2008 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS COUPE rear seat

5
Central locking
Automatic locking (on-board com-
puter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
KEYLESS GO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 69
Central locking/unlocking button . . . 70
Central unlocking Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
KEYLESS GO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 69
Centre console
Lower section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Upper section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Changing a wheel
see Flat tyre
Child-proof locks
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Side windows (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Children
in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Restraint systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Child seat
Automatic recognition . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Automatic recognition (malfunc-
tion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Suitable positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Cockpit Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Collapsible wheel
Pumping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Storage location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
COMAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Constant headlamp mode
Setting (on-board computer) . . . . . 125
Consumption statistics (on-board
computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Convenience closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Display message . . . . . . . . . . 229, 232
Mixture ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 D
Dashboard see Cockpit


Date
Setting (on-board computer) . . . . . 124
Daytime driving lights
see Constant headlamp mode Delayed switch-off
Exterior lighting (on-board com-
puter)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Interior lighting (on-board com-
puter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Diesel
Low outside temperatures . . . . . . . 193
Diesel engine
Winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Dipped-beam headlamps Automatic headlamp mode* . . . . . . 92
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Symmetrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Displaying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Service display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Symbol messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Up (AMG menu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Distance warning function . . . . . . . . 138
Distance warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Distronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Distance warning function . . . . . . . 138
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Index
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Head restraint
Adjusting (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 77
Adjusting (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Luxury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 77
NECK-PRO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Resetting triggered head
restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Heating
see Air conditioning
High-pressure cleaners . . . . . . . . . . . 211
HOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 I
Immobiliser

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Indicator and warning lamp Brakes (red) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Distronic (red) . . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 245
Engine diagnostic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
ESP ®
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 244
LIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF . . . . 51, 242
Reserve fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 248
Tyre pressure monitor . . . . . . . . . . 248
Indicator and warning lamps . . . . . . 244 Indicator lamp
see Indicator and warning lamp

Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Selecting the language (on-board
computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Ambient (on-board computer) . . . . 126
Automatic control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Delayed switch-off (on-board
computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Manual control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Reading lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Interior motion sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
ISOFIX child seat securing system . . 55 J
Jack Operation

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Storage location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291 K
Key

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Checking the battery . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Convenience closing . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Display message

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Factory setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 67
Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Modifying the programming . . . . . . . 66
KEYLESS GO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Checking the battery . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Closing the boot lid automatically . . 73
Convenience closing . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Factory settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Losing the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Modifying the programming . . . . . . . 68
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Key positions
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
KEYLESS GO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107, 109 L
Lamps see Indicator and warning lamp


Language
Selecting (on-board computer) . . . 123
Licence plate lighting
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Lighting
see Lights Index
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Lights
Constant headlamp mode . . . . . . . . 92
Cornering light function . . . . . . . . . . 95
Dipped-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . 92
Front foglamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Hazard warning lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Headlamp flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Headlamp range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Main-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Rear foglamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Switching off (display message) . . . 235
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
LIM indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Load compartment load, maximum
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Loading guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Locking Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
From the inside (central locking
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Luggage net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Luxury head restraint . . . . . . . . . . 76, 77 M
Main-beam headlamps Display message
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Main fuse box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Maintenance Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Malfunction memory
see Message memory menu
Manual gearshift program . . . . . . . . 108
Massage function (PULSE) . . . . . . . . . 80
Maximum speed Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Memory card
Operation (on-board computer) . . . 119
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Menu
DISTRONIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Menu (on-board computer) . . . . . . . . 114
AMG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Message memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Resetting to factory settings . . . . . 121
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Standard display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Submenu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Trip computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Message
see Message memory menu
Minispare emergency spare wheel
Storage location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Mirror
Sun visor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Mobile phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Bracket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Own number sending . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Run-on time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Telephone menu (on-board com-
puter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Modifying the programming
Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
KEYLESS GO key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
MOExtended run-flat system* . 199, 287
MP3 Operation (on-board computer) . . . 119
Multi-contour seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Multi-function display . . . . . . . . 110, 112
Multi-function steering wheel . . . . . 111
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Index
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Rain sensor
Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Range (on-board computer) . . . . . . . 130
R button
see Reset button
Rear foglamp
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Rear-view mirror
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Anti-dazzle (manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Anti-dazzle mode (automatic) . . . . . 85
Rear window
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Rear window blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Rear window heating Malfunction indicator lamp . . . . . . 242
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Remote control Auxiliary heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Changing the batteries (auxiliary
heating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Garage door opener . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Programming (garage door
opener) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Replacing the wiper blades . . . . . . . 275
Reserve Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Reserve fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Restraint system
Airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Restraint systems
For children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Retaining hooks (boot) . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Reverse gear Engaging (automatic transmission) 105
Reversing lamp
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Roller sunblind
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Roof load, maximum . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Run-on time (mobile phone) . . . . . . . 184 S
Seat Adjusting

