Mercedes-Benz 2009 SLK 300, Operator'S Manual

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Occupant safety
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X
Properly position steering wheel
1
(
Y
page 77) manual adjustment,
(
Y
page 77) electrical adjustment.
G
Observe Safety notes, see
page 76.
Make sure:
R
You can reach steering wheel
1
with your
arms slightly bent at the elbows.
R
You can move your legs freely.
R
All displays (including malfunction and indi-
cator lamps) on the instrument cluster are
clearly visible.
X Correctly fasten and position your
seat belt
2
(
Y
page 51).
G
Observe Safety notes, see
page 49.
Make sure:
R
Seat belt
2
is always fitted snugly.
R
Adjust seat belt
2
so that the shoulder
section is located as close as possible to
the middle of the shoulder.
R
Place the lap portion of seat belt
2
as low
as possible on your hips.
Children in the vehicle
Safety notes
If an infant or child is traveling with you in the
vehicle:
X
Secure the child using an infant or child
restraint appropriate to the age and size of
the child.
X
Make sure the infant or child is properly
secured at all times while the vehicle is in
motion.
G
Warning!
When leaving the vehicle, always remove
the SmartKey from the starter switch.
Always take the SmartKey with you and
lock the vehicle. Do not leave children unat-
tended in the vehicle, even if they are
secured in a child restraint system, or with
access to an unlocked vehicle. A child’s
unsupervised access to a vehicle could
result in an accident and or serious per-
sonal injury. The children could
R
injure themselves on parts of the vehicle
R
be seriously or fatally injured through
excessive exposure to extreme heat or
cold
R
injure themselves or cause an accident
with vehicle equipment that can be oper-
ated even if the SmartKey is removed
from the starter switch or removed from
the vehicle, such as seat adjustment,
steering wheel adjustment, or the mem-
ory function.
If children open a door, they could injure
other persons or get out of the vehicle and
injure themselves or be injured by following
traffic.
Safety and security
Z