Mercedes-Benz 1985 380SE, Owner'S Manual

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Supplemental Restraint System
Seat Belts and Emergency
Tensioning Retractor
Your vehicle is equipped with seat
belt and emergency tensioning
retractors for front seats. The
tensioning retractors are located in
each belt’s inertia reel and become
operationally ready with the key in
steering lock position “1” or “2” .
Fastening:
• Pull belt with latch plate (1)
over shoulder and lap. Do not
twist the belt doing this.
• Push latch plate (1) into
buckle (2) until it clicks.
380 SE, 500 SEL:
Adjust front seat belts so as to
have the upper belt located as
near as possible to the middle
of the shoulder. For this purpose,
push button (4) and raise or
lower belt outlet (3 positions).
500 SEC:
When the respective door is
closed and the key is in steering
lock position “2” , the seat belt
extender brings the belt forward
within easy reach of occupant.
The seat belt extender returns
to its rest position whenever the
Warning system:
The indicator is illuminated for
4-8 seconds after turning the steer­
ing lock key to position “2”. If the
seat belt of the driver’s seat is not
fastened a warning buzzer sounds
simultaneously.
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