Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Emergency tensioning device (ETD),
seat belt force limiter
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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Belts should not be worn twisted. In a
crash, you wouldn’t have the full width
of the belt to manage impact forces. The
twisted belt against your body could
cause injuries.
The seat belts for the front and rear outer
seats are equipped with emergency ten-
sioning devices and belt force limiters.
Pregnant women should also use a
lap-shoulder belt. The lap belt portion
should be positioned as low as possible
on the hips to avoid any possible pres-
sure on the abdomen.
The ETD is designed to activate in the fol-
lowing cases:
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in frontal or rear-end impact exceeding
a preset severity level
A pyrotechnic emergency tensioning device
(ETD) that was activated must be replaced.
Never place your feet on the instrument
panel, dashboard or on the seat. Always
keep both feet on the floor in front of the
seat.
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in certain vehicle rollovers
When disposing of the pyrotechnic emer-
gency tensioning device, our safety instruc-
tions must be followed. These are available
at your authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
if the restraint systems are operational
and functioning correctly, see
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indicator lamp (୴ page 60)
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PRE-SAFE has electrically operated revers-
ible pre-tensioners that do not require
replacement after activation.
The ETDs for the front seats will only
activate if the respective front seat belt
is fastened (latch plate properly insert-
ed into buckle).
The ETDs for the rear outer seats will
activate with or without the respective
seat belt fastened.
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| 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 | 2005 |
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