Modified or damaged seat belts could tear or
fail in theevent of an accident, forexample.
Modified Emergency Tensioning Devicesmay
be deployed unintentionallyornot function
as intended.
#
Nevermodify theseat belts, Emergency
Tensioning Devices, seatbeltancho‐
ragesorseat belt retractors.
#
Make surethat theseat belts arenot
damaged, arenot worn and areclean.
#
Alwayshave theseat belts checked
immediatelyafter an accident at a
qualified specialistworkshop.
Onlyuse seat belts that areapprovedfor your
vehicle by Mercedes-Benz.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or deathfrom
deployedpyrotechnicEmergency Ten‐
sioning Devices
Pyrotechnic Emergency Tensioning Devices
that have been deployedare no longer opera‐
tional and areunable to perform their inten‐
ded protectivefunction.
#
Therefore, have deployedpyrotechnic
Emergency Tensioning Devicesimmedi‐
ately replaced at aqualified specialist
workshop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youhavethe
vehicle towedtoaqualified specialistworkshop
afteranaccident.
*
NOTE Damage caused by trapping the
seat belt
If an unused seat belt is notfully retracted,it
maybecome trappedinthe door or in the
seat mechanism.
#
Alwaysensurethat an unused seat belt
is fullyretracted.
Information on thebelt airbag in therear
seat belt
TheBELTBAG identification indicates that arear
seat belt is equippedwithabelt airbag.
When activated, thebelt airbag increases the
protected area of thevehicle occupant's ribcage.
&
WARNING Risk of injury or death
through theuse of anon-approvedchild
restraint system
In an accident, thebelt air bag maydamage
anon-approvedornon-authorized child
restraint system.
As aresult, thechild restraint system may
notbeable to provide theintended levelof
protection.
#
Therefore, alwaysuse LATCHorLATCH-
type (ISOFIX)tofastenachild seat
equippedwithanintegrated restraint
system.
#
Forvehicles equipped withthe optional
rear seat-belt air bags ("beltbag"), only
use aMercedes-Benzapproved booster
seat withintegrated backrest.
#
Neveruse an air bag equipped seat belt
to fasten afront or rear-facingchild
seat or anon-approvedboosterseat.
#
Please contact an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center forinformation
on approvedchild restraint systems.
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