Mercedes-Benz 2002 SL 600 User Manual
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Restraint systems
Technical
data
Instruments 
and controls
Operation
Driving
Instrument
cluster display
Practical hints
Car care
Index
Seat belt nonusage warning system
With the key in steering lock position 2, a warning 
sounds for a short time if the driver’s seat belt is not 
fastened.
BabySmart
TM
is a trademark of Siemens Automotive Corp.
Warning!
Failure to wear and properly fasten and position 
your seat belt greatly increases your risk of 
injuries and their likely severity in an accident. 
You and your passenger should always wear seat 
belts.
If you are ever in an accident, your injuries can be 
considerably more severe without your seat belt 
properly buckled. Without your seat belt buckled, 
you are much more likely to hit the interior of the 
vehicle or be ejected from it. You can be seriously 
injured or killed.
In the same crash, the possibility of injury or death 
is lessened if you are wearing your seat belt.
Never let more people ride in the vehicle than there 
are seat belts available. Be sure everyone riding in 
the vehicle is correctly restrained with a separate 
seat belt.
Warning!
Children 12 years old and under must never ride in 
this vehicle, except in a Mercedes-Benz authorized 
BabySmart
TM
compatible child seat, which operates
with the BabySmart
TM
system installed in the
vehicle to deactivate the passenger side front 
airbag when it is properly installed. Otherwise they 
will be struck by the airbag when it inflates in a 
crash. If this happens, serious or fatal injury can 
result.
Infants and small children must be seated in an 
appropriate infant or child restraint system, which 
is properly secured with the vehicle’s seat belt, 
fully in accordance with the child seat 
manufacturer’s instructions.
A child’s risk of serious or fatal injuries is 
significantly increased if the child restraints are 
not properly secured in the vehicle and the child is 
not properly secured in the child restraint.
