Mercedes-Benz M-Class 2006 Owners Manual User Manual

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Safety and Security

Occupant safety

Warning!

Never ride in a moving vehicle with the seat

backrest in an excessively reclined position

as this can be dangerous. You could slide

under the seat belt in a collision. If you slide

under it, the belt would apply force at the ab-

domen or neck. That could cause serious or

even fatal injuries. The seat backrest and

seat belt provide the best restraint when the

wearer is in a nearly upright position and the

belt is properly positioned on the body.

Warning!

Never let more people ride in the vehicle

than there are seat belts available. Make

sure everyone riding in the vehicle is cor-

rectly restrained with a separate seat belt.

Never use a seat belt for more than one per-

son at a time.

Warning!

Damaged seat belts or belts that were highly

stressed in an accident must be replaced

and their anchoring points must also be

checked.

Only use seat belts which have been

approved by Mercedes-Benz.

Do not make any modifications to the seat

belts. This can lead to unintended activation

of the ETDs or to failure.

Do not bleach or dye seat belts as this may

severely weaken them. In a crash they may

not be able to provide adequate protection.

Have all work carried out only by qualified

technicians. Contact an authorized

Mercedes-Benz Light Truck Center.

Warning!

USE SEAT BELTS PROPERLY

Seat belts can only work when used
properly. Never wear seat belts in any
other way than as described in this sec-
tion, as that could result in serious inju-
ries in case of an accident.

Each occupant should wear their seat
belt at all times, because seat belts help
reduce the likelihood of and potential
severity of injuries in accidents, includ-
ing rollovers. The integrated restraint
system includes SRS (driver air bag, pas-
senger front air bag, side impact air
bags, head protection window curtain
air bags for side windows), ETD (seat
belt emergency tensioning device), and
front seat knee bolsters. The system is
designed to enhance the protection of-
fered to properly belted occupants in
certain frontal (front air bags and ETD)
and side (side impact, window curtain
air bags and ETD) impacts which exceed
preset deployment thresholds and in