The 7 seat belt warning lamp goes out and
the warning tone ceases when the driver and
the frontpassenger have fastened their seat
belts.
For certain countries only: regardless of
whether the driver or thefront passenger
have fastened their seat belts, the 7 seat
beltwarning lamp lights up for six seconds
after the engine is started. It then goes out if
the driver and the frontpassenger have fas-
tened their seat belts.
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For more information on the 7 seat
belt warning lamp, see "Indicatorand warn-
ing lamps in the instrument cluster, seat
belt" (Y page 182).
Rear seat belt status indicator
The rear-compartment seatbelt status indi-
cator tells you if the rear passengers have
their seat belts fastened.
The rear-compartment seat belt status indi-
cator indicates the rear seat on which the belt
is fastened.
The rear-compartment seat belt status indi-
cator appears in the multifunction display for
around 30 seconds if:
R
you drive off and reach a speed of approx-
imately 10 km/h.
R
the rear passengers fasten or unfasten
their seat belts while the vehicle is in
motion.
R
someone gets in or out of the vehicle.
The following messages appear in the multi-
function display:
R
7 No rear seat belt engaged
R
7 1 rear seat belt engaged
R
7 2 rear seat belts engaged
R
7 3 rear seat belts engaged
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The status indicator for the rear-compart-
ment seat belts is only available for certain
countries.
Belt tensioners, belt force limiters
The frontseat belts and the outer seat belts
in the rear are equipped with belt tensioners.
The belt tensioners tighten the seat belts in
an accident, pulling them close against the
body.
Belt tensioners do not correct incorrect seat
positions or incorrectly fastened seat belts.
Belt tensioners do not pull vehicle occupants
back towards the backrest.
If the seat belt is also fitted with a belt force
limiter and this is triggered, the force exerted
by the seat belt on the vehicle occupantis
reduced.
The front beltforce limiters are synchronised
with the front airbags, which take on a part of
the deceleration force. Thus, the force exer-
ted on the occupant is distributed over a
greater area.
The belt tensioners can only be activated
when:
R
the ignition is switched on.
R
the restraint systems are operational; see
"SRS warning lamp" (Y page 33).
R
the belt tongue is engaged in the buckle on
each of the three-point seat belts in the
front.
The belt tensioners on the outside seats in the
rear compartment are triggered independ-
ently of the lock status of the seat belts.
The belt tensioners are triggered depending
on the type and severity of an accident:
R
in the event of a head-on or rear-end colli-
sion if the vehicle decelerates or acceler-
ates rapidly in a longitudinal direction dur-
ing the initial stages of the impact
R
in the event of a side impact, on the side
opposite the impact if the vehicle deceler-
ates or accelerates rapidly in a lateral direc-
tion
When the belt tensioners are deployed, you
will hear a bang and a small amount of powder
may also be released. Only in rare cases will
the bang affect your hearing. The powder that
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