Mercedes Benz SLK R171 owners manual page 43

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171_AKB; 3; 60, en-US 2009-05-11T16:00:23+02:00 - Seite 41 d2ureepe, Version: 2.11.8.1 Occupant safety 41 R Do not bleach or dye seat belts as this mayPosition the lap belt as low as possible on severely weaken them. In a crash they mayyour hips and not across the abdomen. If not be able to provide adequate protection.the lap belt is positioned across your abdomen, it could cause serious injuries in Have all work carried out only by qualified a crash. technicians. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. R Never wear seat belts over rigid or breakable objects in or on your clothing, such as eyeglasses, pens, keys etc., as Proper use of seat belts these might cause injuries. GWarning! R Make sure the seat belt is always fitted USE SEAT BELTS PROPERLY snugly. Take special care of this when R Seat belts can only protect when usedwearing loose clothing. properly. Never wear seat belts in any other R Never use a seat belt for more than one way than as described in this section, as person at a time. Do not fasten a seat beltSafety and security that could result in serious injuries in case around a person and another person or of an accident. other objects at the same time. R Each occupant should wear their seat belt R Seat belts should not be worn twisted. In a at all times, because seat belts help reduce crash, you would not have the full width of the likelihood of and potential severity of the seat belt to distribute impact forces. injuries in accidents, including rollovers. The twisted seat belt against your body The integrated restraint system includes could cause injuries. SRS (driver front air bag, knee bags, R Pregnant women should also always use a passenger front air bag, head-thorax air lap/shoulder belt. The lap belt portion bags), Emergency Tensioning Devices should be positioned as low as possible on (ETDs) and seat belt force limiters. the hips to avoid any possible pressure on The system is designed to enhance the the abdomen. protection offered to properly belted R occupants in certain frontal (front air bags,Place the seat backrest in a position that is knee bags and ETDs) and side (head-thoraxas upright as possible. air bags and ETDs) impacts which exceed R Check your seat belt during travel to make preset deployment thresholds. sure it is properly positioned. R Never wear the shoulder belt under your R Never place your feet on the instrument arm, against your neck or off your shoulder. panel, dashboard, or on the seat. Always In a frontal crash, your body would move keep both feet on the floor in front of the too far forward. That would increase the seat. chance of head and neck injuries. The seat R When using a seat belt to secure infant belt would also apply too much force to the restraints, toddler restraints, or children in ribs or abdomen, which could severely booster seats, always follow the child seat injure internal organs such as your liver or manufacturer’s instructions. spleen. Adjust the seat belt so that the shoulder GWarning! section is located as close as possible to Do not pass seat belts over sharp edges. They the middle of the shoulder. It should not could tear. touch the neck. Never pass the shoulder portion of the seat belt under your arm. Z

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