placed in the rear seat whenever possible.
Regardless of seating position, children 12
years old and under must be seated and
properly secured in an appropriately sized
child restraint system or booster seat
recommended for the size and weight of the
child. For additional information, see the
"Children in the vehicle" section.
A child's risk of serious or fatal injuries is
significantly increased if the child restraints
are not properly secured in the vehicle and/
or the child is not properly secured in the child
restraint.
Seat belt (example: Sedan)
X
Adjust the seat and move the backrest to
an almost vertical position (Y page 108).
X
Pull the seat belt smoothly through belt
sash guide :.
X
Without twisting it, guide the shoulder
section of the seat belt across the middle
of your shoulder and the lap section across
your pelvis.
X
Engage belt tongue ; in buckle =.
Seat-belt adjustment: if necessary, the
driver's and front-passenger seat belts
automatically adjust to the upper body
(Y page 57).
X
If necessary, adjust the seat belt to the
appropriate height (Y page 58).
X
If necessary, pull upwards on the shoulder
section of the seat belt to tighten the belt
across your body.
All seat belts in the vehicle with the exception
of the driver's seat belt and the seat belt on
the folding bench seat in the cargo
compartment are equipped with a special
seat belt retractor, to which a child restraint
system can be secured. Further information
can be found under "Special seat belt
retractor" (Y page 63).
Information on releasing the seat belt with
release button ?(Y page 58).
Seat belt adjustment
The seat-belt adjustment function adjusts the
driver's and front-passenger seat belt to the
upper body of the occupants.
The belt strap is tightened slightly when:
R
you engage the belt tongue in the belt
buckle and you then turn the SmartKey to
position 2 in the ignition lock.
R
the SmartKey is in position 2 in the ignition
lock and you then engage the belt tongue
in the buckle.
The seat-belt adjustment will apply a
retraction force if any slack is detected
between the occupant and the seat belt. Do
not hold on to the seat belt tightly while it is
adjusting. You can switch the seat-belt
adjustment on and off in the on-board
computer (Y page 252).
The seat-belt adjustment is an integral part of
the PRE-SAFE
®
convenience function. More
information about PRE-SAFE
®
can be found
under "PRE-SAFE
®
(preventative occupant
protection)" (Y page 54).
Occupant safety
57
Safety
Z
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