Mercedes Benz CLA C117 owners manual page 54

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52 Occupantsafety WARNING G If the 45indicatorlampdoesnotilluminateorremainsoutwiththeweightofatypical12- month-oldchildinastandardchildrestraintorless,orisunoccupied,onthefront-passengerseat, donottransport a child on the front-passenger seat until the system has been repaired. The use of seat belts and infant and child Seat belts restraint systems is required by law in: Safety Important safety notes Rall 50 states GWARNING RtheU.S.territories TheseatbeltdoesnotoffertheintendedlevelRtheDistrict of Columbia of protection if the backrest is not in the Rall Canadian provinces uprightposition.Whenbrakingorintheevent Even where this is not required by law, all ofanaccident,youcouldslideunderneaththe vehicle occupants should correctly fasten seat belt and sustain abdomen or neck inju- their seat belts before starting the journey. ries, for example.Thisposesanincreasedrisk iSee"Childreninthevehicle" of injury or even fatal injury. (Y page 56) for further information on Adjust the seat properly before beginning infants and children traveling in the vehicle your journey. Always make sure that the seat as well as on child restraint systems. is in the upright position. Proper use of the seat belts GWARNING Seat belts cannot protect as intended, if: GWARNING Rtheyaredamaged,extremelydirty, USESEATBELTSPROPERLY bleached or dyed RSeatbelts can only work when used prop- Rtheseatbelt buckle is damaged or erly. Neverwearseatbeltsinanyotherway extremely dirty than as described in this section, as that RtheEmergencyTensioning Devices or the could result in serious injuries in the event belt anchorage has been modified. of an accident. Damagecausedtoseatbeltsinanaccident REachoccupantshouldweartheirseat belt maynotbevisible, e.g. by splinters of glass. atall times, becauseseatbeltshelpreduce Modified or damaged seat belts can tear or the likelihood of and potential severity of fail, for example in the event of an accident. injuries in accidents, including rollovers. Modified EmergencyTensioningDevicesmay The integrated restraint system includes be deployed unintentionally or fail to be SRS(driver front air bag, driver's side knee deployed when required. There is an bag, front-passenger front air bag, side increased risk of injury, possibly even fatal. impactairbags,windowcurtainairbagsfor Nevermodifyseatbelts,EmergencyTension-the side windows), Emergency Tensioning ing Devices, seat belt anchorages and inertiaDevices, seat belt force limiters, and front reels. Ensure that seat belts are not damagedseat knee bolsters. or worn and are clean. Thesystemisdesignedtoenhancethepro- tection offered to properly belted occu- Only use seat belts that have been approved pantsincertainfrontal (front air bags, driv- for your vehicle by Mercedes-Benz. er's side knee bag and ETDs)andside(side impact air bags, window curtain air bags,

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