All vehicle occupants must fasten the seat belt
correctly before setting off. Make sure that all
occupants are wearing their seat belts correctly
for the entire journey.
When fastening the seat belt, make sure that:
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The seat belt tongue is inserted into the belt
buckle that belongs to the seat.
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The seat belt is tightened across your body.
Avoid wearing bulky clothing, e.g. a winter
coat.
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The seat belt is not twisted.
Only then can the forces produced in the
event of an accident be evenly distributed
across the belt.
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The shoulder section of the belt must always
be routed across the center of the shoulder.
The shoulder section of the belt should not
come into contact with your neck and must
not be routed under the arm. Where possible,
adjust the seat belt to the appropriate height.
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The lap belt must be taut and as low as pos-
sible over your lap.
The lap belt must always pass across your hip
joints and never across your stomach or
abdomen. Pregnant women must take partic-
ular care. If necessary, the lap belt can be
pushed down across the hip joints and pulled
tight using the shoulder section.
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The seat belt is not routed over sharp, pointed
or fragile objects.
If these items are on or in your clothing, e.g.
eyeglasses, pens, keys, etc., stow these items
in a more suitable location.
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Only one person should use each seat belt at
any one time.
On no account should babies or children
travel sitting on the lap of another vehicle
occupant. During an accident, they could be
crushed between the occupant and seat belt.
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Objects are not secured with a seat belt if the
seat belt is being used by one of the vehicle’s
occupants.
Also make sure that there are no objects, e.g.
cushions, between the occupant and the seat.
Seat belts are solely intended for the protection
and restraint of the vehicle occupants. To
secure objects, luggage or loads, always
observe the "Loading guidelines" (
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page 233).
Fastening and adjusting seat belts
Observe the safety notes on the seat belt
(
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page 46) and the notes on correct use of seat
belts (
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page 46).
Basic illustration
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Adjust the seat (
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page 84).
The seat backrest must be in an almost ver-
tical position.
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Pull the seat belt smoothly from belt outlet
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and engage belt tongue
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into belt
buckle
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The shoulder section of the seat belt must
always be routed across the center of the
shoulder. Adjust the belt outlet if necessary.
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If necessary, pull upwards on the shoulder
section of the seat belt to tighten the belt
across your body.
Occupant safety
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Safe
ty
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