2018 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS CABRIOLET belt

In addition, an incorrectly fastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, forex ample, in the
ev ent of an accident or when braking or
ch anging direction suddenly .
00BBAlways ensure that all vehicle occu‐
pants ha vetheir seat belts fastened
cor rectly and are sitting prope rly.
In order forth e cor rectly wornseat belt topro‐
vide the intended le vel of pr otection, each vehi‐
cle occupant must obser vethefo llowing infor‐
mation:
RThe seat belt must not be twis ted and must
fi t tightly and snugl yacross the body.
RThe seat belt must be routed across the cen‐
te r of the shoulder and as low down across
th e hips as possible.
RThe shoulder section of the seat belt should
not touch your ne cknor be routed under
yo ur arm or behind your bac k.
RAvoid wearing bulky clo thing, e.g. a winter
coat.
RPush the lap belt down as far as possible
across your hips andpulltight withth e shoul‐ der section of
the belt. Ne verro ute the lap
belt across your abdomen.
RNe verro ute the seat belt across sharp, poin‐
te d, abrasive or fragile objects.
ROnly one person should use each seat belt at
any one time. Ne ver all owbabies and chil‐
dren totrave l sitting on the lap of ano ther
ve hicle occupant.
RNe ver secure objects with a seat belt if the
seat belt is also being used byone of the
ve hicle's occupants. Alw ays obser vethe
instructions for loading theve hicle when
securing objects, luggage or loads
(
→page 99).
Also ensure that no objects, e.g. a cushion,
are ever placed between a person and the
seat.
The seat belts on thefo llowing seats are equip‐
ped with a
ch ild seat saf etyfe at
ure:
RFront passenger seat
RRe ar seats
Ac tivate or deacti vate thech ild seat saf etyfe a‐
ture of the seat belt (
→page 50). If
ch ildren are tr aveling in theve hicle, be sure to
obser vethe instructions and saf etyno tes on
"Children in theve hicle" (
→page 47).
Re duced seat belt pr otection
0071
WARNING Risk of injury or death dueto
incor rect seat position
The seat belt does not of ferth e intended
le ve l of pr otection if you ha venot mo vedth e
seat backrest toan almost vertical position.
When braking or in theev ent of an accident,
yo u could slide underneath the seat belt and
sus tain abdominal or neck injuries, forex am‐
ple.
00BBAd just the seat proper lybefore begin‐
ning your journe y.
00BBAlways ensure that the seat backrest is
in an almost vertical position and that
th e shoulder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across the center of your shoul‐
der.
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0071WARNING Risk of injury or death dueto
an extended seat belt extender while the
ve hicle is in motion
If th e seat belt extender is extended while
th eve hicle is in motion, the seat belt will not
fi t cor rectly tothe body.
The seat belt may not then pr ovide the
proper pr otection.
00BBAlw ays ensure that the seat belt
ex tender is retracted while theve hicle
is in motion.
If th e seat belt extender does not retract au to‐
matically, it can be retracted manually. Todo so,
press the seat belt extender ba ckasfar as it will
go before starting theve hicle. Pressing the seat
belt extender ba ckinto place requ ires forc e.
0071
WARNING Risk of injury or death when
additional restra int sy stems are not used
fo r persons with a smaller build
Pe rsons under 5 ft(1.50 m) tall cannot wear
th e seat belt cor rectly wi thout a suitable
additional restra int sy stem.
If th e seat belt is not worncor rectly, it can‐
not per form its intended pr otective function.
In addition, an incor rectly fastened seat belt
can also cause injuries, forex ample, in the
ev ent of an accident or when braking or
ch anging direction suddenly .
00BBAlways secure persons under 5 ft
(1.50 m) tall in a suitable restra int sys‐
te m.
0071
WARNING Danger of injury or death
from bloc ked seat belt buckles
If seat belt buckles are bloc ked and cann ot
be mo ved down wards, the function of the
Emergency Tensioning Devices is impaire d.
The Emer gency Tensioning Devices can no
longer function as intended and the seat
belts can no longer pr ovide the intended pro‐
te ction.
