Mercedes-Benz 2013 S-CLASS, Owner'S Manual

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If such objects are located on or in your
clothing, e.g. pens, keys, spectacles, etc.,
stow these in a suitable location.
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only one person should use each seat belt
at any one time.
Babies and children must never travel sit-
ting on the lap of another vehicle occupant.
In the event of an accident, they could be
crushed between the vehicle occupant and
seat belt.
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never secure any objects with a seat belt if
the seat belt is being used by one of the
vehicle's occupants.
Seat belts are solely intended to secure and
restrain persons. To secure objects, luggage
or loads, always observe the "Loading guide-
lines" (
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page 370).
Rear beltbags
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Observe the "Important safety notes" sec-
tion (
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page 54).
Depending on the vehicle's equipment, the
outer rear seat belts are equipped with a belt
bag.
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In an accident, the belt bag may damage a
non-approved child restraint system. As a
result, the child restraint system may not be
able to provide the intended level of protec-
tion. This poses an increased risk of injury or
even fatal injury.
For safety reasons, Mercedes-Benz recom-
mends that you only use a child restraint sys-
tem which has been tested and approved by
Mercedes-Benz in combination with a belt
bag.
Further information on child restraint sys-
tems (
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page 60).
When triggered, belt bags : open, increas-
ing the protected area of the occupants' ribc-
ages. They are triggered depending on the
type and severity of the accident.
Fastening and adjusting the seat belts
Observe the safety notes on the seat belt
(
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page 49) and the notes on correct use of
seat belts (
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page 50).
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Adjust the seat (
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page 118).
The seat backrest must be in an almost
vertical position.
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Pull the seat belt smoothly from belt sash
guide = and engage belt tongue ; into
belt buckle : .
The seat belt on the driver’s seat and the
front-passenger seat may be tightened
Seat belts
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Safety
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