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Sitting correctly and safely

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To lower the head restraint, press the button

and move the head restraint downwards. Re-

lease the button and slide the head restraint

further until you feel it click into place.

the head restraints removed increases the

risk of severe neck injuries.

Front head restraints

Applies to: vehicles with adjustable head restraints

Removing head restraint

Applies to: vehicles with removable head restraints

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Applies to vehicles with folding backrest: Fold

the backrest forwards slightly ðpage 94.

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Raise the head restraint as far as it will go.

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Use a suitable tool from the vehicle toolkit or

open the blade of the vehicle key or emergency

key and press it into the release point 1 on the

inside or outside of the base.

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Press the button 2 and pull the head restraint

out of the backrest ð

tion on page 75.

in General informa-

Fig. 56 Front seat: Adjusting head restraint

The settings depend on the equipment fitted in

your vehicle.

Installing head restraint

Applies to: vehicles with removable head restraints

Adjusting head restraint

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Fold the backrest forwards slightly ðpage 94.

Push the posts of the head restraint into the

guides until you feel them click into place.

Press the button 2 and push the head restraint

all the way down. It should no longer be possi-

ble to remove the head restraint from the back-

rest without pressing the button.

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To raise the head restraint, adjust the position

of the head restraint until you feel it click into

place.

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To lower the head restraint (or move it forwards

or backwards), press the side button and move

the head restraint in the desired direction. Re-

lease the button and slide the head restraint

further until you feel it click into place.

Seat belts

General information

Rear head restraints

Every seat is equipped with a three-point seat

belt. When worn correctly, seat belts are the

most effective way to reduce the risk of serious or

fatal injuries in an accident. You should therefore

always wear your seat belt correctly and you

should also ensure that all vehicle occupants are

wearing their seat belts correctly while the vehi-

cle is moving.

Applies to: vehicles with adjustable head restraints

Although the vehicle is equipped with an airbag

system, every vehicle occupant must still wear a

seat belt. In addition to their normal function of

protecting the vehicle occupants in a collision,

the seat belts also hold them in a position where

the airbags can inflate properly and provide max-

imum protection. Seat belts offer protection in

accidents in which no airbags are triggered or

where they have already been triggered.

Fig. 57 Rear seat: Adjusting/removing head restraint

Adjusting head restraint

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To raise the head restraint, adjust the position

of the head restraint until you feel it click into

place.

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Sitting correctly and safely

Wearing a seat belt correctly

WARNING

The risk of severe or fatal injury is increased if

the seat belt is worn incorrectly or not at all,

or if it is damaged.

– All vehicle occupants (including the driver)

must put their seat belt on correctly before

every trip and must always keep it on while

the vehicle is moving, regardless of whether

the seat is equipped with an airbag or not.

This also applies to children who are being

secured in a child restraint system appropri-

ate to their height, weight and age using the

seat belt.

Fig. 58 Positioning seat belts over lap/shoulder

– In the event of an accident, anyone not

wearing a seat belt will be thrown around in

the vehicle and make violent contact with

the steering wheel, dashboard, windscreen,

doors, etc. They could even be thrown out of

the vehicle. Rear passengers not wearing

seat belts endanger not only themselves but

also the other occupants.

Fig. 59 Positioning seat belts during pregnancy

– Never allow passengers to share the same

seat belt. Never secure more than one per-

son (including small children) with the same

seat belt.

Seat belts must always be worn correctly in order

to provide the best possible protection in the

event of an accident and to reduce the risk of se-

rious or fatal injuries. Correctly worn seat belts

also hold the vehicle occupants in position in

such a way that the airbags provide maximum

protection if they are triggered. For this reason,

it is essential that you always fasten your seat

belt and ensure that it is worn correctly ðFig. 58.

– Never travel with children or babies on your

lap and never share the same seat belt.

– To ensure that the seat belt is fully effective,

the latch plate must always be engaged in

the correct buckle for a particular seat.

– To ensure that the seat belts can provide

maximum protection, all vehicle occupants

must be seated in the correct seating posi-

tion ðpage 70.

Make sure that you are wearing your seat belt

correctly by checking the following points:

– Check the condition of the seat belts at reg-

ular intervals ðpage 347. If you notice that

the belt webbing, fittings, retractor mecha-

nism or buckle of any of the belts is dam-

aged, the belt must be replaced by a quali-

fied workshop.

– The lap belt section of the seat belt should be

worn tightly across the hips.

– The shoulder section of the seat belt should be

fitted across the centre of the shoulder.

– The seat belt must always make firm and even

contact with the body.

– The seat belts must not be removed or

modified in any way. Do not attempt to re-

pair a damaged belt yourself.

At all times during pregnancy, women must wear

the seat belt so that it runs evenly across the

chest and as low as possible over the hips; the

belt must make even contact so that there is no

pressure on the stomach ðFig. 59.

