Safety, Children in the vehicle – Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2013 Owners Manual User Manual

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WARNING

Pyrotechnic Emergency Tensioning Devices

that have been deployed must be renewed.
For your safety, when disposing of Emergency

Tensioning Devices, always observe the

safety instructions. These are available from

any authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
The PRE-SAFE

®

system has electrically

operated reversible pre-tensioners that do

not require replacement after activation.

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If the front-passenger seat is not

occupied, do not engage the seat belt

tongue in the buckle on the front-

passenger seat. Otherwise, the Emergency

Tensioning Device could be triggered in the

event of an accident.

Automatic comfort-fit feature

The front seat belts have an automatic

comfort-install feature. In vehicles with a rear

bench seat with electrically adjustable outer

seats, the seat belts for the outer seats have

an automatic comfort-install feature. The

automatic comfort-install feature reduces the

retraction force of the seat belts. This results

in increased seat belt comfort.

Children in the vehicle

Child restraint systems

Important safety notes

We recommend that all infants and children

be properly secured in an infant or child

restraint system at all times while the vehicle

is in motion.
The use of seat belts and infant and child

restraint systems is required by law in all 50

states, the District of Columbia, the U.S.

territories and all Canadian provinces.
Infants and children must always be seated in

an appropriate infant or child restraint system

recommended for the size and weight of the

child. The infant or child restraint system

must be properly secured in accordance with

the manufacturer's instructions. All infant or

child restraint systems must comply with U.S.

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards 213

and 225 and Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety

Standards 213 and 210.2.
An information label on the child restraint

system indicates whether it meets these

standards. This information is also provided

in the installation instructions supplied with

the child restraint system.
Always read and follow the manufacturer's

instructions when using an infant or child

restraint system or booster seat.
Observe all warning signs in the vehicle

interior and on the infant or child restraint.

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WARNING

According to accident statistics, children are

safer when properly restrained on the rear

seats than on the front-passenger seat. Thus,

we strongly recommend that children be

placed in the rear seats 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.
The infant or child restraint system must be

properly secured with the vehicle's seat belt,

the seat belt and Top Tether strap, or lower

anchors and Top Tether strap, fully in

accordance with the child seat

manufacturer's instructions.
Occupants, especially children, should always

sit as upright as possible, wear the seat belt

properly and use an appropriate sized infant

restraint, toddler restraint, or booster seat

recommended for the size and weight of the

child.

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Children in the vehicle

Safety

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