Safet y, Occupant safety – Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2013 Owners Manual User Manual

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X

Adjust the seat and move the backrest to

an almost vertical position (

Y

page 94).

X

Pull the seat belt smoothly through belt

loop :.

X

Without twisting it, guide the shoulder

section of the seat belt across the middle

of your shoulder and the lap section across

your pelvis.

X

Engage belt tongue ; in buckle =.

Seat-belt adjustment: if necessary, the

driver's and front-passenger seat belts

automatically adjust to the upper body

(

Y

page 54).

X

If necessary, pull upwards on the shoulder

section of the seat belt to tighten the belt

across your body.

The seat belt on the front-passenger side is

equipped with a special seat belt retractor to

secure a child restraint system properly to the

front-passenger seat. Further information on

the "Special seat belt retractor"

(

Y

page 58).

Information on releasing the seat belt with

release button ?(

Y

page 54).

Seat belt adjustment

i

AMG vehicles do not include the seat-belt

adjustment function.

The seat-belt adjustment function adjusts the

driver's and front-passenger seat belt to the

upper body of the occupants.
The belt strap is tightened slightly when:

R

you engage the belt tongue in the belt

buckle and you then turn the SmartKey to

position 2 in the ignition lock.

R

the SmartKey is in position 2 in the ignition

lock and you then engage the belt tongue

in the buckle.

The seat-belt adjustment will apply a

retraction force if any slack is detected

between the occupant and the seat belt. Do

not hold on to the seat belt tightly while it is

adjusting. You can switch the seat-belt

adjustment on and off in the on-board

computer (

Y

page 207).

The seat belt adjustment is a convenience

function integrated in PRE-SAFE

®

(preventative occupant protection). More

information on PRE-SAFE

®

(

Y

page 50).

Releasing seat belts
!

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 fulfill

their protective function and must be

replaced. Visit a qualified specialist

workshop.

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Occupant safety

Safet

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