| WARNING Risk of injury or death due to
incorrect seat position |
| The seat belt does not offer the intended
level of protection if you have not moved the
seat backrest to an almost vertical position.
When braking or in the event of an accident,
you could slide underneath the seat belt and
sustain abdominal or neck injuries, for example.
- Adjust the seat properly before beginning
your journey.
- Always ensure that the seat backrest is
in an almost vertical position and that
the shoulder section of your seat belt is
routed across the center of your shoulder.
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| WARNING Risk of injury or death when
additional restraint systems are not used
for persons with a smaller build |
| Persons under 5 ft (1.50 m) tall cannot wear
the seat belt correctly without a suitable
additional restraint system.
If the seat belt is not worn correctly, it cannot
perform its intended protective function.
In addition, an incorrectly fastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, for example, in the
event of an accident or when braking or
changing direction suddenly.
- Always secure persons under 5 ft
(1.50 m) tall in a suitable restraint system.
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| WARNING Risk of injury or death due to
damaged or modified seat belts |
Seat belts cannot provide protection in the
following situations:
- If the seat belts are damaged, modified,
extremely dirty, bleached or dyed
- If the seat belt buckle is damaged or
extremely dirty
- If the Emergency Tensioning Devices,
seat belt anchorages or seat belt retractors
have been modified
Seat belts may be damaged in an accident,
although the damage may not be visible, e.g.
due to splinters of glass.
Modified or damaged seat belts may tear or
fail, e.g. in an accident.
Modified Emergency Tensioning Devices can
accidentally trigger or fail to function as
intended.
- Never modify the seat belts, Emergency
Tensioning Devices, seat belt anchorages
or seat belt retractors.
- Make sure that the seat belts are
undamaged, not worn and clean.
- Always have the seat belts checked
immediately after an accident at a
qualified specialist workshop.
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Only use seat belts which have been approved
for your vehicle by Mercedes-Benz.
| WARNING Risk of injury or death from
deployed pyrotechnic Emergency Tensioning
Devices |
Pyrotechnic Emergency Tensioning Devices
that have been deployed are no longer operational
and are unable to perform their intended
protective function.
- Therefore, have deployed pyrotechnic
Emergency Tensioning Devices immediately
replaced at a qualified specialist
workshop.
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Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have the
vehicle towed to a qualified specialist workshop
after an accident.
| NOTE Damage caused by trapping the
seat be |
If an unused seat belt is not fully retracted, it
may become trapped in the door or in the
seat mechanism.
- Always ensure that an unused seat belt
is fully retracted.
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Releasing the rear passenger compartment
center seat belt
If the left-hand rear seat backrest is folded down
and back up again, it may not be possible to pull
out the rear passenger compartment center seat
belt. The seat belt must be released.
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