Safety and Security
Occupant safety
The ETD is designed to activate in the fol-
lowing cases:
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Never use a seat belt for more than one
person at a time. Do not fasten a seat
belt around a person and another per-
son or other objects.
Warning!
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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.
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.
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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.
PRE-SAFE® has electrically operated revers-
if the restraint systems are operational
and functioning correctly, see
1
indicator lamp (୴ page 60)
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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.
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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).
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Do not place objects heavier than
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.
The ETDs for the rear outer seats will
activate with or without the respective
seat belt fastened.
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lbs (9 kg) on the front passenger
seat. This could cause the front or side
impact air bag on the front passenger
side and, with the seat belt fastened to
secure the object, the ETD to deploy in
a crash which exceeds the system’s de-
ployment threshold.
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.
The seat belts for the front and rear outer
seats are equipped with emergency ten-
sioning devices and belt force limiters.
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz S-Class Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes-Benz 4MATIC, Mercedes-Benz S350, Mercedes-Benz S430, Mercedes-Benz S500, Mercedes-Benz S55 AMG, Mercedes-Benz S600, Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG |
| Model Year | 2006 |
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