Safety and security
Occupant safety
Enhanced seat belt reminder system
telltale< starts flashing and the
warning chime sounds as described before. following cases:
If the driver’s or the front passenger’s seat Rin frontal or rear-end impacts exceeding
belt remains unfastened after 60 seconds,
the warning chime stops sounding, the seat
belt telltale< stops flashing but
continues to be illuminated.
After a vehicle standstill, the warning chime
is reactivated and the seat belt telltale
The ETDs are designed to activate in the
When the engine is started, the seat belt
telltale< will always illuminate for
the system’s preset deployment threshold
6
seconds to remind you and your passengers
to fasten your seat belts.
Rin side impacts exceeding the system’s
preset deployment threshold on the far
side of the impact
If the driver’s seat belt is not fastened when
the engine is started, an additional warning
chime will also sound for a maximum of
Rin certain vehicle rollovers
6
seconds or until the driver’s seat belt is
is flashing again if the vehicle speed
Rif the restraint systems are operational and
functioning correctly, see1 indicator
lamp (Y page 45)
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fastened.
If after these 6 seconds the driver’s or the
front passenger’s seat belt (with the front
once exceeds 15 mph (25 km/h).
The seat belt telltale< will only go out if
passenger seat occupied) is not fastened with both the driver’s and the front passenger’s
The ETDs for the front seats will only activate
if the front seat belts are fastened (latch plate
properly inserted into buckle).
The ETDs for the rear outer seats (second-row
seats) or rear seats (third-row seats) will
activate with or without the respective seat
belts fastened.
In an impact, the ETDs remove slack from the
seat belts in such a way that the seat belts fit
more snugly against the body. Seat belt force
limiters, when activated, are employed to
help reduce the peak force exerted by the
seat belts on occupants during a crash.
front doors closed,
seat belt (with the front passenger seat
occupied) are fastened, or the vehicle is
standing still and a front door is opened.
For more information, see “Practical
hints” (Y page 343).
Rthe seat belt telltale< remains
illuminated for as long as either the driver’s
or front passenger’s seat belt is not
fastened.
Rand if the vehicle speed once exceeds
Emergency Tensioning Device (ETD),
seat belt force limiter
15
mph (25 km/h), the seat belt telltale
starts flashing and a warning chime
<
sounds with increasing intensity for a
maximum of 60 seconds or until the
driver’s and front passenger’s seat belt are
fastened.
If you and/or your passenger release the
seat belt during driving, the seat belt
The seat belts for the following seats are
equipped with ETDs and seat belt force
limiters:
Rfront seats
i The ETDs do not correct an incorrect seat
position or incorrectly worn seat belts.
Routboard second-row seats
Rthird-row seats
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz R-Class Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes Benz R350, Mercedes Benz R350 BlueTEC, Mercedes Benz V251 |
| Model Year | 2009 |
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