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must also make sure that all vehicle occupants
have fastened their seat belts correctly dur-
ing the journey.
When fastening your seat belt, always make
sure that:
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the seat belt tongue is inserted into the
belt buckle that belongs to the seat.
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the seat belt is tightened across your body.
Avoid wearing bulky clothing, e.g. a winter
coat.
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the seat belt is not twisted.
Only then can the forces which occur be
distributed over the area of the belt.
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the shoulder section of the belt is always
routed across the centre of your shoulder.
The shoulder section of the belt must not
come into contact with your neck or be
routed under your arm.
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The lap belt must be taut and as low as pos-
sible over your lap.
The lap belt must always be routed across
your hip joints and not across your abdo-
men. Pregnant women must take particular
care with this. If necessary, push the lap
belt down to your hip joint and pull it tight
using the shoulder section of the belt.
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The seat belt is not routed over sharp,
pointed or fragile objects.
If such objects are located on or in your
clothing, e.g. pens, keys, spectacles, etc.
stow these in a suitable location.
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Only one person should use each seat belt at
any one time.
Babies and children must never travel sit-
ting on the lap of another vehicle occupant.
In the event of an accident, they could be
crushed between the vehicle occupant and
seat belt.
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Do not secure any objects with a seat belt if
the seat belt is being used by one of the
vehicle's occupants.
You must also make sure that objects, e.g.
cushions, are never placed between a per-
son and the seat.
Seat belts are solely intended to secure and
restrain persons. To secure objects, luggage
or loads, always observe the "Loading guide-
lines" (
Y page 164).
Fastening seat belts
Observe the safety notes on the seat belt
(
Y page 35) and the information on the correct
use of the seat belt ( Y page 35).
For easy fastening, the seat belt passes
through a belt loop on the side of the driver's
seat.
Basic illustration
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Adjust the seat ( Y page 66).
The seat backrest must be in an almost ver-
tical position.
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Pull the seat belt smoothly from belt outlet
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and engage belt tongue
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into belt
buckle
:
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If necessary, pull upwards on the shoulder
section of the seat belt to tighten the belt
across your body.
Releasing the seat belts
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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. Damaged
seat belts can no longer fulfil their pro-
tective function and must be replaced.
Visit a qualified specialist workshop.
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Press release button in belt buckle, hold
belt tongue firmly and guide the seat belt
back.
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