2011 Mercedes CL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 56

54 X Occupant safety Adjust the seat and move the backrest to an almost vertical position (Y page 92). X Pull the seat belt smoothly through belt sash guide :. X Without twisting it, guide the shoulder section of the seat belt across the middle of your shoulder and the lap section across your hips. X Engage belt tongue ; in buckle =. X If necessary, pull upwards on the shoulder section of the seat belt to tighten the belt across your body. All seat belts in the vehicle, except the driver's seat belt, are equipped with a special seat belt retractor to secure child restraint systems properly. For further information on "Special seat belt retractors", see (Y page 58). For more information about releasing the seat belt with release button ?, see "Releasing seat belts" (Y page 54). the front passenger have fastened their seat belts. If the driver's seat belt is not fastened after the engine is started, an additional warning tone will sound. The warning tone goes out after approximately six seconds or once the driver's seat belt is fastened. If, after six seconds, the driver or frontpassenger have not fastened their seat belts and the doors are closed: Rthe Safety Releasing seat belts X Press release button ? (Y page 53) and guide belt tongue ; back towards belt sash guide :. ! 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. Consult an authorized MercedesBenz Center. Belt warning for driver and front passenger Regardless of whether the driver's and frontpassenger 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 once the driver and 7 seat belt warning lamp remains illuminated as long as either the driver's or front-passenger seat belt is not fastened. Rif the vehicle speed exceeds 15 mph (25 km/h), the 7 seat belt warning lamp lights up. Additionally, a warning tone will sound with increasing intensity for a maximum of 60 seconds or until the driver's and front-passenger seat belt are 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 have still not fastened their seat belt 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 belt warning lamp flashes again if the vehicle speed again exceeds 15 mph (25 km/h) . The 7 seat belt warning lamp only goes out if: Rboth the driver and the front passenger have fastened their seat belts. or Rthe vehicle is stationary and a door is open. i For more information on the 7 seat belt warning lamp, see "Indicator and warning lamps in the instrument cluster, seat belt" (Y page 376).