Mercedes-Benz E-class 1998 Starting and Turning Off the Engine - Manual (Page 32)

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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.
For your safety and that of your
passengers we strongly recommend
their use.
Warning!
Children 12 years old and under must
never ride in the front seat, except in a
Mercedes-Benz authorized
BabySmart™ compatible child seat,
which operates with the BabySmart™
system installed in the vehicle to
deactivate the passenger side front
airbag when it is properly installed.
Otherwise they will be struck by the
airbag when it inflates in a crash. If this
happens, serious or fatal injury will
result.
The back seat is the safest place for
children. Infants and small children
must ride in back seats and be seated
in an appropriate infant or child
restraint system, which is properly
secured with the vehicle's seat belt,
fully in accordance with the seat
manufacturer's instructions.
A child's risk of serious or fatal
injuries is significantly increased if the
child restraints are not properly
secured in the vehicle and the child is
not properly secured in the child
restraint.
Warning!
Never ride in a moving vehicle with the
seat back 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 seat
back and seat belts provide the best
restraint when the wearer is in an
upright position and belts are properly
positioned on the body.