– Seat belts which have been worn in an acci-

dent must be replaced by a qualified work-

shop.

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Sitting correctly and safely

CAUTION

WARNING

Wearing a seat belt incorrectly may result in

serious injuries in the event of an accident or

under sudden braking or manoeuvres.

– Never travel in a moving vehicle with the

backrest reclined. The further the backrest

is tilted back, the greater the risk of injury

due to incorrect positioning of the seat belt.

– The seat belt itself or a loose seat belt can

cause serious injuries if it slides away from

harder body parts towards softer areas such

as the stomach.

Make sure that no velcro fasteners or sharp

objects, such as zip fasteners or rivets on

clothing, are in the way of the seat belt while

you are wearing it; otherwise the seat belt

could be damaged.

Fastening/unfastening the seat belt

– The shoulder section of the seat belt should

be fitted across the centre of the shoulder

and torso and never under the arm, behind

the back or over the neck or face.

– The lap belt section of the seat belt must be

worn tightly across the hips, and never over

the stomach or abdomen.

Fig. 60 Latch plate and buckle

– The seat belt must make firm and even con-

tact with the upper body and hips.

– Do not allow the seat belt to become twis-

ted or jammed, or to rub on any sharp

edges.

– The protection offered by the seat belt in an

accident is reduced if the height of the belt

is not correctly adjusted or if the seat belt is

not properly positioned. Make sure that the

seat belts are properly positioned and the

height correctly adjusted to suit the vehicle

occupants.

Fig. 61 The latch plate of the belt springs out of the buck-

Please refer to the safety information ðpage 76.

– Seat belts worn too loose can result in inju-

ries because they allow excessive forward

movement in a crash; the occupant will be

brought to a sudden stop by the belt web-

bing.

Fastening the seat belt

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To fasten the belt, take hold of the latch plate

and pull it slowly across your chest and lap.

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Insert the latch plate into the buckle for the ap-

– Loose, bulky clothing (such as an overcoat

over a jacket) impairs the proper fit and

function of the belts.

propriate seat and push it down until it is se-

curely locked with an audible click ðFig. 60.

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Pull the belt to check that it is now securely fas-

– Do not wear the belt over hard or fragile ob-

jects (such as glasses or pens, etc.).

– During pregnancy, women must wear the

lap belt section of the seat belt as low as

possible across the hips and underneath the

rounded stomach.

tened.

Unfastening the seat belt

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Press the red button in the seat belt buckle

ðFig. 61. The latch plate is released and

springs out.

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Guide the belt back by hand so that it is taken

up more easily.

Sitting correctly and safely

Seat belt monitor

Additional seat belt functions

Automatic belt retractors

 – If the warning lamp lights up/flashes in the

instrument cluster, one of the seat belts is not

fastened/was unfastened while the vehicle was

moving. Audible warning signals may also be giv-

en.

The seat belts are equipped with automatic belt

retractors. The retractor system gives complete

freedom of movement, as long as the pull on the

belt is slow. Hard braking locks the belt. The belt

will also lock when you accelerate, drive up or

down a steep hill or corner sharply.

The status of the rear seat belts is also moni-

tored by the following indicator lamps in the in-

strument cluster:

Belt force limiters

 – If the indicator lamp lights up, the seat belt

for the corresponding rear seat is not buckled or

the seat is not occupied.

Seat belts with belt force limiters reduce the

forces acting on the body from the seat belts

themselves in an accident.

 – If the indicator lamp lights up, the rear seat

belt has been fastened.

Seat belt retraction

After the seat belt is unbuckled, it is rolled up by

an electric motor in the reversible belt tensioner.

Adjusting seat belt height

Belt tensioners

Seat belts with reversible belt tensioners may be

tightened after you drive off or in certain driving

situations. This is done if the belt is too loose and

needs to be taken up in order to lie more tightly

against the body.

Seat belts with pyrotechnic belt tensioners may

be tensioned automatically in certain types of

collision. This helps to reduce the forward mo-

tion of the occupants.

Fig. 62 Belt height adjustment for the front seats: guide

fitting

WARNING

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To move the seat belt higher, slide the guide fit-

ting 2 upwards.

To move the seat belt lower, squeeze the re-

lease mechanism 1 and slide the guide fitting

2 downwards.

The pyrotechnic system can only be activated

once. If the pyrotechnic belt tensioners have

been activated at any time, the system must

be replaced by a qualified workshop.

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After adjusting, pull the shoulder belt sharply

to check that the catch on the guide fitting is

engaged securely.

Note

Some smoke may be released when the pyro-

technic belt tensioners are activated. This

does not mean there is a fire in the vehicle.

Note

It is also possible to adjust the height of the

front seats to obtain the best position for the

front seat belts.

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