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& WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause serious personal
injury in an accident.
• Expectant mothers must always wear the lap portion of the
safety belt as low as possible across the pelvis and below the
rounding of the abdomen.
• Always read and heed all WARNINGS and other important
information =>
& in "Fastening safety belts" on page 179. •
Unfastening safety belts
Unbuckle the safety belt with the red release button only
after the vehicle has stopped.
Fig. 171 Releasing
the tongue from the
buckle
- Push the red release button on the buckle ~ page 182 ,
fig . 171. The belt tongue will spr ing out of the buckle
~ &-
- Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you guide the belt
tongue to its stowed position.
& WARNING
Never unfasten safety belt while the vehicle is moving. Doing so
will increase your risk of being injured or killed. •
Adjusting safety belt height
With the aid of the safety belt height adjustment , the
three point safety belt strap routing can be fitted to the
shoulder area, according to body size.
Fig. 172 Safety belt
height adjustment for
the front seats - loop-
around fittings
- Push the loop-around fittings up ~ fig. 172 @, or
- squeeze together the (D button, and push the loop-
around fittings
down @ .
- Pull the belt to make sure that the upper attachment is
properly engaged.
& WARNING
Always read and heed all WARNINGS and other important infor-
mation =>
page l 78. .,