00BBAlw ays ensure that the seat belt buck‐
les are not bloc ked.
0071
WARNING Risk of injury or death dueto
damaged or modified seat belts
Seat belts cann otprov ide pr otection in the
fo llowing situations:
RIf th e seat belts are damaged, modified,
ex treme lydirty, bleached or dyed
RIfth e seat belt buckle is damaged or
ex treme lydirty
RIfth e Emer gency Tensioning Devices,
seat belt anchorages or seat belt retrac‐
to rs have been modified
Seat belts may be damaged in an accident,
although the damage may not be visible, e.g.
due tosplinters of glass.
Modified or damaged seat belts may tear or
fa il, e.g. in an accident.
Modified Emer gency Tensioning Devices can
accidental lytrig ger or failto function as
intended.
00BBNe ver modify the seat belts, Emer gency
Te nsioning Devices, seat belt ancho‐
ra ge s or seat belt retractors.
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00BBMake surethat the seat belts are
undamaged, not wornand clean.
00BBAlw ays ha vethe seat belts checked
immediately af ter an accident at a
qu alified specialist workshop.
Only use seat belts that ha vebeen appr ovedfo r
yo ur vehicle byMercedes-Benz.
0071
WARNING Risk of injury or death from
deplo yedpy rotech nic Emergency Ten‐
sioning Devices
Pyro tech nic Emergency Tensioning Devices
th at ha vebeen deplo yed are no longer opera‐
tional and are unable toper form their inten‐
ded pr otective function.
00BBTherefore, ha vedeplo yedpy rotech nic
Emergency Tensioning Devices immedi‐
ately replaced at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you ha vethe
ve hicle towe dto aqu alified specialist workshop
af te r an accident. 0075
NO
TEDama gecaused bytrapping the
seat belt
If an unused seat belt is not fully retracted, it
may become trapped in the door or in the
seat mechanism.
00BBAlw ays ensure that an unused seat belt
is fully retracted.
Ex tending/r etra cting the seat belt extender
The seat belt extender forth e front seat helps
yo ufa sten your seat belt. When the door is
closed, the seat belt extender extends.
Yo u can also extend the seat belt extender using
th e seat belt extender button.
00BBSwitch on the ignition.
00BBPress seat belt extender button 1.
The seat belt extender extends.
The seat belt extender is retracted again if:
Rth e seat belt tongue is engaged in the seat
belt buckle
Rth e seat belt tongue is not engaged in the
seat belt buckle within 60 seconds
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Inthis case, press seat-belt extender button
1 again. The seat belt extender extends
again.
Rth ere spective door is opened
Ryo ufo ld the seat backrest forw ards
Rnobody is sitting in the front passenger seat
If yo upr ess seat beltextender button 1
af te rth is, the seat-belt extender will no lon‐
ge rex tend.
The seat belt extender must always be retracted
while theve hicle is in motion.
Fa stening seat belts
Ifth e seat belt is pulled quickly or sharply, the
seat belt retractor lo cks. The seat belt stra p can‐
not be pulled out any fur ther.00BBAlw ays engage seat belt tongue 2ofthe
seat belt into seat belt buckle 1ofthe cor‐
re sponding seat.
Ve hicles with PRE-SAFE
®:If th e front seat belt
is not pulled tight across your body, the seat belt
adjustment may automatically apply a cer tain
tigh tening forc e. Do not hold the seat belt tightly
while it is adjusting. You can activate and deacti‐ va
te the seat belt adjustment function using the
multimedia sy stem.
Ve hicles with automatic front passenge r
front air bag shu toff:
0075 NO
TEDeployment of the Emer gency
Te nsioning Device and side air bag when
th e front passenger seat is unoccupied
Ifth e seat belt tongue is engaged in the seat
belt buckle of the unoccupied front
passenger seat, the Emer gency Tensioning
Device and the side air bag may also deploy
in theev ent of an accident along with other
sy stems.
00BBOnly one person should use each seat
belt at any one time.
