Occupant safety
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Releasing seat belts
7 seat belt warning lamp lights up and a
warning tone sounds again.
X Press release button? (Y page 52) and
guide belt tongue; back towards belt
sash guide:.
The warning tone ceases even if the driver or
front passenger have still not fastened their
seat belt after 60 seconds. The7 seat belt
warning lamp stops flashing but remains
illuminated.
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) .
!
Make sure that the seat belt is fully rolled
up. Otherwise, the seat belt or belt tongue
will be trapped in the door or in the seat
mechanism. This could damage the door,
the door trim panel and the seat belt.
Damaged seat belts can no longer fulfill
their protective function and must be
replaced. Consult an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center.
The7 seat belt warning lamp only goes
out if:
Rboth the driver and the front passenger
have fastened their seat belts.
or
Belt warning for driver and front
passenger
Rthe vehicle is stationary and a door is open.
Regardless of whether the driver's and front-
passenger seat belts have already been
fastened, the7 seat belt warning lamp
lights up for six seconds each time the engine
is started. It then goes out once the driver and
the front passenger have fastened their seat
belts.
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.
i For more information on the7 seat
belt warning lamp, see "Indicator and
warning lamps in the instrument cluster,
seat belt" (Y page 196).
Emergency Tensioning Devices and
seat belt force limiters
The front seat belts and the outer seat belts
in the rear 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.
Rif the vehicle speed exceeds 15 mph
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.
(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
| Categories | Mercedes-Benz GL-Class Manuals, Mercedes-Benz Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes-Benz GLK350, Mercedes-Benz X204 |
| Model Year | 2011 |
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