated in PRE-SAFE
(preventative occupant protection). More
information on PRE-SAFE
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.
Press release button ? on belt buckle =.
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Guide belt tongue ; back to seat belt
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guide :.
Belt warning for the driver and front
passenger
Regardless of whether the driver's and front-
passenger seat belts have already been
fastened, the ü seat belt warning lamp
lights up for six seconds each time the engine
is started. It then goes out if the driver and
the front passenger have already fastened
their seat belts.
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( page 61).
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Occupant safety
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 ü seat belt warning lamp remains lit
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as long as the driver's or front-passenger's
seat belt is not fastened
and
if a vehicle speed of 15 mph (25 km/h) is
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exceeded, the 7 seat belt warning lamp
begins to flash. A warning tone also sounds
with increasing intensity for a maximum of
60 seconds or until the driver or front
passenger have fastened their seat belts.
If the driver/front passenger unfasten their
seat belt while the vehicle is in motion, the
ü seat belt warning lamp lights up and a
warning tone sounds again.
The warning tone ceases even if the driver or
front-passenger seat belt has still not been
fastened after 60 seconds. The ü seat belt
warning lamp stops flashing but remains
illuminated.
After the vehicle comes to a standstill, the
warning tone is reactivated and the ü seat
belt warning lamp flashes again if the vehicle
speed again exceeds 15 mph (25 km/h).
The ü seat belt warning lamp only goes
out if:
both the driver and the front passenger
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have fastened their seat belts.
or
the vehicle is stationary and a door is open.
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For more information on the ü seat
belt warning lamp, see "Warning and
indicator lamps in the instrument cluster,
seat belts" ( page 273).
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