Ve hicles without automatic front passenge r
front air bag shu toff:
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0075NO
TEDeployment of the Emer gency
Te nsioning Device when the front
passenger seat is unoccupied
If th e seat belt tongue is engaged in the seat
belt buckle of the unoccupied front
passenger seat, the Emer gency Tensioning
Device may also depl oyintheev ent of an
accident along with other sy stems.
00BBOnly one person should use each seat
belt at any one time.
Re leasing seat belts
00BBPress there lease button in the seat belt
buckle and guide the seat belt back with the
seat belt tongue.
Ac tivating or deactivating seat belt adjust‐
ment via the multimedia sy stem
Multimedia sy stem:
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00BBAc tivate 0073or deacti vate 0053 the function.
Seat belt warning function for the driver and
front passen ger
The 00E9 seat belt warning lamp in the Instru‐
ment Display is a reminder that all vehicle occu‐
pants must weartheir seat belts cor rectly.
The 00E9 seat belt warning lamp lights up for six
seconds af tereve ryengine start.
In addition, an acoustic warning tone may sound.
When the driver's and front passenger doors are
closed and the driver and front passenger ha ve
fast ened their seat belts, the seat belt warning
goes out. During a journe
y,the seat belt warning lights up
if:
RThe vehicle speed exceeds 15mp h
(25 km/h) and the driver's or front
passenger seat belt is not fastened.
RThe driver or front passenger unfas tens their
seat belt while theve hicle is in motion.
Airbags
Overview of air bags
1Driver's knee bag
2Driver's air bag
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3Front passenger front air bag
4Front passenger knee air bag
5Head air bag
6Side impact air bag
The ins tallation location of an air bag is identi‐
fi ed bythe AIRB AGsymbol.
When activated, an air bag can pr ovide addi‐
tional pr otection for the respective vehicle
occupant.
AIRB AG Potential pr otection for
…
Knee air bag Thigh, knee and lo wer leg
Driver's airbag,
front passenger
front air bag Head and
ribcage
Head air bag Head
Side impact air
bag Ribcage, also pelvis
for
front seat occupants
The front passenger front air bag can only be
deploy ed in an accident if thePA SSENGER AIR BA
G OFF indicator lamp is off. If the front
passenger seat is occupied, make sure, bo th
before and during the journe y,that thest atus of
th e front passenger front air bag is cor rect
(
→page 43).
0075 NO
TEImpo rtant points toremember if
th e front passenger seat is unoccupied
In an accident, the components of the
re stra int sy stem may deploy unnecessarily
on the front passenger side if:
RThere are heavy objects on the front
passenger seat.
RThe seat belt tongue is engaged in the
seat belt buckle of the front passenger
seat and the front passenger seat is
unoccupied.
00BBSt ow objects in a suitable place.
00BBOnly one person should use each seat
belt at any one time.
Protection bythe air bags
Depending on the accident situation, an air bag
may supplement the pr otection of fere dby a cor‐
re ctly fastened seat belt.
0071
WARNING Risk of injury or death dueto
incor rect seat position
If yo ude viate from the cor rect seat position,
th e air bag cannot perform its intended pro‐
te ctive function and deployment may even
cause fur ther injuries.
To avo id hazardous situations, alw ays make
sure that all vehicle occupants:
RHa ve their seat belt fastened cor rectly,
including pregnant women.
RAre seated properly and that dis tance to
th e air bags is as large as possible.
RObser vethefo llowing information.
00BBAlw ays make sure that there are no
objects between the air bag and the
ve hicle occupant.
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0071WARNING Risk of injury or death dueto
objects between the sitting sur face and
th ech ild restra int sy stem
Objects between the sitting sur face and the
ch ild restra int sy stem could af fect the func‐
tion of the automatic front passenger airbag
shutoff.
This could result in the front passenger air‐
bag not functioning as intended during an
accident.
00BBDo not place any objects between the
sitting sur face and thech ild restra int
sy stem.
00BBThe entire base of thech ild restra int
sy stem must alw aysre st on the sitting
sur face of the front passenger seat.
00BBThe backrest of thefo rw ard-facing child
re stra int sy stem must lie as flat as pos‐
sible against the backrest of the front
passenger seat.
