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Occupant safety

journey, that the status of the front passenger air-

breathing diꢃculties to persons suꢂering from

asthma or other pulmonary conditions.

Provided it is safe to do so, leave the vehicle

immediately or open the window in order to

prevent breathing diꢃculties.

WARNING Risk of injury or death due to

incorrectly fastened seat belt

bag is correct (/ page 45).

If the seat belt is not worn correctly, it cannot

perform its intended protective function.

WARNING Risk of burns from hot air bag

components

In addition, an incorrectly fastened seat belt

can also cause injuries, for example, in the

event of an accident or when braking or

changing direction suddenly.

The air bag parts are hot aꢀer an air bag has

been deployed.

Airbags and pyrotechnic Emergency Tensioning

Devices contain perchlorate material, which may

require special handling or environmental protec-

tion measures. National guidelines regarding

waste disposal must be observed. In California,

see https://dtsc.ca.gov/. Using the search func-

tion, you will ꢁnd information on perchlorate, for

example.

Do not touch the air bag parts.

Have a deployed air bag replaced at a

qualiꢁed specialist workshop as soon as

possible.

Always ensure that all vehicle occupants

have their seat belts fastened correctly

and are sitting properly.

Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have the

vehicle towed to a qualiꢁed specialist workshop

aꢀer an accident. Take this into account, particu-

larly if an Emergency Tensioning Device is trig-

gered or an airbag deployed.

If the Emergency Tensioning Devices are triggered

or an airbag is deployed, you will hear a bang, and

a small amount of powder may also be released:

Always observe the instructions about the correct

driver's seat position and adjusting the seat

(/ page 89).

In order for the correctly worn seat belt to provide

the intended level of protection, each vehicle

occupant must observe the following information:

Seat belts

Protection provided by the seat belt

Always fasten your seat belt correctly before

starting a journey. A seat belt can only provide

the best level of protection if it is worn correctly.

The seat belt must not be twisted and must ꢁt

tightly and snugly across the body.

The bang will not generally aꢂect your hearing.

The seat belt must be routed across the cen-

ter of the shoulder and as low down across

the hips as possible.

In general, the powder released is not hazard-

ous to health but may cause short-term

Occupant safety

The shoulder section of the seat belt should

not touch your neck nor be routed under your

arm or behind your back.

Avoid wearing bulky clothing, e.g. a winter

coat.

Push the lap belt down as far as possible

across your hips and pull tight with the shoul-

der section of the belt. Never route the lap

belt across your abdomen.

Pregnant women must also take particular

care with this.

Never route the seat belt across sharp, poin-

ted, abrasive or fragile objects.

Only one person should use each seat belt at

any one time. Never allow babies and children

to travel sitting on the lap of another vehicle

occupant.

Never secure objects with a seat belt if the

seat belt is also being used by one of the vehi-

cle's occupants. Always observe the instruc-

tions for loading the vehicle when securing

objects, luggage or loads (/ page 104).

Also ensure that no objects, e.g. a cushion,

are ever placed between a person and the

seat.

In particular, you could slip beneath the seat-

belt and become injured.

Adjust the seat properly before begin-

The seat belts on the following seats are equipped

with a special seat belt retractor:

ning your journey.

Always ensure that the seat backrest is

Front passenger seat

Rear seats

in an almost vertical position and that

the shoulder belt is routed across the

center of your shoulder.

Activate or deactivate the special seatbelt retrac-

tor (/ page 53).

If children are traveling in the vehicle, be sure to

observe the instructions and safety notes on

"Children in the vehicle" (/ page 50).

WARNING Risk of injury or death when

additional restraint systems are not used

for persons with a smaller stature

Persons under 5 ꢀ (1.50 m ) tall cannot wear

the seat belt correctly without a suitable addi-

tional restraint system.

Limitations of thee prrotection provided by the seat

belt

Always secure persons under 5 ꢀ

(1.50 m) tall in a suitable restraint sys-

tem.

WARNING Risk of injury or death due to

an incorrect seat position

The seat belt does not oꢂer the intended level

of protection if you have not moved the seat

backrest to an almost vertical position.

Occupant safety

Seat belts may sustain non-visible damage in

an accident, e.g. due to glass splinters.

Modiꢁed or damaged seat belts could tear or

fail in the event of an accident, for example.

Modiꢁed Emergency Tensioning Devices could

accidentally trigger or fail to function as inten-

ded.

WARNING Danger of injury or death due

to blocked seat belt anchorage

WARNING Risk of injury or death from

deployed pyrotechnic Emergency Tension-

ing Devices

The restraint eꢂect of the seat belt is impaired

if objects between the front seat and the door

are blocking the movable seat belt anchorage

on the front seat.

Pyrotechnic Emergency Tensioning Devices

that have been deployed are no longer opera-

tional and are unable to perform their inten-

ded protective function.

