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Terms of use of passive safety of the driver and passengers
 | The front seats have to be removed from the dashboard of the car as far as possible, provide the driver unimpeded operation of the vehicle; seat back should be brought into a vertical position; do not forget to buckle up seat belts |
general information The instructions below acquaint the reader with ways to ensure maximum protection for all occupants. Door After the driver and all the passengers took their seats in the cabin, make sure all the doors are tightly closed.
On some models, a special warning lamp which illuminates when the leaky closing one or more doors of the car. The front seats Driver sitting too close to the dashboard at increased risk of injury, until a serious injury and death from hitting the steering wheel or airbag deployment in the event of a traffic accident.
To avoid the risk of injury to properly fasten your seat belt, and bring the seat back to the upright position (tilted no more than 30 ?�) and press firmly to her back while pushing the seat to the maximum distance from the steering wheel position. Of course, the driver must secure a good overview and the ability to manipulate all bodies convenient driving. Make sure the front passenger seat as much as possible is removed from the dashboard.  | Too close position of the driver and front seat passenger to the steering wheel / dashboard in the event of a traffic accident can result in serious injury or even death! |
Try to always have the front seat farthest from the module front airbags. The vast majority of drivers (even low growth) may be as far as possible remove the driver's seat of the steering wheel, pulling free while the pedals. However, if you are concerned about too close position of the driver's seat to the steering wheel, the drafters of this Guide recommends the reader to pay attention to the existence of certain kinds of accessories - branded service stations in the Mercedes-Benz, you can get detailed information on this issue.
Make sure the correct position of the seat, check the reliability of its fixing.
Adjust the driver's seat backrest, bringing it to the most comfortable for your body, as close as possible to the vertical position, while leaving sufficient space between the chest and the steering wheel with mounted therein airbag. Remember that excessive proximity of the driver / front passenger dashboard to greatly increase the risk of injury during activation of the front airbags.
Too much tilt the seat back leads to the fact that the shoulder section of the seat belt is not pressed against the chest, that substantially reduces the effectiveness of its protective functions. The more the seatback is reclined, the greater the chance slip body sitting under waist section with a strong frontal impact, and the harder it may be injuries. To adjust the seat backs are given in Section seat adjustment. Headrests  | The cut of the head restraint should be level with the upper edge of the ear sitting |
Before driving, make sure that the position of the headrests on each of the seats meet the necessary requirements to ensure adequate protection of the cervical spine and head sitting in a rear impact. The headrest must be adjusted in height so that its central portion is level with the neck. If you do that is not possible, the head restraint should be set to the highest position. | Wrong position of head restraint reduces the effectiveness of their protective functions and increases the risk of serious injury in a road accident! |
For instructions on adjusting the head restraint, see Section Adjust the seat. Seat belts general information All occupants of the vehicle while driving people should be wearing seatbelts.
Straps front side and the rear seats have a bias-waist (trehankernuyu) design. Special adjuster comfortable fit trehankernyh belts automatically reduces the force of the tension at positions 1 and 2 of the ignition key.
Central seat is equipped with rear seat lap belt dvuhankernym design with a return device.
Seat belts front outboard second-row seats are equipped with automatic emergency tensioners. The procedure for using such belts similar to the manner of use belts of conventional design. More principle of the emergency tensioners discussed in Section System of additional safety (SRS).
Do not use a seat belt fastening for more than one person.
Dvuhankerny strap and waist belt trehankernogo section should be placed at the level of the hips, covering the hip joint sitting, as the most robust element of the human skeleton (see. Below).
The shoulder section of the belt must not be passed under his arm or neck superimposed on sitting.
Make sure the belt is not twisted.
Remember that the maximum efficiency of the belt is achieved in the vertical position of the seat. Excessive backrest increases the likelihood of slipping under the belt sitting on impact.
Seatbelts bias-belt design have three anchor points, one of which is equipped with inertial reengaging with automatic locking at jerks. Belts of this type does not need to be adjusted in length.
When installing special child seat belt should be translated into a state of constant blocking by fully pulling it out of the return unit. Hold it in the extended position, fix them a child seat, acting in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions of the latter. When it clicks an excess length of the belt buckle hit the road to return the drum unit and lock, ensuring a secure fit a child seat.
To return the belt to normal operation, remove the special child seat and let the wind restoring device to your belt inertia reel. Terms of use seat belts  | Releasing the latch of the upper anchor section trehankernogo shoulder belt is made by pressing (4) |
 | Latching belt |
 | Terms of placing the shoulder and the lap belt sections |
 | For Releasing the seatbelt press the button on the body PRESS lock buckle |
Adjust for your physique position of the upper anchor section trehankernogo shoulder belt.
Slowly pull the strap from the return device perekin'te it over his shoulder and snap the clip belt buckle into the lock, and then pull the shoulder strap sections up Check the fixing brackets in the castle. Make sure the belt webbing is not twisted - twisted strap itself is dangerous.
Maximum lower section of the waist belt, placing it as low as possible on the hips. Pull the shoulder section, select the slack and try to achieve a snug fit to the body belt - if necessary, tighten the belt properly. The strap must pass through the thorax sitting diagonally so that the impact load is mainly in the most secure part of the upper torso. | Scornful attitude to the use of seat belts is fraught with serious injury in the event of a traffic accident! |
The driver of the vehicle, strapped his belt, I shall ensure that all the passengers were properly secured.
