Specifications

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METHODS OF RESTRAINT IN ADDITION TO THE REAR SEAT BELTS
These are:
■ seat belt pretensioners
integrated into the inertia reels
(side seat belts).
■ force limiter.
These systems are designed to act
independently or together when the
vehicle suffers a frontal impact.
There are two scenarios, depending
on the force of the impact:
- protection is provided by the belt
only;
- the pretensioner is triggered to
rectify seat belt play.
Rear seat belt pretensioners
(side seat belts)
With the ignition on, if the vehicle is
subjected to a severe frontal impact,
a piston immediately retracts the
seat belt buckle, pulling the seat belt
tight against the body and thereby
improving its efficiency.
A marking on the windscreen
informs you of the presence of
additional means of restraint
(airbags, pretensioners, etc.) in the
passenger compartment.
• Following an accident
have the entire restraint
system checked.
• No operation whatsoever is
permitted on any part of the
system (pretensioners, airbags,
computers, wiring) and the
system components must not be
reused on any other vehicle, even
if identical.
• To avoid premature triggering of
the system which may cause
injury, only qualified RENAULT
Networkpersonnelmayworkon
the pretensioner and airbag
system.
• The electric trigger system may
only be tested by a specially
trained technician using special
equipment.
• When the vehicle is scrapped,
contact your RENAULT Dealer
for disposal of the pretensioner
and airbag gas generators.
Force limiter
Above a certain severity of impact,
this mechanism is used to limit the
force of the belt against the body so
that it is at an acceptable level.