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75, 77
Correct driver's seat position . . . . . . 90
Storing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Seat belt
Adjusting the height . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 249 Seat heating

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Seat ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Malfunction indicator lamp . . . . . . 241
Selector lever
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Service
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Service display
see ASSYST PLUS
Service indicator
see ASSYST PLUS
Service products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Windscreen washer fluid . . . . . . . . 317
Settings
Calling up a stored setting . . . . . . . . 87
Factory (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 67
Factory (KEYLESS GO) . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Factory (on-board computer) . . . . . 121
Shift ranges
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . 106
Display in the speedometer . . . . . . 105
Sidebags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Side window Fault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Index
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Side windows
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Skibag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Rain closing feature . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Sliding sunroof
see Sliding/tilting sunroof
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Socket Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Rear compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Spare wheel
Fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Storage location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Speed
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Speed limiter
Speedtronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Speedometer
Digital speedometer (on-board
computer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Segments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Setting the unit (on-board com-
puter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Speedtronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Permanent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Variable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 SRS (Supplemental Restraint Sys-
tem)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Standard display (on-board com-
puter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Selecting the display . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Station
see Radio
Status line (on-board computer) . . . 112
Selecting the display . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Steering wheel
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81, 82
Buttons (on-board computer) . . . . . 111
Storing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Steering wheel gearshift paddles . . 107
Steering wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Malfunction indicator lamp . . . . . . 242
Stowage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Armrest (in front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Armrest (under) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Centre console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Centre console (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Rear seat armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Ventilating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Stowage compartments
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Stowage space
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Submenu (on-board computer)
. . . . 122
Convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Dynamic driving seat . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Time/Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Summer opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Sun visor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Supplemental Restraint System
see SRS
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
Display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Surround lighting
Switching on/off (on-board com-
puter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Switching off the alarm
ATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 T
Tail lamps Display message

