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Occupant safety
Emergency tensioning device (ETD),
seat belt force limiter
The seat belts are equipped with emergen-
cy tensioning devices and belt force
limiters.
The ETD is designed to activate in the fol-
lowing cases:
ț in frontal or rear-end impacts exceed-
ing the system deployment threshold
ț if the restraint systems are operational
and functioning correctly, see 1 in-
dicator lamp (
୴ page 66)
ț in certain vehicle rollovers if the sys-
tem determines an additional degree of
protection
When activated, emergency tensioning de-
vices remove slack from the belts in such a
way that the seat belts fit more snugly
against the body. Belt force limiters reduce
the force exerted by the seat belts on oc-
cupants during a crash.
Automatic comfort-fit feature seat belt
The automatic comfort-fit feature reduces
the retracting force of the seat belts when
they are in normal use.
Roll bar
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The ETDs will only activate if the seat belts
are fastened (latch plate properly inserted into
buckle).
Warning! G
An emergency tensioning device (ETD) that
was activated must be replaced.
When disposing of the emergency tension-
ing device, our safety instructions must be
followed. These are available at your autho-
rized Mercedes-Benz Center.
Warning! G
This vehicle is a two occupant vehicle. The
rear storage area is not intended for use by
occupants and is not equipped for properly
seating or restraining occupants. Thus this
area should never be used by any persons.
Before operating the roll bar switch make
sure that the roll bar’s path is clear and no
persons are injured by the moving roll bar
due to inattention. Raising or lowering of the
roll bar could injure someone in it’s proximi-
ty.
For your own safety, we recommend to drive
with the roll bar raised if the outside temper-
ature is below +5°F (-15°C).
!
If the outside temperature falls below +5°F
(-15°C), the roll bar must be raised manually us-
ing the buttons provided to avoid damaging the
hydraulics.