Mercedes-Benz E 320 Wagon 1999 Operation Manual - Manual (Page 28)

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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.
All child restraint systems are designed
to be secured in vehicle seats by lap
belts or the lap belt portion of a lap-
shoulder belt.
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.
According to accident statistics,
children are safer when properly
restrained in the rear seating positions
than in the front seating positions.
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 child 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 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.
Note:
For cleaning and care of the seat belts,
see Cleaning and Care of the Vehicle in
Index