Mercedes Benz GLE Class owners manual page 49

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Occupantsafety 47 posesanincreasedriskofinjuryorevenfatalSeat belts may sustain non-visible damage in injury. anaccident,e.g.duetoglasssplinters.Modi- Adjust the seat properly before beginningfied or damaged seat belts may tear or fail, yourjourney.Alwaysensurethatthebackreste.g. in an accident. Modified Emergency Ten- is in an almost vertical position and that thesioning Devices could accidentally trigger ory shoulder section of your seat belt is routedfail to deploy when necessary. This poses an across the center of your shoulder.increased risk of injury or even fatal injury. Never modify the seat belts, Emergency Ten-Safet GWARNING sioning Devices, belt anchorages or inertia Persons under 5 ft (1.50 m) in height cannotreels. Make sure that the seat belts are fastentheseatbeltcorrectlywithoutanaddi-undamaged, not worn out and clean. Follow- tional suitable restraint system. If the seating an accident, have the seat belts checked belt is incorrectly fastened, it cannot protectimmediately at a qualified specialist work- as intended. Furthermore, an incorrectly fas-shop. tenedseatbeltcancauseadditionalinjury,forOnlyuseseatbeltsthathavebeenapprovedfor example, in an accident, during braking or anyour vehicle by Mercedes-Benz. abrupt change of direction. This poses an increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.Proper use of the seat belts Forthis reason, always secure persons underPayattentiontothesafetynotesabouttheseat 5ft (1.50 m) in height in suitable restraintbelt (Y page 46). systems. All vehicle occupants must fasten the seat belt If a child younger than twelve years old andcorrectly before setting off. Make sure that all under 5 ft (1.50 m) in height is traveling in theoccupantsarewearingtheirseatbeltscorrectly vehicle: for the entire journey. Ralwayssecurethechild in a child restraintWhenfastening the seat belt, make sure that: system suitable for this Mercedes-Benz vehi-RTheseatbelttongueisinserted into the belt cle. Thechildrestraintsystemmustbeappro-buckle that belongs to the seat. priate to the age, weight and size of the childRTheseatbeltistightened across your body. Ralwaysobservetheinstructions and safetyAvoid wearing bulky clothing, e.g. a winter notes on "Children in the vehicle"coat. (Y page 60) in addition to the child restraintRTheseatbeltisnottwisted. system manufacturer's installation and oper-Only then can the forces produced in the ating instructions event of an accident be evenly distributed Rbesuretoobservetheinstructionsandsafetyacross the belt. notesonthe"Occupantclassificationsystem (OCS)" (Y page 52) RTheshouldersection of the belt must always be routed across the center of the shoulder. GWARNING The shoulder section of the belt should not Theseatbeltsmaynotperformtheirintendedcomeintocontact with your neck and must protective function if: notberoutedunderthearm.Wherepossible, adjusttheseatbelttotheappropriateheight. Rtheyaredamaged,modified, extremelyRThelapbeltmustbetautandaslowaspos- dirty, bleach or dyed sible over your lap. Rtheseatbelt buckle is damaged orThelapbeltmustalwayspassacrossyourhip extremely dirty joints and never across your stomach or abdomen.Pregnantwomenmusttakepartic- RtheEmergencyTensioningDevices, beltular care. If necessary, the lap belt can be anchoragesorinertiareelshavebeenmodi-pusheddownacrossthehipjointsandpulled fied tight using the shoulder section. Z

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