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Seat belts – Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class 2007 Owners Manual User Manual

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Safety and Security

Occupant safety

Seat belts

The use of seat belts and infant and child
restraint systems is required by law in all
50 states, the District of Columbia, the
U.S. territories and all Canadian provinces.

Even where this is not the case, all vehicle
occupants should have their seat belts fas-
tened whenever the vehicle is in motion.

For more information, see “Fastening the
seat belts” (

page 48).

Warning!

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Do not place powered-on laptops, cell

phones, electronic tags such as those used

in ski passes and like electronic devices on

the front passenger seat. Signals from such

devices may interfere with the BabySmart

TM

system. Such signal interference may cause

the

75 indicator lamp not to

come on during self-test or be continuously

lit, indicating that the system is not function-

ing.

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For information on infants and children trav-

eling with you in the vehicle and restraint sys-
tems for infants and children, see “Children in
the vehicle” (

page 84).

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Always fasten your seat belt before driving

off. Always make sure all of your passengers

are properly restrained, even those sitting in

the rear.

Failure to wear and properly fasten and po-

sition your seat belt greatly increases your

risk of injuries and their likely severity in an

accident. You and your passengers 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 properly wearing

your seat belt. Air bags can only protect as

they are designed if the occupants are prop-

erly wearing their seat belts.