Mercedes-Benz 2003 S 500 4MATIC Automobile User Manual


 
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Getting started
Driving
1 Release button
2 Buckle
3 Latch plate
̈ Pull the seat belt smoothly from the
seat belt presenter.
̈ Place the belt over your shoulder.
̈ Push latch plate 3 into buckle 2 until it
clicks.
̈ If necessary, tighten the lap portion to
a snug fit by pulling shoulder portion
up.
According to accident statistics, children
are safer when properly restrained in the
rear seating positions than in the front seat-
ing positions. 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 and top tether strap, or secured via
lower anchors and top tether strap, fully in
accordance with the child seat manufactur-
er’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! G
Never let more people ride in the vehicle
than there are seat belts available. Be sure
everyone riding in the vehicle is correctly re-
strained with a separate seat belt.
Warning! G
Never ride in a moving vehicle with the seat
backrest 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
backrest and seat belt provide the best re-
straint when the wearer is in an upright po-
sition and the belt is properly positioned on
the body.
Warning! G
Read and observe the additional warning no-
tices printed in the “Safety and Security”
section (
page 60).