Appropriate height, Seat belts, Safety – Mercedes-Benz 2013 C Class Sedan User Manual

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The belt strap is tightened slightly when:

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you engage the belt tongue in the belt
buckle and you then turn the SmartKey to
position

2 in the ignition lock.

The seat-belt adjustment is an integral part of
the PRE-SAFE

®

convenience function. More

information about PRE-SAFE

®

can be found

in the "PRE-SAFE

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(anticipatory occupant

protection system)" section (

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page 52).

Belt height adjustment

You can adjust the seat belt height on the
driver's seat and the front-passenger seat.

Adjust the height so that the upper part of the
seat belt is routed across the center of your
shoulder.

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To raise: slide the belt sash guide upwards.

The belt sash guide engages in various
positions.

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To lower: press and hold belt sash guide

release :.

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Slide the belt sash guide downwards.

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Release belt sash guide release : and
make sure that the belt sash guide has
engaged.

Releasing seat belts

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Press release button ?(

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page 56) and

guide belt tongue ; back towards belt
sash guide :.

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Make sure that the seat belt is fully rolled

up. Otherwise, the seat belt or belt tongue

will be trapped in the door or in the seat
mechanism. This could damage the door,
the door trim panel and the seat belt.
Damaged seat belts can no longer fulfill
their protective function and must be
replaced. Visit a qualified specialist
workshop.

Belt warning for the driver and front

passenger

Regardless of whether the driver's and front-
passenger seat belts have already been
fastened, the 7 seat belt warning lamp
lights up for six seconds each time the engine
is started. It then goes out if the driver and
the front passenger have already fastened
their seat belts.
If the driver's seat belt is not fastened when
the engine is started, an additional warning
tone will sound. This warning tone stops after
a maximum of six seconds or once the
driver's seat belt is fastened.
If after six seconds the driver or front
passenger have not fastened their seat belts
and the doors are closed, the 7 seat belt
warning lamp lights up:

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until the driver's or front passenger's seat
belt is fastened

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if a vehicle speed of 15 mph (25 km/h) is
exceeded, a warning tone also sounds with
increasing intensity for a maximum of
60 seconds or until the driver or front-
passenger seat belt has been fastened.

If the driver/front passenger unfasten their
seat belt while the vehicle is in motion, the
7 seat belt warning lamp lights up and a
warning tone sounds again.
The warning tone ceases even if the driver or
front-passenger seat belt has still not been
fastened after 60 seconds. The 7 seat belt
warning lamp stops flashing but remains
illuminated.
After the vehicle comes to a standstill, the
warning tone is reactivated and the 7 seat

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