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Technical data Acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 Index
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Centre console
35Function Page
1
Switches the seat heating*
on the left-hand side on/off
80
2 Rolls the rear window
blind* up/down
180
3 Folds back the rear seat
head restraints
79
4 Switches the hazard warn-
ing lamps on/off
94
5 5 PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF warning lamp
5 51
6 Unlocks the vehicle
70
7
ATA indicator lamp* 61
8 Deactivates/activates
ESP
® 59
9
Switches the seat heating*
on the right-hand side on/
off
80 Function Page
a Switches the seat ventila-
tion* on the right-hand side
on/off
80
b Locks the vehicle
70
c Opening button CD
changer*– see the
the separate operating
instructions
d Switches the seat ventila-
tion* on the left-hand side
on/off
80
5
The warning lamp lights up briefly when the key is turned to position 2 in the ignition lock, even on vehicles which do not have automatic child seat recognition* on
the front-passenger seat. In that case it has no function and does not indicate that the front-passenger seat is equipped with automatic child seat recognition*. At a glance
* optional
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Stowage compartments
39Function Page
1 Glove compartment
177
2 Front-passenger seat stow-
age
compartment with first-
aid kit 216
3 Door stowage pocket
4 Ruffled pocket
5
Ashtray* 181
6 Door stowage pocket
7 Side stowage space in the
boot
8 Stowage well under the
boot floor
217
9 Hooks at the top of the boot
176
a Door stowage pocket
b
Ashtray* 181
c Ruffled pocket
d Door stowage pocket Function Page
e Driver's seat stowage com-
partment with fire extin-
guisher*
179
f Retaining clip on the sun
visor
180
g Front-passenger footwell
luggage net
176
h Stowage compartment in
the lower section of the
centre console
177
Ashtray* 181
Cigarette lighter* 181
j Stowage compartment in
front of the armrest
178
Cup holder* in the centre
console
172
k Stowage compartment/
telephone compartment
under the armrest
178 Function Page
l Front stowage compart-
ment in the centre console
in the rear
178
Cup holder* in the rear
centre console
173
m Rear stowage compart-
ment in the centre console
in the rear
179
n Cup holder in the rear seat
armrest
172
o Stowage compartment in
the rear seat armrest
179At a glance
* optional
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ess is pre-emptive in nature as the airbag
must
be deployed during – and not at the end
of – the collision.
i Airbags are not deployed in all types of
accidents. They are controlled by complex
sensor technology and evaluation logic.
This process is pre-emptive in nature as
airbag deployment must take place during
the impact and must be adapted to provide
calculated, additional protection for the
vehicle occupants. Not all airbags are
deployed in an accident.
The different airbag systems work inde-
pendently of each other. However, the
deployment of each individual system will
depend on the type of accident determined
by the control system in the first stages of
the collision (head-on collision, side impact
and overturn) and the extent of the acci-
dent (in particular, the vehicle's rate of
deceleration or acceleration).
The rate of vehicle deceleration or accelera-
tion and the direction of the force are basi-
cally determined by:
R the distribution of forces during the colli-
sion
R the collision angle R
the deformation characteristics of the vehi-
cle
R the characteristics of the object with which
the vehicle has collided, e.g. the other vehi-
cle
Factors which can only be seen and measured
after the collision has taken place do not play
a decisive role in the deployment of an airbag,
nor do they provide an indication of it.
The vehicle may be deformed significantly,
e. g. on the bonnet or the wing, without an
airbag being deployed. This happens if only
parts which are relatively easily deformed are
affected and the necessary deceleration does
not occur. Conversely, airbags may be
deployed even though the vehicle suffers only
minor deformations. This is the case if, for
example, very rigid vehicle parts such as lon-
gitudinal body members are affected and suf-
ficient deceleration occurs as a result.
Belt tensioners, belt force limiters The front seat belts and the outer seat belts
in

the rear are equipped with belt tensioners.
! Do not engage the seat belt tongue in the
buckle on the front-passenger seat if the
seat is not occupied. Otherwise the belt tensioner could be activated in an emer-
gency.
If the seat belt is also equipped with a belt
force limiter, the force exerted by the seat
belt on the seat occupant is reduced.
Belt tensioners tighten the seat belts in an
accident,

pulling them close against the body.
i Belt tensioners do not correct incorrect
seat positions or incorrectly fastened seat
belts.
Belt tensioners do not pull occupants back
towards the backrest.
The front belt force limiters are synchronised
with the front airbags, which spread the
forces exerted by the belt force limiters on
the occupant over a greater area.
When the ignition is switched on, the belt ten-
sioner is triggered:
R only if the restraint systems are operational
(the 1 warning lamp lights up after the
ignition is switched on and goes out once
the engine is running)(Y page 43)
R for each three-point seat belt in the front of
the vehicle when the belt tongue is
engaged in the buckle
R In the event of a head-on or rear-end colli-
sion if the vehicle decelerates or acceler- Safety
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