Mercedes-Benz CLA, Owner'S Manual

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replaced at a quali ed specialist work-
shop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have the
vehicle towed to a quali ed specialist workshop
a er an accident.
* NNOOTE TE Damage caused by trapping the
seat belt
If an unused seat belt is not fully retracted, it
may become trapped in the door or in the seat
mechanism.
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Always ensure that an unused seat belt
is fully retracted.
FFast astening seat belts ening seat belts
If the seat belt is pulled quickly or sharply, the
seat belt retractor locks. The seat belt strap can-
not be pulled out any further.
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Always engage seat belt tongue 2 of the seat
belt into seat belt buckle 1 of the corre-
sponding seat.
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A seat belt can only provide the best level of
protection if it is worn correctly. Observe the
notes on fastening the seat belt (
/
page 48).
* NNOOTE TE Deployment of components of the
restraint system when the front passenger
seat is unoccupied and a seat belt is
buckled
When the front passenger seat is unoccupied
and the seat belt tongue of the seat belt is
engaged in the seat belt buckle, components
of the restraint system may deploy unnecessa-
rily on the front passenger side, e.g. the seat
belt tensioner.
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Only buckle the seat belts as intended.
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Observe the notes on stowage areas
(
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page 118).
Information on tting a child restraint system
and on children travelling in the vehicle can
be found in the "Children in the vehicle" sec-
tion (
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page 66).
Seat belt adjus Seat belt adjustment function tment function
VVehicles wit ehicles with PRE-S h PRE-SAFE AFE
® ®
:: a er a front seat belt
has been fastened, the automatic seat belt adjust-
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