S a f e t y b e lt s
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Push the loop -around fittings up ¢ fig. 150 @ ,
or
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squeeze together the (D button, and push the
loop-around fittings
down @ .
~
Pull the belt to make sure that the upper at-
tachment is properly engaged .
A WARNING
Always read and heed all WARNINGS and oth-
er impo rtant informat ion
¢page 136.
(D Tips
With the front seats, the height adjustment
of the seat can also be used to adjust the po-
sition of the safety belts .
Improperly worn safety belts
Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause se-
vere injuries.
Wearing safety belts improperly can cause seri-
ous injury or death. Safety belts can only work
when they are correctly pos itioned on the body .
Imp roper seating posit ions reduce the effect ive-
ness of safety be lts and will even increase the
risk of injury a nd deat h by mov ing the safety bel t
t o crit ica l areas of t he body. Imp roper sea t ing
positions a lso increase the risk of serio us injury
and death when an airbag deploys and strikes an
occupant who is not in the correct seating posi -
tion. A driver is responsible for the safety of all
vehicle occupants and especia lly for children.
Therefore:
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Never permit anyone to ass ume an inco rrect
s itting position in the vehicle wh ile trave ling
¢A .
A WARNING
Improperly wor n safety be lts increase the risk
of se rious personal injury a nd death wheneve r
a vehicle is be ing used.
- Always make sure that a ll vehicle occupa nts
are correct ly restra ined and stay in a correct
sea ti ng pos it ion wheneve r t he veh icle is be-
ing used.
140
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other impo rtant informat ion¢
page 136.
Belt tensioners
How safety belt pretensioners work
Reversible safety belt tensioners*
The following functions a re availab le when safety
belts with reversib le safety belt tensioners a re
fastened:
- Automatic tens ioners: at the start of a drive,
the safety belts automat ically adjust to t he
passenger after a certain ti me per iod or vehicle
speed. To switch t he a utomat ic tens ioners off,
select the follow ing in t he MMI:
!CARI function
button
> (Car)* system s > Vehicle settings >
Seat s > Driver's seat or Passenger's seat > Au-
tomatic belt tensione r
> Off.
- In certain driving situations, the safety belts
may tighten wit h a reversib le tensioning func -
tion
c> page 94.
- The safety be lts may also tighten with this re -
vers ible tension ing funct ion in m inor collisions.
Pyrotechnic safety belt pretensioners
Seat bel t s with pyrotechnic safety be lt preten -
sione rs are t ensioned automati cally in severe col -
lisions, depending on the circumstances . This
helps to reduce the forwa rd motion of the occu -
pants.
A WARNING
- It is possible for the pretensioners to dep loy
incorrect ly.
- Any work on the tens ioner system or remov -
al and installation of system components
for other repairs must be performed by a
qua lified workshop.
- The pyrotechnic system can only provide
protection for one collis ion. If t he pyrotech-
nic pretens ione rs deploy, the pretensioning
system must be rep laced.
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