Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2008 COMAND Manual User Manual
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Safety and Security
Occupant safety
Enhanced seat belt reminder system
When the engine is started, the seat belt
telltale
< will always illuminate for
6 seconds to remind you and your passen-
gers to fasten your seat belts.
If the driver’s seat belt is not fastened
when the engine is started, an additional
warning chime will also sound for a maxi-
mum of 6 seconds or until the driver’ s
seat belt is fastened.
If after these 6 seconds the driver’s or the
front passenger’s seat belt (with the front
passenger seat occupied) is not fastened
with front doors closed,
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the seat belt telltale
< remains illu-
minated for as long as either the driv-
er’s or front passenger’s seat belt is not
fastened.
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and if the vehicle speed once exceeds
15 mph (25 km/h), the seat belt
telltale
< starts flashing and a
warning chime sounds with increasing
intensity for a maximum of 60 seconds
or until the driver’s and the front pas-
senger’s seat belt are fastened.
If the driver’s or the front passenger’s
seat belt remains unfastened after
60 seconds, the warning chime stops
sounding, the seat belt telltale
<
stops flashing but continues to be illu-
minated.
The seat belt telltale
< will only go out
if both the driver’s and the front passen-
ger’s seat belt (with the front passenger
seat occupied) are fastened, or the vehicle
is standing still and a front door is opened.
For more information, see “Practical hints”
(
୴
page 635).
Emergency tensioning device (ETD),
seat belt force limiter
The seat belts for the front and rear outer
seats are equipped with emergency ten-
sioning devices and seat belt force limit-
ers.
The ETD is designed to activate in the
following cases:
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in frontal or rear-end impacts exceed-
ing the system deployment threshold
ț
in side impacts exceeding the system’s
deployment threshold on the far side of
the impact
ț
in certain vehicle rollovers
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if the restraint systems are operational
and functioning correctly,
see
= indicator lamp (
୴
page 637)
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When using a seat belt to secure infant
restraint, toddler restraint, or booster
seat, always follow the child seat manu-
facturer’s instructions.
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The ETDs for the front seats will only acti-
vate if the front seat belt is fastened (latch plate
properly inserted into buckle).
The ETDs for the rear outer seats will activate
with or without the respective seat belt fastened.