Mercedes Benz SLK R172 owners manual page 44

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42 Occupantsafety Depending on the person in the front-The Emergency Tensioning Device tightens passenger seat, the front-passenger front airthe seat belt in an accident, pulling the belt bag must either be deactivated or enabled;close against the body. However it does not seethefollowingpoints.Youmustmakesurepullthevehicleoccupantbackinthedirection of this both before and during a journey.of the backrest. RChildreninachildrestraint system:The Emergency Tensioning Device does not whetherthefront-passengerfrontairbagiscorrect an incorrect seat position or the rout- Safetyenabled or deactivated depends on theing of an incorrectly fastened seat belt. installedchildrestraintsystem,andtheageWhentriggered,aseatbeltforcelimiterhelps and size of the child. Therefore, be sure totoreducetheforceexertedbytheseatbelton observe the notes on the "Occupant Clas-the vehicle occupant. sification System (OCS)" (Y page 49) andThe seat belt force limiters are synchronized on"Children in the vehicle" (Y page 57).with the front air bags which a Thereyouwillalsofindinstructionsonrear- bsorb part of wardandforward-facingchildrestraintsys-the deceleration force. This can reduce the tems on the front-passenger seat.forceexertedonthevehicleoccupantsduring an accident. RAllotherpersons:dependingontheclas-!Ifthefront-passenger seat is not occu- sification of the person in the front-pied, do not engage the seat belt tongue in passenger seat, the front-passenger frontthe buckle on the front-passenger seat. air bag is enabled or deactivatedOtherwise, in the event of an accident, the Ypage49).Besuretoobservethenotes ( Emergency Tensioning Device and front- on"Seat belts“ (Y page 42) and "Air bags"passenger front air bag may be triggered (Y page 46). There you can also find infor-and would need to be replaced. mation on the correct seat position. Important safety notes Seat belts The use of seat belts and child restraint sys- Introduction tems is required by law in: Seat belts are the most effective means ofRall 50 states restricting the movement of vehicle occu-RtheU.S.territories pants in the event of an accident or the vehi-RtheDistrict of Columbia cle rolling over. This reduces the risk of vehi-Rall Canadian provinces cle occupantscomingintocontactwithpartsEven where this is not required by law, all of the vehicle interior or being ejected fromvehicle occupants should correctly fasten the vehicle. Furthermore, the seat belt helpstheir seat belts before starting the journey. tokeepthevehicleoccupantinthebestposi-GWARNING tion in relation to the air bag. If the seat belt is incorrectly fastened, it can- The seat belt system comprises: not protect as intended. Furthermore, an RSeatbelts incorrectly fastened seat belt can cause addi- REmergencyTensioning Devices and seattional injury, for example, in an accident, dur- belt force limiters ing braking or when abruptly changing direc- If the seat belt is pulled by the belt looption. This poses an increased risk of injury or quickly or with a jerky movement, the belteven fatal injury. retractor locks. The belt strap cannot be extracted any further.

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