The correct position of the lap section of the belt when the accident will provide the most secure repayment of inertia of the body by holding the strong bones of the hip joint. | In no case do not miss the section of the shoulder belt under the arm or behind the back to force it - it can be fraught with the most serious consequences of an accident! |
Improperly functioning seat belt will not provide adequate protection for the driver / front seat passenger in the event of a traffic accident. It is unacceptable misuse belts entails a serious risk of injury, damage and even death. In the absence of confidence in the correctness of the adjustments by a qualified service station companies like Mercedes-Benz to verify the operation of seat belts.
To unfasten the belt, press the red button marked PRESS, which is located on the body of the lock buckle. When you wrap the belt return drum unit should hold his brace buckle. After leaving the car, make sure that the belt did not get into the doorway and was caught in the collapse of the latter.
Additional information on seat belts on the car is presented below. Additional information on seat belts Diagonally-belt (trehankerny) belt Seat-belt design diagonal equipped reengaging inertial type drum which automatically picks up the slack straps and constantly maintains a slight pre-tension the belt close to the body. Inertial belts practically does not restrict movement of the fastened person and allows him to easily change the position on the seat. When a traffic accident or sudden braking, return device automatically locks the belt, allowing fixation of the body from dangerous movements.
With a sharp pulling the shoulder section of the belt is driven by the locking mechanism of the return unit. Drum locks the belt, eliminating the possibility of a dangerous movement of the passenger.
Special adjusting device comfortable fit trehankernyh belts automatically reduces the force of the tension at positions 1 and 2 of the ignition key. Additional recommendations - Do not attach the straps to the seat belts, no pads and other items. No extra devices or repositioning the mounting shoulder section can reduce the effectiveness of the seat belt and increase the chance of injury in an accident.
- Do not place hard or sharp objects between the body and the front airbag.
- Transportation of hard or sharp objects on your lap, or driving with a pipe for smoking or other sharp objects in the mouth in an accident can lead to serious injury.
- In order to prevent the risk of unauthorized operation of front airbags careful not to press his hands to the location of the modules in the instrument panel and the steering wheel hub.
Automatic emergency tightener See. Section System of additional safety (SRS). Steering column The steering column must be adjusted so that the steering wheel is in front of the chest of the driver. The position at which the steering wheel hub is situated opposite the face of the driver, is a misnomer, as it reduces protective functions mounted in its front airbag. Procedure for adjusting steering wheel, see Chapter Adjusting the steering wheel position. Landing on the seat General recommendations After the driver and all the passengers took their seats in the vehicle, adjust the position of their seats and put on safety belts, they must give the correct position of his body, his back firmly against the back of the seat and your feet firmly on the floor of the cabin. Feet should not come off the floor until the vehicle is stopped and the engine off.
Violation properly seated while driving increases the risk of injury in a road traffic accident. So if passengers sit hunched over, lie, turn to the side, lean forward or sideways, climb on the seat with his feet, the risk of them serious injuries in an accident is greatly increased.
In addition, the front occupants of the wrong position on the seats, can receive serious injuries from breaking as a result of the impact of emergency parts of interior trim, or by triggering the front airbags.
If equipped with side / head airbags front passenger car head while driving tilted sideways on and in airbag deployment, highly increased risk of accident when his serious injuries and mutilations.
Try to observe the correct position on the seat during the trip, keeping your back firmly pressed against the seat back and put your feet on the floor. Remember that the vertical landing and competent use of seat belts increase the efficiency of all the safety features that the car is equipped. Recommendations for pregnant women Ensuring the safety of the pregnant woman is the best way to preserve the fruit in case of accident, therefore, when driving a car (as driver or passenger), a pregnant woman must compulsorily wear a seat belt, paying particular attention to the correct placement of its sections relative to its body.
When using the seat belt diagonally design should be remembered that the belt section of the belt should be positioned as low as possible on the hips, and in any case not be imposed on the stomach.
Pregnant women should also take a seat in the upright position. At the same time the front seat should be as far as possible to move away from the instrument panel, which will in the case of a traffic accident or trip the front airbags reduce the risk of injury and injury not only to the mother but to the fetus.
Every visit to the attending physician, consultation, whether it is desirable for you to drive. Transportation of children To ensure the safety of the transport of children of younger and middle age should use a special child seat and fixing means, for detailed instructions on placement and installation of which will be offered at the place of purchase. If necessary, seek advice on the service station brand Mercedes-Benz.  | On models that meet the standard ISOFIX, side rear seats are equipped with special straps (1) to secure the child seat |
Always position the child in the back seat of the car and how to secure it with a special child seat or seat belt. Operation of the airbag in a collision could cause serious injury to a child or even lead to death, especially if the child is not properly secured or secured. Because children are smaller and weaker than adults, their risk of injury while deploying an airbag above. Captures all the safety devices child in the rear seat. On models that meet the standard ISOFIX, side rear seats are equipped with special straps to secure the child seat. According to statistics of accidents, the back seat is safer for children than the front. Using a child seat installed facing rearward | In general, a child safety seat in which the child sits facing against the direction of movement must be placed in the rear seat of the car! |
On some cars the special registration system to install special child seat in the front right seat. When attaching such a special child seat on the front passenger seat in the instrument cluster indicator lamp should light up AIRBAG OFF, thus confirming the fact disable the passenger airbag. Disclaimer operation control lamp indicates that the airbag deactivation switch did not happen and the child seat should be moved back - ask for help from the service station Mercedes-Benz.
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