Mercedes Benz GLK Class X204 owners manual page 59

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Occupantsafety 57 modifications could invalidate the vehicle's RNeverweartheshoulderbeltunderyour general operating permit. arm,acrossyourneckoroffyourshoulder. The use of seat belts and child restraint sys-In a frontal crash, your body would move tems is required by law in: too far forward. That would increase the chanceofheadandneckinjuries.Theseat Rall 50 states belt wouldalsoapplytoomuchforcetothe RtheU.S.territories ribs or abdomen, which could severely RtheDistrict of Columbia injure internal organs such as your liver or Safety Rall Canadian provinces spleen. Even where this is not required by law, allAdjust the seat belt so that the shoulder vehicle occupants should correctly fastensection is located as close as possible to their seat belts before starting the journey.the middle of the shoulder. It should not touch the neck. Never pass the shoulder iSee"Childreninthevehicle" portionoftheseatbeltunderyourarm.For (Y page 61) for further information on this purpose, you can adjust the height of infantsandchildrentravelinginthevehicle, the seat belt outlet. as well as on child restraint systems. RPosition the lap belt as low as possible on your hips and not across the abdomen. If Proper use of the seat belts thelapbeltispositionedacrossyourabdo- GWARNING men, it could cause serious injuries in a crash. USESEATBELTSPROPERLY RNeverwearseatbeltsoverrigidorbreaka- RSeatbelts can only work when used prop- ble objects in or on your clothing, such as erly. Neverwearseatbeltsinanyotherway eyeglasses,pens,keysetc.,asthesemight than as described in this section, as that cause injuries. could result in serious injuries in the event RMakesuretheseatbeltisalwaysfitted of an accident. snugly.Takespecialcareofthiswhenwear- REachoccupantshouldweartheirseatbelt ing loose clothing. atall times, becauseseatbeltshelpreduce RNeveruseaseatbeltformorethanone the likelihood of and potential severity of person at a time. Do not fasten a seat belt injuries in accidents, including rollovers. around a person and another person or The integrated restraint system includes other objects at the same time. SRS(driver front air bag, driver's side knee bag, front-passenger front air bag, sideRSeatbeltsshouldnotbeworntwisted.Ina impact air bags, pelvis air bags, windowcrash, you would not have the full width of curtain air bags for the side windows),the seat belt to distribute impact forces. Emergency Tensioning Devices, seat beltThe twisted seat belt against your body forcelimiters, andfrontseatkneebolsters.could cause injuries. Thesystemisdesignedtoenhancethepro-RPregnantwomenshouldalsoalwaysusea tection offered to properly belted occu-lap-shoulder belt. The lap belt portion pantsincertainfrontal (front air bags, driv-should be positioned as low as possible on er's side knee bag and ETDs)andside(sidethe hips to avoid any possible pressure on impact air bags, window curtain air bags,the abdomen. and ETDs) impacts which exceed preset RPlacetheseatbackrestinapositionthatis deployment thresholds and in certain roll- as upright as possible. overs (window curtain air bags and ETDs). RCheckyourseatbeltduringtravel to make sure it is properly positioned. Z

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