144 S a fet y belt s
• Let the belt wind up on the ret ractor as you
guide the belt tongue to its stowed position .
A WARNING
Never unfasten safety belt while the veh i-
cle 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 adjust -
ment, the three point safety belt strap rout-
ing can be fitted to the shoulder area, accord-
ing to body size .
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0
0
6
Fig. 152 Safety belt height adj ustme nt for the front
seats - loop -around fitt ings
..
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The shoulder belt should lie as close to the
center of the collar bone as possib le and
should fit well on the body
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position on page 143 .
• Push
the loop-around fittings up c:>fig. 152
@, or
• squeeze together the (!) button, and push
the loop-around fitt ings down @ .
• Pull the belt to make sur e that the upper at-
tachment is properly engaged.
.&, WARNING
Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other impo rtant informat ion ¢
page 141.
(D Tips
With the front seats, the height adjust-
ment of the seat can also be used to a djus t
the posit ion of the safety be lts.
Improperly worn safety belts
Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause
severe injuries.
Wearing safety belts improperly can cause se-
rious injury or deat h. Safety belts can only
work when they are correctly positioned on
the body. Improper seat ing pos itions reduce
the effectiveness of safety be lts and will even
increa se t he risk of injury and death by mov-
ing the safety be lt to crit ical areas of the
body. Improper seating positions also in-
crease the risk of serious injury and death
when an airbag dep loys and strikes an occu-
pant who is not in the correct seating posi-
tion. A driver is respons ible for the safety of
all veh icle occupants and especially for chil-
dren . Therefore:
• Never perm it anyone to assume an incorrect
sitting pos ition in the vehicle while traveling
c:> ,&. .
.&, WARNING
Improperly worn safety be lts increase the
risk of ser ious persona l injury and death
whenever a vehicle is being used.
- Always ma ke sur e that all vehicle occu-
pants are correctly restra ined and stay in
a correct seating position whe never t he
veh icle is being used .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
ot her impo rtant inform at ion
¢ page 141.
Safety belt preten-
sioners
How safety belt pretensioners work
In front, side and rear-end collisions above a
particular severity, safety belts are tensioned
automatically .
The safety belts are equipped with safety belt
pretensioners . The system is act ivated by sen-
sors in front, side and rear-end collisions of
grea t severity. This tightens t he belt and t akes
up belt slac k
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