Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Emergency tensioning device (ETD),
seat belt force limiter
Automatic comfort-fit feature*
seat belt
Warning!
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The seat belts for the front and rear outer
seats are equipped with emergency ten-
sioning devices and belt force limiters.
An automatic comfort-fit feature* for front
seats and for the rear outer seats (only for
vehicles with electrically adjustable rear
bench seat* or with individual seats* in the
rear) reduces the retracting force of the
seat belts when they are in normal use.
An emergency tensioning device (ETD) that
was activated must be replaced.
When scrapping the emergency tensioning
device, our safety instructions must be fol-
lowed. These are available at your autho-
rized Mercedes-Benz Center.
The ETD is designed to activate in the fol-
lowing cases when the seat belts are fas-
tened:
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in front-end or rear-end collisions
where the force of impact exceeds a
predetermined level
!
Do not place objects heavier than 20
lbs (9 kg) on the front passenger seat.
This could cause the front or side im-
pact airbag on the front passenger side
to deploy in a crash which exceeds the
system's deployment threshold.
ț
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in certain vehicle rollovers
if the restraint systems are operational
and are functioning correctly, see 1
indicator lamp (୴ page 56)
In an impact, emergency tensioning devic-
es remove slack from the belts in such a
way that the seat belts fit more snugly
against the body. Belt force limiters reduce
the force exerted by the seat belts on oc-
cupants during a crash.
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Product Specification
Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz S-Class Manuals |
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Tags | Mercedes-Benz S430, Mercedes-Benz S500, Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG, Mercedes-Benz S600 |
Model Year | 2003 |
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