Seat belt adjustment
The seat-belt adjustment function adjusts the
driver's and front-passenger seat belt to the
upper body of the occupants.
The belt strap is tightened slightly when:
R
you engage the belt tongue in the belt
buckle and you then turn the key to position
2 in the ignition lock.
R
the key is in position 2 in the ignition lock
and you then engage the belt tongue in the
buckle.
The seat-belt adjustment will apply a certain
tightening force if any slack is detected
between the occupant and the seat belt. Do
not hold on to the seat belt tightly while it is
adjusting. You can switch the seat-belt
adjustment on and off in the on-board com-
puter (
Y
page 251).
The seat-belt adjustment is an integral part of
the PRE-SAFE
®
convenience function. More
information about PRE-SAFE
®
can be found
in the "PRE-SAFE
®
(preventative occupant
protection)" section (
Y
page 45).
Belt height adjustment
You can adjust the seat belt height on the
driver's seat and the front-passenger seat.
Adjust the height so that the upper part of the
seat belt is routed across the centre of your
shoulder.
X
To raise: slide the belt sash guide upwards.
The belt sash guide engages in various posi-
tions.
X
To lower: press and hold belt sash guide
release
:
.
X
Slide the belt sash guide downwards.
X
Release belt sash guide release
:
and
make sure that the belt sash guide has
engaged.
Releasing seat belts
X
Press release button
?
(
Y
page 47) and
guide belt tongue
;
back towards belt
sash guide
:
.
!
Make sure that the seat belt is fully rolled
up. Otherwise, the seat belt or belt tongue
will be trapped in the door or in the seat
mechanism. This could damage the door,
the door trim panel and the seat belt. Dam-
aged seat belts can no longer fulfil their
protective function and must be replaced.
Consult a Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
Belt warning for driver and front
passenger
The
7
seat belt warning lamp in the instru-
ment cluster is a reminder for all occupants
to fasten their seat belts. It may light up con-
tinuously or flash. In addition, there may be a
warning tone.
The
7
seat belt warning lamp goes out and
the warning tone ceases when the driver and
the front passenger have fastened their seat
belt.
For certain countries only: regardless of
whether the driver or the front passenger
have fastened their seat belts, the
7
seat
belt warning lamp lights up for six seconds
after the engine is started. It then goes out if
the driver and the front passenger have fas-
tened their seat belts.
i
For more information on the
7
seat
belt warning lamp, see "Warning and indi-
48
Occupant safety
Safety
