#Always secure persons under 5
(1.50 m) tall in a suitable restraint sys-
tem.
&WWARNINGARNING Risk of injury or death due to
damaged or modied seat belts
Seat belts cannot provide protection in thefol-
lowing situations:
RThe seat belt is damaged, has been modi-
ed, is extremely dirty, bleached or dyed
RThe seat belt buckle is damaged or
extremely dirty
RModications have been made to the
Emergency Tensioning Device, seat belt
anchorage or seat belt retractor
Seat belts may sustain non-visible damage in
an accident, e.g. due to glass splinters.
Modied or damaged seat belts could tear or
fail in theevent of an accident, forexample.
Modied Emergency Tensioning Devices could
accidentally trigger or fail to function as inten-
ded.
#Never modify the seat belt system, for
example the seat belt, seat belt buckle,
Emergency Tensioning Device, seat belt
anchorage and seat belt retractor.
#Make sure that the seat belts are undam-
aged, not worn and clean.
#Always have the seat belts checked
immediately aer an accident at a quali-
ed specialist workshop.
Only use seat belts which have been approvedfor
your vehicle by Mercedes-Benz.
The sports seat is designed forthe standard
three-point seat belt. If you install a dierent mul-
tipoint seat belt, forexample a four-point seat
belt, therestraint system cannot provide the
intended level of protection.
Depending on the type of vehicle, there may be
openings in the seat backrest. These openings
have no function.
&WWARNINGARNING Risk of injury or fatal injury due
to modied seat belt systems
If youfeed seat belts through the opening in
the seat backrest, the seat backrest may be
damaged or may even break in theevent of an
accident.
#Only use the standard three-point seat
belt.
#Never modify the seat belt system.
&WWARNINGARNING Risk of injury or death from
deployedpyrotechnic Emergency Tension-
ing Devices
Pyrotechnic Emergency Tensioning Devices
that have been deployed are no longer opera-
tional and are unable to perform their inten-
ded protective function.
#Therefore, have deployedpyrotechnic
Emergency Tensioning Devices immedi-
ately replaced at a qualied specialist
workshop.
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