Mercedes Benz GLE Class owners manual page 48

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46 Occupantsafety Dependingonthepersoninthefront-passengerTheEmergencyTensioningDevicedoesnotcor- seat, the front-passenger front air bag mustrect an incorrect seat position or the routing of either be deactivated or enabled; see the fol-an incorrectly fastened seat belt. lowing points. You must make sure of this bothWhentriggered,aseatbeltforcelimiterhelpsto before and during a journey. reducetheforceexertedbytheseatbeltonthe RChildreninachildrestraint system:vehicle occupant. whether the front-passenger front air bag isTheseatbeltforcelimitersforthefrontseatsare enabledordeactivateddependsontheinstal-synchronized with the front air bags, which Safetyled child restraint system, and the age andabsorb part of the deceleration force. This can sizeofthechild.Therefore,besuretoobservereduce the force exerted on the vehicle occu- the notes on the "Occupant Classificationpants during an accident. Ypage52)andon"Chil- System (OCS)" ( !Ifthefront-passenger seat is unoccupied, dren in the vehicle" (Y page 60). There youdonotinsertthebelttongueintothebuckleof will also find instructions on rearward andthe front-passenger seat. This may otherwise forward-facing child restraint systems on thelead to the triggering of the Emergency Ten- front-passenger seat. sioning Device in the event of an accident, RAllotherpersons:dependingontheclassi-which will then need to be replaced. fication of the person in the front-passenger seat, the front-passenger front air bag is ena-Important safety notes bled or deactivated (Y page 52). Be sure to observe the notes on "Seat Theuseofseatbeltsandchildrestraintsystems Ypage46)and"Airbags" belts“ ( is required by law in: Ypage49).Thereyoucanalsofindinfor- ( mation on the correct seat position.Rall 50 states RtheU.S.territories Seat belts RtheDistrict of Columbia Rall Canadian provinces Introduction Evenwherethisisnotrequiredbylaw,allvehicle occupants should correctly fasten their seat Seat belts are the most effective means ofbelts before starting the journey. restricting the movement of vehicle occupantsGWARNING in the event of an accident or the vehicle rollingIf the seat belt is incorrectly fastened, it can- over. This reduces the risk of vehicle occupantsnot protect as intended. Furthermore, an coming into contact with parts of the vehicle interior or being ejected from the vehicle. Fur-incorrectly fastened seat belt can cause addi- thermore,theseatbelthelpstokeepthevehicletional injury, for example, in an accident, dur- occupant in the best position in relation to theing braking or when abruptly changing direc- air bag. tion. This poses an increased risk of injury or The seat belt system comprises: even fatal injury. RSeatbelts Makesurethatall vehicle occupants are REmergencyTensioning Devices for the frontseatedproperlywithacorrectlyfastenedseat seat belts and the outer seat belts in the rearbelt. RSeatbeltforce limiters If the seat belt is pulled out of the belt outletGWARNING quickly or with a jerky movement, the beltTheseatbeltdoesnotoffertheintendedlevel retractor locks. The belt strap cannot be extrac- ted any further. of protection if you have not moved the back- The Emergency Tensioning Device tightens theresttoanalmostverticalposition.Whenbrak- seat belt in an accident, pulling the belt closeing or in the event of an accident, you could against the body. However it does not pull theslide underneath the seat belt and sustain vehicle occupant back in the direction of theabdomenorneckinjuries, for example. This backrest.

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