Mercedes-Benz E-class 1997 Special Settings - Manual (Page 19)

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Seat Belts and Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS)
Your vehicle is equipped with seat
belts for all seats, emergency
tensioning retractors for the front seat
belts, as well as front and side impact
airbags and knee bolsters for driver and
front passenger.
Seat Belts
Important!
Laws in most states and all Canadian
provinces require seat belt use.
All states and provinces require use of
child restraints that comply with U.S.
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
213 and Canadian Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard 213.
We strongly recommend their use
Warning!
Never ride in a moving vehicle with
the backrest reclined. Sitting in an
excessively reclined position 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 abdomen or neck. That could
cause serious or even fatal injuries.
The backrest and seat belt provide
the best restraint when the wearer is
in an upright position and the belt is
properly positioned on the body.
Seat Belt Warning System
With the electronic key in steering
lock position 2, a warning sounds for a
short time if the driver's seat belt is not
fastened.
Warning!
Failure to wear and properly fasten
and position 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 for
injury or death is lessened with your
seat belt buckled.