Mercedes Benz CL C216 2014 owners manual page 58

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Occupant safety 56 Correct use of the seat belts In the same crash, the possibility of injury or death is lessened if you are properly wearing WARNING G yours eat belt. The air bags can only protect USE SEAT BELTS PROPERLY as intended if the occupants are properly wearing their seat belts. R Seat belts can only work when used properly. Never wear seat belts in any other WARNING G way than as described in this section, as that could result in serious injuries in the Never ride in a moving vehicle with the seat y Safet event of an accident. backrest in an excessively reclined position as this can be dangerous. You could slide under R Each occupant should wear their seat belt the seat belt in a collision. If you slide under at all times, because seat belts help reduce it, the seat belt would apply force at the the likelihood of and potential severity of abdomen or neck .T hat could cause serious injuries in accidents, including rollovers. or even fatal injuries. The seat backrest and The integrated restraint system includes seat belt provide the best restraint when the SRS (driver front air bag, driver's side knee wearer is in a position that is as upright as bag, front-passenger front air bag, side possible and the seat belt is properly impact air bags, window curtain air bags for positioned on the body. the side windows), Emergency Tensioning Devices, seat belt force limiters, and front WARNING G seat knee bolsters. Never let more people ride in the vehicle than The system is designed to enhance the there are seat belts available. Make sure protection offered to properly belted everyone riding in the vehicle is correctly occupants in certain frontal (front air bags, restrained with a separate seat belt. Never driver's side knee bag and ETDs) and side use a seat belt for more than one person at a (side impact air bags, window curtain air time. bags, and ETDs) impacts which exceed preset deployment thresholds and in WARNING G certain rollovers (window curtain air bags and ETDs). Damaged seat belts or seat belts that have been subjected to stress in an accident must R Never wear the shoulder belt under your be replaced and their anchoring points must arm, across your neck or off your shoulder. also be checked. In a frontal crash, your body would move too far forward. That would increase the Only use seat belts which have been approved chance of head and neck injuries. The seat by Mercedes-Benz. belt would also apply too much force to the Do not make any modifications to the seat ribs or abdomen, which could severely belts. This can lead to unintended activation injure internal organs such as your liver or of the ETDs or to their failure to activate when spleen. necessary. Adjust the seat belt so that the shoulder Do not bleach or dye seat belts as this may section is located as close as possible to severely weaken them. In a crash they may the middle of the shoulder. It should not not be able to provide adequate protection. touch the neck.N ever pass the shoulder Have all work carried out only by qualified portion of the seat belt under your arm. For technicians. Contact an authorized this purpose, you can adjust the height of Mercedes-Benz Center. the seat belt outlet.

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