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Seat belts
How to properly adjust your
se
at
belt
F
astening and unfastening the seat
belt
Fig. 79 Positioning and removing the seat
belt
b
uc
kle.
Fig. 80 Placing the seat belt in the shoulder
and pelv
i
s
area for pregnant women.
Fasten your seat belt
The se
at
belt
cannot offer its full protection if
the seat belt is not positioned correctly.
●
Adjust the seat and head restraint correctly.
●
To fasten the belt, take hold of the latch
plate and pull it slowly across your chest and
lap.
●
Insert the latch plate into the buckle for the
appropriate seat and push it down until it is
securely locked with an audible click
›››
Fig. 79 A.
●
Pull the belt to ensure that the latch plate is
securely engaged in the buckle.
The seat belts are equipped with an automat-
ic retractor on the shoulder strap. Full free-
dom of movement is permitted when the
shoulder belt is pulled slowly. However, dur-
ing sudden braking, during travel in steep
areas or bends and during acceleration, the
automatic retractor on the shoulder belt is
locked.
The automatic belt retractors on the front
seats are fitted with seat belt tensioners
››› page 66.
Seat belt release
●
Press the red button on the belt buckle
››› Fig. 79 B. The latch plate is released and
springs out ›››
.
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Guide the belt back by hand so that it rolls
up e
a
s
ily and the trim is not damaged.
Positioning seat belts
Seat belts offer their maximum protection on-
ly when they are properly positioned.
The following features are available to adjust
the seat belt in the shoulder region:
●
belt height adjustment for the front seats.
●
front seat height adjustment*.
WARNING
●
The seat belt
s offer best protection only
when the backrests are in an upright position
and the seat belts have been fastened prop-
erly.
●
Never put the latch plate in the buckle of
another seat. If you do this, the seat belt will
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