Mercedes-Benz G-Class 2018, Owner'S Manual

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Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have the
vehicle towed to a qualified specialist workshop
after an accident.
* NOTE 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.
Fastening and adjusting 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 cor‐
responding seat.
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Press and hold the seat belt outlet release
and slide seat belt outlet 3 into the desired
position.
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Let go of the seat belt outlet release and
ensure that seat belt outlet 3 locks into
position.
Vehicles with automatic front passenger
front airbag shutoff:
* NOTE Deployment of the seat belt ten‐
sioner and side impact airbag when the
front passenger seat is unoccupied
If the seat belt tongue is engaged in the seat
belt buckle of the unoccupied front
passenger seat, the seat belt tensioner and
the side impact airbag may also deploy in the
event of an accident along with other sys‐
tems.
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Only one person should use each seat
belt at any one time.
Vehicles without automatic front passenger
front airbag shutoff:
* NOTE Deployment of the seat belt ten‐
sioner when the front passenger seat is
unoccupied
If the seat belt tongue is engaged in the seat
belt buckle of the unoccupied front
passenger seat, the seat belt tensioner may
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