Mercedes-Benz CLK Coupe 320, Operator'S Manual

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Occupant safety
58
X
Lowering: Press and hold release button
2
.
X
Slide seat belt height adjuster
1
downward.
X
Release button
2
and make sure seat belt
height adjuster
1
engages into place.
Releasing the seat belts
X
Press seat belt release button
4
(
Y
page 57).
Allow the retractor to completely rewind
the seat belt by guiding latch plate
2
(
Y
page 57).
! Make sure the seat belt retracts fully so
that the seat belt and/or latch plate cannot
get caught or pinched in the door or in the
seat mechanism. This can damage the seat
belt and impair its effectiveness, and/or
cause damage to the door and/or door trim
panel. Such damage is not covered by the
Mercedes-Benz Limited Warranty.
Damaged seat belts must be replaced.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
Enhanced seat belt reminder system
When the engine is started, the seat belt
telltale
<
will always illuminate for
6 seconds to remind you and your passengers
to fasten your seat belts.
If the driver’s seat belt is not fastened when
the engine is started, an additional warning
chime will also sound for a maximum of
6 seconds or until the driver’s seat belt is
fastened.
If after these 6 seconds the driver’s or the
front passenger’s seat belt (with the front
passenger seat occupied) is not fastened with
front doors closed,
R
the seat belt telltale
<
remains
illuminated for as long as either the driver’s
or front passenger’s seat belt is not
fastened.
R
and if the vehicle speed once exceeds
15 mph (25 km/h), the seat belt telltale
<
starts flashing and a warning chime
sounds with increasing intensity for a
maximum of 60 seconds or until the
driver’s and front passenger’s seat belt are
fastened.
If you and/or your passenger release the
seat belt during driving, the seat belt
telltale
<
starts flashing and the
warning chime sounds as described before.
If the driver’s or the front passenger’s seat
belt remains unfastened after 60 seconds,
the warning chime stops sounding, the seat
belt telltale
<
stops flashing but
continues to be illuminated.
After a vehicle standstill, the warning chime
is reactivated and the seat belt telltale
<
is flashing again if the vehicle speed
once exceeds 15 mph (25 km/h).
The seat belt telltale
<
will only go out if
both the driver’s and the front passenger’s
seat belt (with the front passenger seat
occupied) are fastened, or the vehicle is
standing still and a front door is opened.
For more information, see “Practical
hints” (
Y
page 333).
Emergency Tensioning Device (ETD),
seat belt force limiter
The seat belts for the front seats and rear
outer seats (sedan) or front seats and second
row outer seats (wagon) are equipped with
ETDs and seat belt force limiters.
Safety and security