Occupant safety
55
special seat belt retractors, see “Infant and
child restraint systems” (Y page 58).
To release the seat belt with seat belt release
button?, see (Y page 55).
sounds with increasing intensity for a
maximum of 60 seconds or until the
driver’s and passenger’s seat belt are
fastened.
If you and/or your passenger release the
seat belt during driving, the seat belt
telltale7 starts flashing and the
warning chime sounds as described before.
If the driver’s or the passenger’s seat belt
remains unfastened after 60 seconds, the
warning chime stops sounding, the seat
belt telltale7 stops flashing but
continues to be illuminated.
Releasing the seat belts
X Press seat belt release button?
(
Y page 54).
Allow the retractor to completely rewind
the seat belt by guiding latch plate;
(
Y page 54).
!
Make sure the seat belt retracts
completely. Otherwise the seat belt and/or
latch plate could get caught or pinched in
the door or in the seat mechanism. This can
damage the seat belt and impair its
effectiveness, and/or cause damage to the
door and/or door trim panel. Such damage
is not covered by the Mercedes-Benz
Limited Warranty.
After a vehicle standstill, the warning chime
is reactivated and the seat belt telltale
7 is flashing again if the vehicle speed
once exceeds 15 mph (25 km/h).
The seat belt telltale7 will only go out if
both the driver’s and the passenger’s seat
belt (with the passenger seat occupied) are
fastened, or the vehicle is standing still and a
door is opened.
Damaged seat belts must be replaced.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
For more information, see “Practical hints”
Y page 35).
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Enhanced seat belt reminder system
Emergency Tensioning Device (ETD),
seat belt force limiter
When the engine is started, the seat belt
telltale7 will always illuminate for
The seat belts are equipped with ETDs and
seat belt force limiters.
The ETDs are designed to activate in the
following cases:
6
seconds to remind you and your passenger
to fasten your seat belts.
If the driver’s seat belt is not fastened when
the engine is started, an additional warning
chime will sound. The warning chime goes out
after approximately 6 seconds or once the
driver’s seat belt is fastened.
If after these 6 seconds the driver’s or the
passenger’s seat belt (with the passenger
seat occupied) is not fastened with both
doors closed,
Rin frontal or rear-end impacts exceeding
the system’s preset deployment threshold
Rin side impacts exceeding the system’s
preset deployment threshold on the far
side of the impact
Rin certain vehicle rollovers
Rif the restraint systems are operational and
functioning correctly, see “SRS indicator
lamp” (Y page 44)
The ETDs will only activate if the seat belts are
fastened (latch plate properly inserted into
buckle).
Rthe seat belt telltale7 remains
illuminated for as long as either the driver’s
or passenger’s seat belt is not fastened.
Rand if the vehicle speed once exceeds
15
7
mph (25 km/h), the seat belt telltale
starts flashing and a warning chime
In an impact, the ETDs remove slack from the
seat belts in such a way that the seat belts fit
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| Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz SLS-Class Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes Benz C197 |
| Model Year | 2011 |
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