Mercedes GLA W212 X156 owners manual page 46

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44 Occupantsafety accident, which will then need to be Seat belts replaced. Introduction Important safety notes Seat belts are the most effective means of restricting the movement of vehicle occu- The use of seat belts and child restraint sys- pants in the event of an accident or the vehi- temsis required by law in: cle rolling over. This reduces the risk of vehi- Rall 50 states cle occupantscomingintocontactwithparts Safety RtheU.S.territories of the vehicle interior or being ejected from the vehicle. Furthermore, the seat belt helpsRtheDistrict of Columbia tokeepthevehicleoccupantinthebestposi- Rall Canadian provinces tion in relation to the air bag. Even where this is not required by law, all The seat belt system comprises: vehicle occupants should correctly fasten their seat belts before starting the journey. RSeatbelts REmergencyTensioning Devices for the GWARNING front seat belts and the outer seat belts in If the seat belt is incorrectly fastened, it can- the rear not protect as intended. Furthermore, an RSeatbelt force limiters for the front seat incorrectly fastened seat belt can cause addi- belts and the outer seat belts in the rear tional injury, for example, in an accident, dur- If the seat belt is pulled out of the belt outleting braking or when abruptly changing direc- quickly or with a jerky movement, the belttion. This poses an increased risk of injury or retractor locks. The belt strap cannot beeven fatal injury. extracted any further. Makesurethatall vehicle occupants are The Emergency Tensioning Device tightensseatedproperlywithacorrectlyfastenedseat the seat belt in an accident, pulling the beltbelt. close against the body. However it does not pullthevehicleoccupantbackinthedirectionGWARNING of the backrest. Theseatbeltdoesnotoffertheintendedlevel The Emergency Tensioning Device does notof protection if you have not moved the back- correct an incorrect seat position or the rout-resttoanalmostverticalposition.Whenbrak- ing of an incorrectly fastened seat belt.ing or in the event of an accident, you could slide underneath the seat belt and sustain Whentriggered, seat belt force limiters help abdomenorneckinjuries, for example. This toreducetheforceexertedbytheseatbelton posesanincreasedriskofinjuryorevenfatal the vehicle occupant. injury. Theseatbeltforcelimitersforthefrontseats Adjust the seat properly before beginning are synchronized with the front air bags, yourjourney.Alwaysensurethatthebackrest which absorb part of the deceleration force. is in an almost vertical position and that the Thiscanreducetheforceexertedonthevehi- shoulder section of your seat belt is routed cle occupants during an accident. across the center of your shoulder. !Ifthefront-passengerseatisunoccupied, donotinsertthebelttongueintothebuckle GWARNING of the front-passenger seat. This may oth- Persons under 5 ft (1.50 m) in height cannot erwise lead to the triggering of the Emer- fastentheseatbeltcorrectlywithoutanaddi- gencyTensioningDeviceintheeventofan tional suitable restraint system. If the seat

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