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The components of the restraint system can

be activated or deployed independently of

each other:

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the journey, that the status of the front

In general, the powder released is not haz‐

ardous to health but may cause short-term

breathing difficulties to persons suffering

from asthma or other pulmonary conditions.

Provided it is safe to do so, leave the vehicle

immediately or open the window in order to

prevent breathing difficulties.

passenger airbag is correct (/ page 45).

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WARNING Risk of burns from hot air bag

components

Component

Detected deploy‐

ment situation

The air bag parts are hot after an air bag has

been deployed.

Front Emergency Ten‐ Frontal impact, rear

sioning Devices

impact, side impact,

rollover

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Do not touch the air bag parts.

Airbags and pyrotechnic Emergency Tensioning

Devices contain perchlorate material, which may

require special handling or environmental pro‐

tection measures. National guidelines regarding

waste disposal must be observed. In California,

see http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/HazardousWaste/

Perchlorate/index.cfm.

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Have a deployed air bag replaced at a

Rear Emergency Ten‐ Frontal impact, rear

qualified specialist workshop as soon

as possible.

sioning Devices

impact, rollover

Driver's airbag, front

passenger airbag

Frontal impact

Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have the

vehicle towed to a qualified specialist workshop

after an accident. Take this into account, partic‐

ularly if an Emergency Tensioning Device is trig‐

gered or an airbag deployed.

If the Emergency Tensioning Devices are trig‐

gered or an airbag is deployed, you will hear a

bang, and a small amount of powder may also be

released:

Knee airbag

Side airbag

Frontal impact

Side impact

Seat belts

Protection provided by the seat belt

Window curtain air‐

bag

Side impact, rollover,

frontal impact

Always fasten your seat belt correctly before

starting a journey. A seat belt can only provide

the best level of protection if it is worn correctly.

The front passenger airbag can only be deployed

in an accident if the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF

indicator lamp is off. If the front passenger seat

is occupied, make sure, both before and during

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The bang will not generally affect your hear‐

ing.

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The seat belt must be routed across the cen‐

ter of the shoulder and as low down across

the hips as possible.

The shoulder section of the seat belt should

not touch your neck nor be routed under

your arm or behind your back.

Avoid wearing bulky clothing, e.g. a winter

coat.

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.

tions for loading the vehicle when securing

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WARNING Risk of injury or death due to

objects, luggage or loads (/ page 106).

incorrectly fastened seat belt

Also ensure that no objects, e.g. a cushion,

are ever placed between a person and the

seat.

If the seat belt is not worn correctly, it can‐

not perform its intended protective function.

In addition, an incorrectly fastened seat belt

can also cause injuries, for example, in the

event of an accident or when braking or

changing direction suddenly.

The seat belts on the following seats are equip‐

ped with a special seatbelt retractor:

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Co-driver seat

Rear seats

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Always ensure that all vehicle occu‐

pants have their seat belts fastened

correctly and are sitting properly.

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Activate or deactivate the special seatbelt

retractor of the seat belt (/ page 55).

Pregnant women must also take particular

care with this.

Never route the seat belt across sharp, poin‐

ted, abrasive or fragile objects.

Only one person may use each seat belt at

any one time. Infants and children must

never travel sitting on the lap of a vehicle

occupant.

Never secure objects with a seat belt if the

seat belt is being used by one of the vehi‐

cle's occupants. Always observe the instruc‐

If children are traveling in the vehicle, be sure to

observe the instructions and safety notes on

"Children in the vehicle" (/ page 50).

Always observe the instructions about the cor‐

rect driver's seat position and adjusting the

seats (/ page 94).

In order for the correctly worn seat belt to pro‐

vide the intended level of protection, each vehi‐

cle occupant must observe the following infor‐

mation:

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The seat belt must not be twisted and must

fit tightly and snugly across the body.

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Limitations of the protection provided by the

seat belt

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The seat belt buckle is damaged or

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WARNING Risk of injury or death when

additional restraint systems are not used

for persons with a smaller build

extremely dirty

Modifications have been made to the

Emergency Tensioning Device, seat belt

anchorage or seat belt retractor

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WARNING Risk of injury or death due to

incorrect seat position

Persons under 5 ft (1.50 m) tall cannot wear

the seat belt correctly without a suitable

additional restraint system.

If the seat belt is not worn correctly, it can‐

not perform its intended protective function.

In addition, an incorrectly fastened seat belt

can also cause injuries, for example, in the

event of an accident or when braking or

changing direction suddenly.

The seat belt does not offer the intended

level of protection if you have not moved the

seat backrest to an almost vertical position.

When braking or in the event of an accident,

you could slide underneath the seat belt and

sustain abdominal or neck injuries, for exam‐

ple.

Seat belts may sustain non-visible damage in

an accident, e.g. due to glass splinters.

Modified or damaged seat belts could tear or

fail in the event of an accident, for example.

Modified Emergency Tensioning Devices may

be deployed unintentionally or not function

as intended.

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Adjust the seat properly before begin‐

ning your journey.

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Always secure persons under 5 ft

(1.50 m) tall in a suitable restraint sys‐

tem.

#

Never modify the seat belts, Emergency

Tensioning Devices, seat belt ancho‐

rages or seat belt retractors.

