Occupant safety
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If the driver's seat belt is not fastened after
the engine is started, an additional warning
tone will sound. The warning tone goes out
after approximately six seconds or once the
driver's seat belt is fastened.
Emergency Tensioning Devices and
seat belt force limiters
The seat belts are equipped with ETDs and
belt force limiters.
!
If the front-passenger seat is not
If, after six seconds, the driver or front-
passenger have not fastened their seat belts
and the doors are closed:
occupied, do not engage the seat belt
tongue in the buckle on the front-
passenger seat. Otherwise, the Emergency
Tensioning Device could be triggered in the
event of an accident.
Rthe7 seat belt warning lamp remains
illuminated as long as either the driver's or
front-passenger seat belt is not fastened.
The ETDs tighten the seat belts in an accident,
pulling them close against the body.
ETDs do not correct incorrect seat positions
or incorrectly fastened seat belts.
ETDs do not pull vehicle occupants back
towards the backrest.
Seat belt force limiters, when activated, are
employed to help reduce the force exerted by
the seat belts on occupants during a crash.
Rif the vehicle speed exceeds 15 mph
(25
km/h), the7 seat belt warning
lamp lights up. Additionally, a warning tone
will sound with increasing intensity for a
maximum of 60 seconds or until the
driver's and front-passenger seat belt are
fastened.
If the driver/front passenger unfasten their
seat belt while the vehicle is in motion, the
7
seat belt warning lamp lights up and a The front belt force limiters are synchronized
warning tone sounds again.
with the front air bags, which take on a part
The warning tone ceases even if the driver or of the deceleration force. Thus, the force
front passenger have still not fastened their
exerted on the occupant is distributed over a
seat belt after 60 seconds. The7 seat belt greater area.
warning lamp stops flashing but remains
illuminated.
The ETDs can only be activated if:
Rthe ignition is switched on.
After the vehicle comes to a standstill, the
warning tone is reactivated and the7 seat
belt warning lamp flashes again if the vehicle
speed again exceeds 15 mph (25 km/h) .
The7 seat belt warning lamp only goes
out if:
Rthe restraint systems are operational; see
"SRS warning lamp" (Y page 34).
Rthe belt tongue is engaged in the buckle on
each of the lap-shoulder belts in the front.
Rthe front-passenger seat is occupied and
the belt tongue is engaged in the buckle on
the front-passenger side.
Rboth the driver and the front passenger
have fastened their seat belts.
or
The ETDs on the seats in the rear
compartment are triggered independently of
Rthe vehicle is stationary and a door is open. the lock status of the seat belts.
The ETDs are triggered depending on the type
and severity of an accident:
i For more information on the7 seat
belt warning lamp, see "Indicator and
warning lamps in the instrument cluster,
seat belt" (Y page 241).
Rin the event of a head-on or rear-end
collision if the vehicle decelerates or
accelerates rapidly in a longitudinal
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| Tags | Mercedes Benz C207, Mercedes Benz E350 BlueTEC, Mercedes-Benz E350, Mercedes-Benz E550, Mercedes-Benz W212 |
| Model Year | 2011 |
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