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WARNING
The seat belts may not perform their inten-
ded protective function if:
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they are damaged, modified, extremely
dirty, bleach or dyed
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the seat belt buckle is damaged or
extremely dirty
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the Emergency Tensioning Devices, belt
anchorages or inertia reels have been
modified
Seat belts may sustain non-visible damage
in an accident, e.g. due to glass splinters.
Modified or damaged seat belts may tear or
fail, e.g. in an accident. Modified Emer-
gency Tensioning Devices could acciden-
tally trigger or fail to deploy when neces-
sary. This poses an increased risk of injury
or even fatal injury.
Never modify the seat belts, Emergency
Tensioning Devices, belt anchorages or
inertia reels. Make sure that the seat belts
are undamaged, not worn out and clean. Fol-
lowing an accident, have the seat belts
checked immediately at a qualified spe-
cialist workshop.
Only use seat belts that have been approved
for your vehicle by smart.
Proper use of the seat belts
Observe the safety notes on the seat belt
(
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page 33).
All vehicle occupants must be wearing the
seat belt correctly before beginning the
journey. Also make sure that all vehicle occu-
pants are always wearing the seat belt cor-
rectly while the vehicle is in motion.
When fastening the seat belt, always make
sure that:
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the seat belt tongue is only inserted to the
belt buckle belonging to that seat.
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the seat belt is tight 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 center 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 passes tightly and as low down
as possible across your lap.
The lap belt must always be routed across
your hip joints and not across your abdo-
men. This applies particularly to pregnant
women. 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 across sharp,
pointed or fragile objects.
If you have such items located on or in your
clothing, e.g. pens, keys or eyeglasses,
store these in a suitable place.
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only one person is using a seat belt at a
time.
Infants and children must never travel sit-
ting on the lap of a vehicle occupant. In the
event of an accident, they could be crushed
between the vehicle occupant and seat belt.
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objects are never secured with a seat belt
if the seat belt is also being used by one of
the vehicle's occupants.
Also ensure that there are never objects
between a person and the seat, e.g. cush-
ions.
Seat belts are only intended to secure and
restrain vehicle occupants. Always observe
the "Loading guidelines" for securing
objects, luggage or loads (
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page 138).
Fastening seat belts
Observe the safety notes on the seat belt
(
Y
page 33) and the notes on correct use of seat
belts (
Y
page 34).
For easy fastening, the seat belt passes
through a belt loop on the side of the seat.
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