Make sure that the seat belts are not

damaged, are not worn and are clean.

Always have the seat belts checked

immediately after an accident at a

qualified specialist workshop.

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Always ensure that the seat backrest is

in an almost vertical position and that

the shoulder section of your seat belt is

routed across the center of your shoul‐

der.

#

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WARNING Risk of injury or death due to

damaged or modified seat belts

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Seat belts cannot provide protection in the

following situations:

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The seat belt is damaged, has been modi‐

fied, is extremely dirty, bleached or dyed

Only use seat belts that are approved for your

vehicle by Mercedes-Benz.

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Releasing the rear passenger compartment

center seat belt

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WARNING Risk of injury or death from

deployed pyrotechnic Emergency Ten‐

sioning Devices

If the left-hand rear seat backrest is folded down

and back up again, it may not be possible to pull

out the rear passenger compartment center seat

belt. The seat belt must be released.

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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Pull the seat belt out approximately 1 in

(25 mm) at the seat belt outlet on the seat

backrest and then release it again.

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Therefore, have deployed pyrotechnic

Emergency Tensioning Devices immedi‐

ately replaced at a qualified specialist

workshop.

The seat belt is retracted and released.

Fastening and adjusting the seat belts

Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have the

vehicle towed to a qualified specialist workshop

after an accident.

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.

Press and hold the seat belt outlet release

and slide seat belt outlet 3 into the desired

position.

Let go of the seat belt outlet release and

ensure that seat belt outlet 3 locks into

position.

NOTE Damage caused by trapping the

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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.

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Vehicles with automatic front passenger air‐

bag shutoff:

Activating/deactivating seat belt adjustment

via the multimedia system

Device may also deploy in the event of an

accident along with other systems.

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Multimedia system:

Only one person should use each seat

belt at any one time.

NOTE Deployment of the Emergency

Tensioning Device and side air bag when

the front passenger seat is unoccupied

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4

5

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Settings

Vehicle

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Activate or deactivate Belt Adjustment.

Seat belt adjustment function

If the seat belt tongue is engaged in the seat

belt buckle of the unoccupied front

passenger seat, the Emergency Tensioning

Device and the side air bag may also deploy

in the event of an accident along with other

systems.

Seat belt warning function for the driver and

front passenger

Vehicles with PRE-SAFE^®: If the front seat belt

is not pulled tight across your body, the seat belt

adjustment may automatically apply a certain

tightening force. Do not hold the seat belt tightly

while it is adjusting.

You can activate and deactivate the seat belt

adjustment function using the multimedia sys‐

tem (/ page 39).

The ü seat belt warning lamp in the Instru‐

ment Display is a reminder that all vehicle occu‐

pants must wear their seat belts correctly.

The ü seat belt warning lamp lights up for six

seconds every time the vehicle is started.

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Only one person should use each seat

belt at any one time.

Vehicles without automatic front passenger

airbag shutoff:

In addition, a warning tone may sound.

When the driver's and front passenger's doors

are closed and the driver and front passenger

have fastened their seat belts, the seat belt

warning goes out.

Releasing seat belts

NOTE Deployment of the Emergency

Tensioning Device when the front-

passenger seat is unoccupied

*

#

Press the release button in the seat belt

buckle and guide the seat belt back with the

seat belt tongue.

If the seat belt tongue is engaged in the seat

belt buckle of the unoccupied front-

passenger seat, the Emergency Tensioning

40 Occupant safety

In the following cases, the seat belt warning

lights up during a journey if:

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4

5

Front passenger airbag

Window curtain airbag

Side airbag

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WARNING Risk of injury or fatal injuries

if the front-passenger airbag is enabled

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The vehicle speed exceeds 15 mph

If the front-passenger front airbag is enabled,

a child on the front-passenger seat may be

struck by the front-passenger airbag during

an accident.

NEVER use a rearward-facing child restraint

system on a seat with an ENABLED FRONT

AIRBAG, DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the

CHILD can occur.

(25 km/h) and the driver's or front

passenger seat belt is not fastened.

The installation location of an airbag can be rec‐

ognized by the AIRBAG marking.

When enabled, an airbag can provide additional

protection for the respective vehicle occupant.

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The driver or front passenger unfastens their

seat belt while the vehicle is in motion.

Potential protection from each airbag:

Airbags

Overview of airbags

AIRBAG

Potential protection for:

Thigh, knee and lower leg

Head and ribcage

Knee airbag

When installing a child restraint system to the

front passenger seat, observe the vehicle-spe‐

cific information (/ page 60). Also, always

observe the notes on rearward-facing or

forward-facing child restraint systems on the

front passenger seat.

Vehicles with automatic front passenger air‐

bag shutoff:

The front passenger airbag can only be deployed

in an accident if the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF

indicator lamp is off. If the front passenger seat

is occupied, make sure, both before and during

Driver's airbag,

front passenger

airbag

Window curtain

airbag

Head

Side airbag

Ribcage and pelvis

Mercedes-AMG vehicles: observe the notes in

the Supplement. Otherwise, you may not recog‐

nize dangers.

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2

Driver's knee airbag

Driver's airbag

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