Emergency Tensioning Device, seat belt
anchorage and seat belt retractor.
#
Make sure that the seat belts are undam-
aged, not worn and clean.
#
Always have the seat belts checked
immediately a er an accident at a quali-
ed specialist workshop.
Only use seat belts which have been approved for
your vehicle by the sales organization named on
the inside front cover.
&
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury or death from
deployed pyrotechnic Emergency Tension-
ing Devices
Pyrotechnic Emergency Tensioning Devices
that have been deployed are no longer opera-
tional and are unable to perform their intended
protective function.
#
Therefore, have deployed pyrotechnic
Emergency Tensioning Devices immedi-
ately replaced at a quali ed specialist
workshop.
For your safety and that of your passengers, it is
recommended 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.
#
Always ensure that an unused seat belt is
fully retracted.
FFast
astening and adjus
ening and adjusting seat belts
ting seat belts
If the seat belt is pulled quickly or sharply, the seat
belt retractor locks. The seat belt strap cannot be
pulled out any further.
#
Always engage seat belt tongue
2
of the seat
belt into seat belt buckle
1
of the corre-
sponding seat.
#
Press and hold the seat belt outlet release and
slide seat belt outlet
3
into the desired posi-
tion.
#
Let go of the seat belt outlet release and
ensure that seat belt outlet
3
locks into posi-
tion.
%
Only a seat belt which is worn correctly can
provide the intended level of protection.
Observe the notes on fastening the seatbelt
(
/
page 33).
*
NO
NOTE
TE Deployment of components of the
restraint system when the front passenger
seat is unoccupied and a seat belt is buck-
led
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 Emer-
gency Tensioning Device.
#
Only buckle the seat belts as intended.
%
Observe the notes on stowage areas
(
/
page 202).
Information on installing a child restraint sys-
tem and on children traveling in the vehicle
can be found in the "Children in the vehicle"
section (
/
page 40).
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