Before starting a journey, make sure that

there are no objects between the front

seat and the door.

Therefore, have deployed pyrotechnic

Never modify the seat belt system, for

Emergency Tensioning Devices immedi-

ately replaced at a qualiꢁed specialist

workshop.

example the seat belt, seat belt buckle,

Emergency Tensioning Device, seat belt

anchorage and seat belt retractor.

WARNING Risk of injury or death due to

damaged or modiꢁed seat belts

Make sure that the seat belts are undam-

aged, not worn and clean.

Always have the seat belts checked

immediately aꢀer an accident at a quali-

ꢁed specialist workshop.

Mercedes-Benz recommends that you have the

vehicle towed to a qualiꢁed specialist workshop

aꢀer an accident.

Seat belts cannot provide protection in the fol-

lowing situations:

The seat belt is damaged, has been modi-

ꢁed, is extremely dirty, bleached or dyed

The seat belt buckle is damaged or

extremely dirty

Modiꢁcations have been made to the

Emergency Tensioning Device, seat belt

anchorage or seat belt retractor

NOTE Damage caused by trapping the

seat belt

Only use seat belts which have been approved for

your vehicle by Mercedes-Benz.

If an unused seat belt is not fully retracted, it

may become trapped in the door or in the seat

mechanism.

Always ensure that an unused seat belt

is fully retracted.

Occupant safety

Fastening and adjustiinng seat belts

To adjust the seat belt height:: press and hold

the belt guide release and slide seat belt out-

let 3 into the desired position.

To engage the seat belt outlet:: let go of the

belt guide release and ensure that seat belt

outlet 3 locks into position.

A seat belt can only provide the best level of

protection if it is worn correctly. Observe the

notes on fastening the seat belt (/ page 37).

Information on installing a child restraint sys-

tem and on children traveling in the vehicle

can be found in the "Children in the vehicle"

section (/ page 53).

If the seat belt is pulled quickly or sharply, the

seat belt retractor locks. The seat belt strap can-

not be pulled out any further.

Seat belt adjustmmeennt function

Vehicles with PRE-SAFE^®: Aꢀer a front seat belt

has been fastened, the automatic seat belt adjust-

ment may apply a certain tightening force. Do not

hold the seat belt tightly while it is adjusting.

You can activate and deactivate the seat belt

adjustment function using the multimedia system

(/ page 40).

NOTE Deployment of components of the

restraint system when the front passenger

seat is unoccupied and a seat belt is

buckled

When the front passenger seat is unoccupied

and the seat belt tongue of the seat belt is

engaged in the seat belt buckle, components

of the restraint system may deploy unnecessa-

rily on the front passenger side, e.g. the Emer-

gency Tensioning Device.

Activating/deactivating seat belt adjustmentt via

the multimedia system

Multimedia system:

Settings

Vehicle

Activate or deactivate Belt Adjustment.

Always engage seat belt tongue 2 of the seat

Only buckle the seat belts as intended.

belt into seat belt buckle 1 of the corre-

sponding seat.

Observe the notes on stowage areas

(/ page 104).

Occupant safety

Releasing seat belts

The driver or front passenger unfastens their

seat belt while the vehicle is in motion.

The installation location of an airbag is identiꢁed

by the AIRBAG symbol.

When enabled, an airbag can provide additional

protection for the respective vehicle occupant.

Press the release button in the seat belt

buckle and guide the seat belt back with the

seat belt tongue.

Airbags

Overview of airbags

Potential protection provided by each airbag:

Knee airbag: thigh, knee and lower leg

Seat belt warning function for the driver and front

passenger

Driver's airbag, front passenger airbag: head

and ribcage

The ü seat belt warning lamp in the Instru-

ment Display is a reminder that all vehicle occu-

pants must wear their seat belts correctly.

The ü seat belt warning lamp lights up for six

seconds every time the vehicle is started.

Side airbag: ribcage, also pelvis for front seat

occupants

Window curtain airbag: head

NOTE Mercedes-AMG vehicles

In addition, a warning tone may sound.

Observe the notes in the Supplement.

You could otherwise fail to recognize

dangers.

When the driver's and front passenger's doors are

closed and the driver and front passenger have

fastened their seat belts, the seat belt warning

goes out.

In the following cases, the seat belt warning lights

up during a journey if:

Driver's knee airbag

Driver's airbag

Front passenger airbag

Front passenger knee airbag

Window curtain airbag

Side airbag

WARNING Risk of injury or death if the co-

driver airbag is enabled

The vehicle speed exceeds 15 mph (25 km/h)

and the driver's or front passenger seat belt is

not fastened.

If the co-driver airbag is enabled, a child on

the co-driver seat may be struck by the co-

driver airbag during an accident.

Occupant safety -> Seat belts for Your Mercedes E Class 4 Door 2022

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