manual Mercedes Benz R Class owners manual page 56

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BA 251 USA, CA Edition A 2011; 1; 3, en-US2010-04-16T14:31:55+02:00 - Seite 54 d2sboike Version: 3.0.3.5 54 Occupant safety Seat belts possible and the seat belt is properly positioned on the body. Important safety guidelines GWarning The use of seat belts, infant or child restraints is required by law in all 50 states, the DistrictNever let more people ride in the vehicle than of Columbia, the U.S. territories and allthere are seat belts available. Make sure Canadian provinces. everyone riding in the vehicle is correctly restrained with a separate seat belt. Never SafetyEven where this is not the case, all vehicle use a seat belt for more than one person at a occupants should have their seat belts time. fastened when the vehicle is in motion. iSee "Children in the vehicle" GWarning (Y page 59) for further information on Damaged seat belts or seat belts that have infants and children traveling in the vehicle been subjected to stress in an accident must as well as on child restraint systems. be replaced and their anchoring points must GWarning! also be checked. Always fasten your seat belt before driving off.Only use seat belts which have been approved Always make sure all of your passengers areby Mercedes-Benz. properly restrained. You and your passengers Do not make any modifications to the seat should always wear seat belts. belts. This can lead to unintended activation Failure to wear and properly fasten andof the ETDs or to their failure to activate when position your seat belt greatly increases yournecessary. risk of injuries and their likely severity in an Do not bleach or dye seat belts as this may accident. severely weaken them. In a crash they may If you are ever in an accident, your injuries cannot be able to provide adequate protection. be considerably more severe without your Have all work carried out only by qualified seat belt properly buckled. Without your seat technicians. Contact an authorized belt buckled, you are much more likely to hit Mercedes-Benz Center. the interior of the vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously injured or killed. Correct use of the seat belt In the same crash, the possibility of injury or death is lessened if you are properly wearingGWarning your seat belt. The air bags can only protect USE SEAT BELTS PROPERLY as intended if the occupants are properly R Seat belts can only work when used wearing their seat belts. properly. Never wear seat belts in any other way than as described in this section, as GWarning that could result in serious injuries in the Never ride in a moving vehicle with the seat event of an accident. backrest in an excessively reclined position as R Each occupant should wear their seat belt this can be dangerous. You could slide under at all times, because seat belts help reduce the seat belt in a collision. If you slide under the likelihood of and potential severity of it, the seat belt would apply force at the injuries in accidents, including rollovers. abdomen or neck. That could cause serious The integrated restraint system includes or even fatal injuries. The seat backrest and SRS (driver front air bag, front-passenger seat belt provide the best restraint when the front air bag, side impact air bags, window wearer is in a position that is as upright as

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