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Releasing the seat belts
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Releasing front seat belts and rear
outer seat belts: Press seat belt release
button ? (Y page 41).
Allow the retractor to completely rewind
the seat belt by guiding latch plate ;
(Y page 41).
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Make sure the seat belt retracts fully so
that the seat belt and/or latch plate cannot
get caught or pinched in the door or in the
seat mechanism. This can damage the seat
belt and impair its effectiveness, and/or
cause damage to the door and/or door trim
panel. Such damage is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
Damaged seat belts must be replaced.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
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Releasing rear center seat belt: Press
release button B on buckle A for free-
sliding latch plate C (Y page 41).
X
Press release button = on buckle ; for
fixed latch plate ? (Y page 41).
X
Allow the retractor to completely rewind
the rear center seat belt by guiding fixed
latch plate ? (Y page 41).
X
Guide both latch plates ? and C one after
the other into attachment : (Y page 41).
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Warning!
To help prevent the possibility of injury,
always store the rear center seat belt latch
plates in the attachment when the rear center
seat belt is not in use.
Seat belt reminder system
When the engine is started, the seat belt
telltale 7 will always illuminate to remind
you and your passengers to fasten your seat
belts.
If the driver’s seat belt is not fastened when
the engine is started, an additional warning
chime will also sound for a maximum of
6 seconds or until the driver’s seat belt is
fastened.
The seat belt telltale 7 and the warning
chime will go out if the driver’s seat belt is
fastened.
For more information, see “Practical hints”
(Y page 216).
Emergency Tensioning Device (ETD),
seat belt force limiter
The seat belts for the front seats and rear
outer seats are equipped with ETDs and seat
belt force limiters.
The ETDs are designed to activate in the
following cases:
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in frontal or rear-end impacts exceeding
the system’s preset deployment threshold
R
if the restraint systems are operational and
functioning correctly, see “SRS indicator
lamp” (Y page 32)
The ETDs for the front seats will only activate
if the front seat belts are fastened (latch plate
properly inserted into buckle).
The ETDs for the rear outer seats will activate
with or without the respective seat belts
fastened.
In an impact, the ETDs remove slack from the
seat belts in such a way that the seat belts fit
more snugly against the body. Seat belt force
limiters, when activated, are employed to
help reduce the peak force exerted by the
seat belts on occupants during a crash.
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The ETDs do not correct an incorrect seat
position or incorrectly worn seat belts.
The ETDs do not pull occupants back
toward the seat backrest.
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Warning!
Pyrotechnic ETDs that were activated must be
replaced.
For your safety, when disposing of the
pyrotechnic ETDs always follow our safety
Occupant safety
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