Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have the
vehicle towedto aqualied specialist workshop
aer an accident.
*NNOOTETE Damage caused by trapping the
seat belt
If an unused seat belt is not fully retracted, it
may become trapped in the door or in the seat
mechanism.
#Always ensure that an unused seat belt
is fully retracted.
FFastastening seat beltsening seat belts
If the seat belt is pulled quickly or sharply, the
seat belt retractor locks. The seat belt strap can-
not be pulled out any further.
#Always engage seat belt tongue 2of the seat
belt into seat belt buckle 1of the corre-
sponding seat.
%A seat belt can only provide the best level of
protection if it is worn correctly. Observe the
notes on fastening the seat belt (/page 39).
*N
NOOTETE Deployment of components of the
restraint system when the front passenger
seat is unoccupied and a seat belt is
buckled
When the front passenger seat is unoccupied
and the seat belt tongue of the seat belt is
engaged in the seat belt buckle, components
of therestraint system may deploy unnecessa-
rily on the front passenger side, e.g. the Emer-
gency Tensioning Device.
#Only buckle the seat belts as intended.
%Observe the notes on storage areas
(/page 101).
Information on installing a child restraint sys-
tem and on children traveling in thevehicle
can be found in the "Children in thevehicle"
section (/page 55).
Seat belt adjusSeat belt adjustment functiontment function
VVehicles witehicles with PRE-Sh PRE-SAFEAFE®®::Aer a front seat belt
has been fastened, the automatic seat belt adjust-
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