Mercedes-Benz S 320 1999, Owner'S Manual

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Seat Belts and Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS)
Your vehicle is equipped with seat
belts for all seats, emergency ten­
sioning retractors for the front
seats, as well as front and side
impact airbags, and knee bolsters
for driver and front passenger.
Seat Belts
Important!
Laws in most states and all
Canadian provinces require seat
belt use.
All states and provinces require
use of child restraints that comply
with U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard 213 and Canadian
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
213.1.
For your safety and that of
your passengers we strongly
recommend their use.
Warning!
Children 12 years old and
under must never ride in the
front seat, except in a
Mercedes-Benz authorized
BabySmart™ compatible child
seat, which operates with the
BabySmart™ system installed
in the vehicle to deactivate the
passenger side front airbag
when it is properly installed.
Otherwise they will be struck
by the airbag when it inflates in
a crash. If this happens, se­
rious or fatal injury will result.
The back seat is the safest
place for children. Infants and
small children must ride in
back seats and be seated in an
appropriate infant or child
restraint system, which is
properly secured with the
vehicle’s seat belt, fully in
accordance with the seat
manufacturer’s instructions.
A child’s risk of serious or
fatal injuries is significantly
increased if the child restraints
are not properly secured in the
vehicle and the child is not
properly secured in the child
restraint.
Warning!
Never ride in a moving vehicle
with the seat back reclined. Sit­
ting in an excessively reclined
position can be dangerous.
You could slide under the seat
belt in a collision. If you slide
under it, the belt would apply
force at the abdomen or neck.
That could cause serious or
even fatal injuries. The seat
back and seat belts provide the
best restraint when the wearer
is in an upright position and
belts are properly positioned
on the body.