Mercedes-Benz CL-Class 2004 Owners Manual User Manual

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Safety and Security

Occupant safety

Automatic comfort-fit feature seat belt

An automatic comfort-fit feature for front
seats reduces the retracting force of the
seat belts when they are in normal use.

Children in the vehicle

If an infant or child is traveling with you in
the vehicle:

Secure the child using an infant or child
restraint appropriate to the age and
size of the child.

Make sure the infant or child is proper-
ly secured by a belt at all times while
the vehicle is in motion.

Infant and child restraint seats and infor-
mation on choosing an appropriate re-
straint system can be obtained from any
Mercedes-Benz Center.

Infant and child restraint systems

Use only a BabySmart

TM1

compatible child

restraint for the front passenger seat in
this vehicle.

We recommend all infants and children be
properly restrained at all times while the
vehicle is in motion.

All lap-shoulder belts except the driver’s
seat belt have special seat belt retractors
for secure fastening of child restraints.

To fasten a child restraint, follow child re-
straint instructions for mounting. Then pull
the shoulder belt out completely and let it
retract. During seat belt retraction, a ratch-
eting sound can be heard to indicate that
the special seat belt retractor is activated.
The belt is now locked. Push down on child
restraint to take up any slack.

To deactivate, release seat belt buckle and
let seat belt retract completely. The seat
belt can again be used in the usual man-
ner.

Warning!

An emergency tensioning device (ETD) that
was activated must be replaced.

When disposing of the emergency tension-
ing device, our safety instructions must be
followed. These are available at your autho-
rized Mercedes-Benz Center.

Do not place objects heavier than
20 lbs (9 kg) on the front passenger
seat. This could cause the front or side
impact airbag on the front passenger
side to deploy in a crash which exceeds
the system's deployment threshold.

BabySmart

is a trademark of Siemens Automo-

tive Corp.