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Warning!
Never let more people ride in the vehicle
than there are seat belts available. Make
sure everyone riding in the vehicle is cor-
rectly restrained with a separate seat belt.
Never use a seat belt for more than one
person at a time.
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Warning!
Keep the door storage compartments
closed while vehicle is in motion. Failure to
do so may cause the seat belt to catch at
the rear and prevent proper positioning of
the seat belt.
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Warning!
Damaged seat belts or seat belts that were
highly stressed in an accident must be
replaced and their anchoring points must
also be checked.
Only use seat belts which have been
approved by Mercedes-Benz.
Do not make any modifications to the seat
belts. This can lead to unintended activa-
tion of the ETDs or to their failure to activate
when necessary.
Do not bleach or dye seat belts as this may
severely weaken them. In a crash they may
not be able to provide adequate protection.
Have all work carried out only by qualified
technicians. Contact an authorized Mer-
cedes-Benz Center.
Proper use of seat belts
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Warning!
USE SEAT BELTS PROPERLY
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Seat belts can only work when used prop-
erly. Never wear seat belts in any other
way than as described in this section, as
that could result in serious injuries in
case of an accident.
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Each occupant should wear their seat
belt at all times, because seat belts help
reduce the likelihood of and potential
severity of injuries in accidents, including
rollovers. The integrated restraint system
includes SRS (driver front air bag, driver
side knee bag, passenger front air bag,
head-thorax air bags), Emergency Ten-
sioning Device (ETD) and seat belt force
limiters. The system is designed to
enhance the protection offered to prop-
erly belted occupants in certain frontal
(front air bags, driver side knee bag and
ETD) and side (head-thorax air bags and
ETD) impacts which exceed preset
deployment thresholds.
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Never wear the shoulder belt under your
arm, against your neck or off your
shoulder. In a frontal crash, your body
would move too far forward. That would
increase the chance of head and neck
injuries. The seat belt would also apply
too much force to the ribs or abdomen,
which could severely injure internal
organs such as your liver or spleen.
Adjust the seat belt so that the shoulder
section is located as close as possible to
the middle of the shoulder (it should not
touch the neck). Never pass the shoulder
portion of the seat belt under your arm.
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Position the lap belt as low as possible
on your hips and not across the abdo-
men. If the lap belt is positioned across
your abdomen, it could cause serious
injuries in a crash.
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Never wear seat belts over rigid or break-
able objects in or on your clothing, such
as eyeglasses, pens, keys etc., as these
might cause injuries.
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