Mercedes GLA W212 X156 owners manual page 47

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Occupantsafety 45 belt is incorrectly fastened, it cannot protectNever modify the seat belts, Emergency Ten- as intended. Furthermore, an incorrectly fas-sioning Devices, belt anchorages or inertia tenedseatbeltcancauseadditionalinjury,forreels. Make sure that the seat belts are example, in an accident, during braking or anundamaged, not worn out and clean. Follow- abrupt change of direction. This poses aning an accident, have the seat belts checked y increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.immediately at a qualified specialist work- shop. Forthis reason, always secure persons under 5ft (1.50 m) in height in suitable restraint Safet Only use seat belts that have been approved systems. for your vehicle by Mercedes-Benz. Any such modifications could invalidate the vehicle's If a child youngerthan12yearsandunder5ft general operating permit. (1.50 m) in height is traveling in the vehicle: Vehicles with a sports seat or AMG Per- Ralwayssecurethechild in a child restraint formanceseat:theseseatsaredesignedfor system suitable for this Mercedes-Benz the standard three-point seat belt. If you vehicle. The child restraint system must be install another multipoint seat belt, e.g. sport appropriate to the age, weight and size of orracingseatbelts,therestraintsystemcan- the child not provide the best level of protection. Ralwaysobservetheinstructionsandsafety notes in the "Children in the vehicle" sec-GWARNING tion of this Operator's Manual If you feed seat belts through the opening in (Y page 58) in addition to the child the seat backrest, the seat backrest may be restraint system manufacturer's installa- damagedormayevenbreakintheeventofan tion instructions accident. This poses an increased risk of Rbesuretoobservetheinstructions andinjury or even fatal injury. safety notes on the "Occupant classifica- Only use the standard three-point seat belt. tion system (OCS)" (Y page 51) Never modify the seat belt system. GWARNING Proper use of the seat belts Theseatbeltsmaynotperformtheirintended protective function if: Observe the safety notes on the seat belt Rtheyaredamaged,modified,extremely(Y page 44). dirty, bleach or dyed All vehicle occupants must be wearing the Rtheseatbeltbuckle is damaged orseat belt correctly before beginning the jour- extremely dirty ney. Also make sure that all vehicle occu- pants are always wearing the seat belt cor- RtheEmergencyTensioningDevices, belt rectly while the vehicle is in motion. anchoragesorinertiareelshavebeenmodi- fied Whenfastening the seat belt, always make sure that: Seat belts may be damaged in an accident, although the damage may not be visible, e.g. Rtheseatbelttongueisonlyinserted to the duetosplintersofglass.Modifiedordamaged belt buckle belonging to that seat. seatbeltsmaytearorfail,e.g.inanaccident. Rtheseatbelt is tight across your body. Modified Emergency Tensioning Devices Avoid wearing bulky clothing, e.g. a winter could accidentally trigger or fail to deploy coat. whennecessary.Thisposesanincreasedrisk Rtheseatbelt is not twisted. of injury or even fatal injury. Z

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