Saf ety, Occupant safety – Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class 2015 User Manual

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tion. This poses an increased risk of injury or

even fatal injury.
Make sure that all vehicle occupants are

seated properly with a correctly fastened seat

belt.

WARNING

The seat belt does not offer the intended level

of protection if you have not moved the back-

rest to an almost vertical position. When brak-

ing or in the event of an accident, you could

slide underneath the seat belt and sustain

abdomen or neck injuries, for example. This

poses an increased risk of injury or even fatal

injury.
Adjust the seat properly before beginning

your journey. Always ensure that the backrest

is in an almost vertical position and that the

shoulder section of your seat belt is routed

across the center of your shoulder.

WARNING

Persons under 5 ft (1.50 m) in height cannot

fasten the seat belt correctly without an addi-

tional suitable restraint system. If the seat

belt is incorrectly fastened, it cannot protect

as intended. Furthermore, an incorrectly fas-

tened seat belt can cause additional injury, for

example, in an accident, during braking or an

abrupt change of direction. This poses an

increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
For this reason, always secure persons under

5 ft (1.50 m) in height in suitable restraint

systems.

If a child younger than 12 years and under 5 ft

(1.50 m) in height is traveling in the vehicle:

always secure the child in a child restraint

system suitable for this Mercedes-Benz

vehicle. The child restraint system must be

appropriate to the age, weight and size of

the child

always observe the instructions and safety

notes in the "Children in the vehicle" sec-

tion of this Operator's Manual

(

page 56) in addition to the child

restraint system manufacturer's installa-

tion instructions

be sure to observe the instructions and

safety notes on the "Occupant classifica-

tion system (OCS)" (

page 49)

WARNING

The seat belts may not perform their intended

protective function if:

they are damaged, modified, extremely

dirty, bleach or dyed

the seat belt buckle is damaged or

extremely dirty

the Emergency Tensioning Devices, belt

anchorages or inertia reels have been modi-

fied

Seat belts may sustain non-visible damage in

an accident, e.g. due to glass splinters. Modi-

fied or damaged seat belts may tear or fail,

e.g. in an accident. Modified Emergency Ten-

sioning Devices could accidentally trigger or

fail to deploy when necessary. This poses an

increased risk of injury or even fatal injury.
Never modify the seat belts, Emergency Ten-

sioning Devices, belt anchorages or inertia

reels. Make sure that the seat belts are

undamaged, not worn out and clean. Follow-

ing an accident, have the seat belts checked

immediately at a qualified specialist work-

shop.

Only use seat belts that have been approved

for your vehicle by Mercedes-Benz. Any such

modifications could invalidate the vehicle's

general operating permit.
Vehicles with a sports seat or AMG Per-

formance seat: these seats are designed for

the standard three-point seat belt. If you

install another multi-point seat belt, e.g. sport

or racing seat belts, the restraint system can-

not provide the best level of protection.

WARNING

If you feed seat belts through the opening in

the seat backrest, the seat backrest may be

damaged or may even break in the event of an

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