Mercedes-Benz Freightliner Sprinter 2022, Руководство по эксплуатации

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In order for the correctly worn seat belt to provide
the intended level of protection, each vehicle occu-
pant must observe the following information:
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The seat belt must not be twisted and must t
tightly and snugly across the body.
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The seat belt must be routed across the center
of the shoulder and as low down across the
hips as possible.
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The shoulder section of the seat belt should
not touch your neck nor be routed under your
arm or behind your back.
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Avoid wearing bulky clothing, e.g. a winter
coat.
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Push the lap belt down as far as possible
across your hips and pull tight with the shoul-
der section of the belt. Never route the lap belt
across your abdomen.
Pregnant women must also take particular care
with this.
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Never route the seat belt across sharp, poin-
ted, abrasive or fragile objects.
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Only one person should use each seat belt at
any one time. Infants and children must never
travel sitting on the lap of a vehicle occupant.
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Never secure objects with a seat belt if the
seat belt is being used by one of the vehicle's
occupants. Always observe the instructions for
loading the vehicle when securing objects, lug-
gage or loads (
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page 202).
Also ensure that no objects, e.g. a cushion, are
ever placed between a person and the seat.
The seat belts on the following seats are equipped
with a special seat belt retractor:
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Co-driver seat
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Rear seats
Activate or deactivate the special seat belt retrac-
tor of the seat belt (
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page 41).
If children are traveling in the vehicle, always
observe the instructions and safety notes on "Chil-
dren in the vehicle" ( / page 39).
Limit Limitations of t ations of the prot he protection pro ection provided b vided by t y the seat he seat
belt belt
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W WARNING ARNING Risk of injury or death due to an
incorrect seat position
The seat belt does not o er the intended level
of protection if you have not moved the seat
backrest to an almost vertical position.
In particular, you could slip beneath the seat-
belt and become injured.
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Adjust the seat properly before beginning
your journey.
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Always ensure that the seat backrest is
in an almost vertical position and that
the shoulder belt is routed across the
center of your shoulder.
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W WARNING ARNING Risk of injury or death when
additional restraint systems are not used
for persons with a smaller stature
Persons under 5 (1.50 m ) tall cannot wear
the seat belt correctly without a suitable addi-
tional restraint system.
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Always secure persons under 5
(1.50 m) tall in a suitable restraint sys-
tem.
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W WARNING ARNING Risk of injury or death due to
damaged or modi ed seat belts
Seat belts cannot provide protection in the fol-
lowing situations:
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The seat belt is damaged, has been modi-
ed, is extremely dirty, bleached or dyed
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The seat belt buckle is damaged or
extremely dirty
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Modi cations have been made to the
Emergency Tensioning Device, seat belt
anchorage or seat belt retractor
Seat belts may sustain non-visible damage in
an accident, e.g. due to glass splinters.
Modi ed or damaged seat belts could tear or
fail in the event of an accident, for example.
Modi ed Emergency Tensioning Devices could
accidentally trigger or fail to function as inten-
ded.
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Never modify the seat belt system, for
example the seat belt, seat belt buckle,
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