Mercedes Benz S W140 owners manual page 47

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Warning! • Position the lap belt as low whichis properly secured by a lap as possible on your hips and notbelt or lap belt portion of a lap- USESEATBELTSPROPERLY. across the abdomen. If the belt isshoulder belt. Children could be en positioned across your abdomen,dangered in an accident if their • Eachoccupantshouldweartheir it could cause serious injuries in achild restraints are not properly seat belt at all times. Togethercrash. secured in the vehicle. with the "SRS", the seat belt offers the best conditions for•Eachseat belt should never be• Rear-facing child restraints must protection of the body in case ofused for more than one person atnot be used in the front seat with majorfrontal impact. a time. a passenger side airbag. They could be struck by the airbag • Improperly positioned seat belts•Belts should not be worn twisted.whenitinflates in a crash. If this donotprovide maximum In a crash, you wouldn't have thehappens, a child in the restraint protection and may cause seriousfull width of the belt to takecould be seriously injured. injuries in case of an accident.impact forces. The twisted belt against your body could cause•According to accident statistics, • Neverweartheshoulderbelt injuries. children are safer when properly underyourarm,againstyour restrained in the rear seating neckoroffyourshoulder. In a• Pregnantwomenshouldalsousea positions than in the front seating crash, your body would move toolap-shoulder belt. The lap beltpositions. far forward. That would increaseportion should be positioned as the chance of head and neck low as possible on the hips to•Children too big for child injuries. The belt would alsoavoid any possible pressure onrestraint systems should use apply too much force to the ribs,the abdomen. regular seat belts. Position whichcouldseverely injure shoulder belt across chest and internal organs such as your liverUSECHILDRESTRAINTS shoulder, not face or neck. A or spleen. PROPERLY. booster seat may be necessary to achieve proper belt positioning. • Infants and small children must be seated in an infant or child restraint system, 47

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