00BBAlw ays comply with thech ild restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions.
A person on the front passenger seat must
obser vethefo llowing information:
RFa sten seat belts cor rectl y.
RSit in an almost up right seat position with
th eir back against the seat backrest.
RSit with their feet resting on thefloor, if pos‐
sible.
Otherwise, the front passenger air bag may be
deactivated bymis take ,fo rex ample in thefo l‐
lowing situations:
RThe front passenge r transferstheir weight by
supporting themselves on a vehicle armrest.
RThe front passenger sits in such a wayth at
th eir weight is raised from the sitting sur‐
fa ce.
0071
WARNING Risk of injury or death dueto
deactivated front passenger airbag
If th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp is lit, the front passenger airbag is disa‐
bled. It will not be deplo yed in theeve nt of
an accident and cannot pe rform its intended
pr otective function.
A person in the front passenger seat could
th en, forex ample, come into con tact wi th
th eve hicle interior, especially if the person is
sitting too close tothe cockpit.
If th e front passenger seat is occupied,
alw ays ensure that:
RThe classification of the person in the
front passenger seat is cor rect and the
front passenger airbag is enabled or disa‐
bled in accordance with the person in the
front passenger seat.
RThe front passenger seat has been mo ved
as far back as possible.
RThe person is seated cor rectl y.
00BBEnsure , bothbefore and during the jour‐
ne y,that thest atus of the front
passenger airbag is cor rect.
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Occupant saf ety

NEVER use arear wa rdfacing child restra int
on a seat pr otected byan ACTIVE FRONT AIR
BA G in front of it; DE ATH or SERIOUS INJU RY
to thech ild can occur.
When ins talling a child restra int sy stem tothe
front passenger seat, observ eth eve hicle-spe‐
cific information .
Depending on thech ild restra int sy stem and the
st ature of thech ild, thePA SSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lamp may be off. In this case, do
not fit th ere ar wa rd-facing child restra int sy stem
to the front passenger seat.
Ins tead, fit th ere ar wa rd-facing child restra int
sy stem toa suitable rear seat.
Af ter in stalling a forw ard-facing child
re stra int sy stem tothe front passenger
seat: depending on thech ild restra int sy stem
and thest ature of thech ild, PASSENGER AIR
BA G OFF may be lit continuously or be off.
Alw ays obser vethefo llowing information.
0071
WARNING Risk of injury or death dueto
incor rect positioning of thefo rw ard-
fa cing child restra int sy stem
If yo u secure a child in a forw ard-facing child
re stra int sy stem on the front passenger seat
and you position the front passenger seat too
close tothe cockpit, in theeve nt of an acci‐
dent, thech ild could:
RCome into con tact wi th theve hicle inte‐
ri or if thePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indi‐
cator lamp is lit, forex ample.
RBe stru ck bythe air bag if the
PA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp
is off.
00BBAlw ays mo vethe front passenger seat
as far back as possible and fully retract
th e seat cushion length adjustment.
Alw ays make sure that the shoulder belt
st ra p is cor rectly routed from the seat
belt outlet on theve hicle tothe shoul‐
der belt guide on thech ild restra int sys‐
te m. The shoulder belt stra p must be
ro uted forw ards and down wards from
th eve hicle belt outlet. If necessar y,
adjustthe seat belt outlet and the front
passenger seat accordingly.
00BBAlw ays obser vethech ild restra int sys‐
te m manufacturer's ins tallation instruc‐
tions.
When ins talling a child restra int sy stem tothe
front passenger seat, observ eth eve hicle-spe‐
cific information .
If a person is sitting in the front passenger
seat: PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF may be lit con‐
tinuously or be off, depending on the person's
st ature.
A person on the front passenger seat must
alw ays obser vethefo llowing information:
RIf th e front passenger seat is occupied with
an adult or a person with a stature cor re‐
sponding tothat of an adult, thePA SSENGER
AIR BAG OFF indicator lamp must be off. This
indicates that the front passenger air bag is
enabled.
If th ePA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
lamp is lit continuousl y,an adult or person
with a build cor responding tothat of an adult
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Occupant saf ety