Mercedes Benz CLA C117 owners manual page 55

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Occupantsafety 53 and ETDs) impacts which exceed presetRPlacetheseatbackrestinapositionthatis deployment thresholds and in certain roll-as upright as possible. overs (window curtain air bags and ETDs). RCheckyourseatbeltduringtraveltomake RNeverweartheshoulderbeltunderyoursure it is properly positioned. arm,acrossyourneckoroffyourshoulder. RNeverplaceyourfeetontheinstrument In a frontal crash, your body would move panel, dashboard, or on the seat. Always ety too far forward. That would increase the keep both feet on the floor in front of the chanceofheadandneckinjuries.Theseat seat. Saf belt wouldalsoapplytoomuchforcetothe RWhenusingaseatbelttosecureinfant ribs or abdomen, which could severely restraints, toddler restraints, or children in injure internal organs such as your liver or booster seats, always follow the child seat spleen. manufacturer's instructions. Adjust the seat belt so that the shoulder section is located as close as possible to GWARNING the middle of the shoulder. It should not Donotpassseatbeltsoversharpedges.They touch the neck. Never pass the shoulder could tear. portionoftheseatbeltunderyourarm.For Donotallowtheseatbelttogetcaughtinthe this purpose, you can adjust the height of door or in the seat adjustment mechanism. the seat belt outlet. This could damage the seat belt. RPosition the lap belt as low as possible on Never attempt to make modifications to seat your hips and not across the abdomen. If belts. This could impair the effectiveness of thelapbeltispositionedacrossyourabdo- the seat belts. men, it could cause serious injuries in a crash. Fastening seat belts RNeverwearseatbeltsoverrigidorbreaka- ble objects in or on your clothing, such as GWARNING eyeglasses,pens,keysetc.,asthesemight According to accident statistics, children are cause injuries. safer when properly restrained on the rear RMakesuretheseatbeltisalwaysfitted seats than on the front-passenger seat. Thus, snugly.Takespecialcareofthiswhenwear- westrongly recommend that children be ing loose clothing. placed in the rear seat whenever possible. RNeveruseaseatbeltformorethanone Regardless of seating position, children 12 person at a time. Do not fasten a seat belt yearsoldandundermustbeseatedandprop- around a person and another person or erly secured in an appropriately sized child other objects at the same time. restraint system or booster seat recommen- RSeatbeltsshouldnotbeworntwisted.Inadedfor the size and weight of the child. For crash, you would not have the full width ofadditional information, see the "Children in the seat belt to distribute impact forces.the vehicle" section. The twisted seat belt against your body Achild's risk of serious or fatal injuries is sig- could cause injuries. nificantly increased if the child restraints are RPregnantwomenshouldalsoalwaysuseanotproperlysecuredinthevehicleand/orthe lap-shoulder belt. The lap belt portionchild is not properly secured in the child should be positioned as low as possible onrestraint. the hips to avoid any possible pressure on the abdomen. Z

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