arem rest MERCEDES-BENZ GLC SUV 2017 X253 Owner's Manual

Fastening and adjusting the seat belts
Observeth esafet ynote son th eseat belt
(Ypage 45) and th enote son correct use of seat
belt s (Ypage 46) .
If th ecente rrear seat belt is bein gused, also
observ eth einformation about th eseat belt for
th ecente rrear seat (
Ypage 47).
Basic illustration
XAdjustth eseat (Ypage 98).
The seat backrest must be in an almost
upright position .
XPull theseat belt smoothly from th ebelt outlet
and engage belt tongue ;intobelt
buckle :.
The seat belt on th edriver’s seat and th e
front-passenger seat may be tightened auto -
matically, see "Belt adjustment"
(
Ypage 47).
XIf necessary, pull up on th eshoulder section
of th eseat belt to tighten th ebelt across your
body.
The shoulder section of th eseat belt must
always be routed across th ecente rof th eshoul-
der .Adjus tth ebelt outlet if necessary.
XTo raise: slide thebelt outlet up.
The belt outlet will engage in various posi-
tions.
XTo lower :hold belt outlet release =and slide
th ebelt outlet down .
XLet go of belt outlet release =in th edesired
position and mak esure that th ebelt outlet
engages.
All seat belt sexcep tth edriver' sseat belt are
equipped wit h aspecial seat belt retracto rto
securel yfaste nchild restrain tsystems in th e
vehicle. Further information can be foun dunder
"Special seat belt retractor" (
Ypage 59).
Seat belt for the center rear seat
If theleft-han drear seat backrest is folded down
and bac kup again ,th erear cente rseat belt may
lock. The seat belt can then no tbe pulled out .
XTo releaseth erea rcenter sea tbelt :pull
th eseat belt out approximately 1in (25 mm )
at th ebelt outlet on th ebackrest and then
release it again .
The seat belt is retracte dand released.
Releasing seat belts
!Mak esure that th eseat belt is fully rolled up.
Otherwise, th eseat belt or belt tongue will be
trapped in th edoor or in th eseat mechanism .
This could damag eth edoor ,th edoor trim
panel and th eseat belt .Damaged seat belt s
can no longer fulfill their protective function
and must be replaced. Visit aqualified spe-
cialist workshop.
XPress th erelease butto nin th ebelt buckle,
hold th ebelt tongue firmly and guide th ebelt
back.
Seat belt adjustment
The seat-belt adjustmen tis an integral part of
th ePRE-SAF E®convenience function .This func-
tion adjust sth edriver' sand front-passenger
seat belt to th eupper body of th eoccupants.
The belt strap is tightened slightly when :
Rthebelt tongue is engage din th ebuckle and
Rth eignition is switched on
The seat-belt adjustmen twill apply acertai n
retraction force if any slac kis detected between
th evehicl eoccupant and th eseat belt .Do no t
hold on to th eseat belt tightly while it is adjust -
ing .
You can activat eand deactivat eth eseat-belt
adjustmen tfunction usin gth emultimedia sys-
tem. Information on activating and deactivating
th eseat-belt adjustmen tfunction can be foun d
in th eDigital Operator's Manual.
Belt warning for the driver and front
passenger
The 7 seat belt warning lamp in th einstru-
men tcluste ris areminder that all vehicl eoccu-
pants must wear their seat belts. It may ligh tup
continuously or flash. In addition ,there may be
a warning tone .
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