180 Safety belts
• Insert the tongue into the correct buckle of
your sea t until you hear it latch securely
¢ page 178, fig. 202.
•Pullon the belt to make sure that it is se -
curely latched in the buckle .
A WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can
cause serious personal injury in an acci-
dent.
- 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 informat ion¢ .&.
in Fas-
tening safety belts on page 178.
Unfastening safety belt s
Unbuckle the safety belt with the red release
button only after the vehicle has stopped .
Fig. 205 Releasing the tongue fr om th e buckle
• Push the red release button on the buckle
¢
fig. 205 . The belt tongue will spring out
of the buckle
c:> ,& .
• Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you
guide the belt tongue to its stowed position.
On vehicles with
third row seat*: an unfas-
tened safety belt can be secured in the retain-
ing clip in the luggage compartment side
tr im . In this way, the luggage compartment
cover can be removed without obstruction . Al-
so, the belt tongue height can be adjusted so
that luggage compartment can be loaded
without obstruction with the backrest folded
forward .
A WARNING
-
Never unfasten safety belt while the vehi-
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.
Fig. 206 Safety belt height adju stm ent- loop-around
f itt ings
The shoulder belt should lie as close to t he
center of the collar bone as possible and
should fit well on the body ¢ .&.
in Safety belt
position on page 179.
• Push
the loop-around fittings up c:> fig. 206
@ ,or
• squeeze together the (D button, and push
the loop-around fittings down @ .
• Pull the be lt to make sure that the upper at-
tachment is properly engaged .
A WARNING
Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information ¢
page 177 .
(D Tips
With the front seats, the he ight adjust-
ment of the seat can also be used to adjust
the position of the safety belts.
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