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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