Mercedes-Benz 300 TE, Owner'S Manual

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Lap b e lt fo r c e n te r s e a tin g p o s itio n of
th e rear seat
Pull b e lt w ith la tch plate (1) o v e r lap
s o th a t th e b e lt is p o s itio n e d as lo w
on y o u r h ip s as p o s s ib le . P ush latch
plate (
1
) in to b u c k le (
2
) un til it c lic k s .
Do n o t tw is t th e b e lt b u t k e e p it tig h t.
F or s a fe ty rea son s, avoid a d ju s tin g
th e sea t in to p o s itio n s w h ic h co u ld
a ffe c t th e c o rre c t sea t b e lt p o s itio n .
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To s h o rte n th e b e lt: W ith th e la tch
plate e n ga ge d, pull th e lo o se end o f
th e belt.
To le n g th e n th e b e lt: W ith th e b e lt
un fa s te n e d , tu rn th e la tch plate so
th a t it is a little m ore tha n 90° p e rp e n ­
d ic u la r to th e b e lt, th e n e x te n d th e
be lt. F asten th e b e lt and s h o rte n as
s ta te d above.
To d is e n g a g e th e be lt, pu sh red b u t­
to n (3) in th e bu c k le .
W arning!
• Each o ccu p an t should w ea r
th eir s e a t b elt at all tim es.
T o g e th e r w ith th e “ S R S ”
(driver airb ag, E T R ’s, driver-
side kn ee b o ls te r and optio nal
front p ass en g er airbag, front
p ass en g er-s id e knee bolster),
th e s e a t b elt offers th e best
co n dition s fo r p ro te c tio n of
th e body in case of m ajor fro n ­
tal im p act. Never w e a r the
sh o uld er b elt under your arm
or o th e rw is e o ut of position.
P osition th e lap b elt as low as
p ossible around th e hips (not
th e w aist).
• According to a c cid en t s ta tis ­
tics, children are sa fer w hen
p roperly restrained in th e rear
seatin g p ositions than in the
front seatin g positions.
• Infants and sm all children
m ust be s e a te d in an infant or
child re s tra in t system , which
is p roperly secured by a lap
b elt o r lap b elt portion of a
lap -sh ou lder belt. Children
could be en d an gered in an
ac cid en t if th eir child re ­
strain ts are not properly
secured in th e vehicle.
• Children to o big fo r child res­
tra in t system s should ride in
rear se ats using regu lar s e a t
b elts. Position sh oulder b elt
across th e ch est and
shoulder, not th e fa c e or neck.
A b o o s te r s e a t m ay be n ece s­
sary.
• Each s e a t b elt should not be
used for m ore than one p e r­
son at a tim e.
• Belts should not be worn
tw isted .
• P regnant w om en should
s e lect a s e a t w ith a lap-
sh oulder b elt w henever p o s si­
ble. The lap b elt should be
positio ned as low as p ossible
around th e hips to avoid any
possible p ressure on th e
abdom en.
F or cle a n in g and care o f th e sea t
b e lts, see page 92.