Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2019, Operating Instructions Manual

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WARNING Risk of injury or death due to
damaged or modified seat belts
Seat belts cannot provide protection in the
following situations:
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If the seat belts are damaged, modified,
extremely dirty, bleached or dyed
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If the seat belt buckle is damaged or
extremely dirty
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If the Emergency Tensioning Devices, seat
belt anchorages or seat belt retractors
have been modified
Seat belts may be damaged in an accident,
although the damage may not be visible, e.g.
due to splinters of glass.
Modified or damaged seat belts may tear or
fail, e.g. in an accident.
Modified Emergency Tensioning Devices can
accidentally trigger or fail to function as inten‐
ded.
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Never modify the seat belts, Emergency
Tensioning Devices, seat belt ancho‐
rages or seat belt retractors.
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Make sure that the seat belts are
undamaged, not worn and clean.
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Always have the seat belts checked
immediately after an accident at a quali‐
fied specialist workshop.
Only use seat belts that have been approved for
your vehicle by the sales organization named on
the inside front cover.
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WARNING Risk of injury or death from
deployed pyrotechnic Emergency Ten‐
sioning Devices
Pyrotechnic Emergency Tensioning Devices
that have been deployed are no longer opera‐
tional and are unable to perform their inten‐
ded protective function.
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Therefore, have deployed pyrotechnic
Emergency Tensioning Devices immedi‐
ately replaced at a qualified specialist
workshop.
For your safety and that of your passengers, it is
recommended 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 the 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 single co-driver's seat:
* NOTE Deployment of the Emergency Ten‐
sioning Device when the co-driver's seat
is unoccupied
If the seat belt tongue is engaged in the seat
belt buckle of the unoccupied co-driver's
seat, the Emergency Tensioning Device may
also deploy in the event of an accident along
with other systems.
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Only one person should use each seat
belt at any one time.
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