Operation Manual

Safety systems74
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Removing the belt
To remove the belt, press the red release
button on the belt buckle; the belt will
retract automatically.
Guide the belt as it retracts, to prevent
personal injury and damage to interior
surfaces.
Always ensure you position the release
button so that you can unbuckle the seat
belt quickly if necessary.
Inspection of belts
Periodically inspect all parts of the belt
sy ste m for d amage and to make sure the y
are functioning p roperly.
Have damaged parts replaced by a
workshop. After an accident, damaged or
overstretched belts must be replaced by
new ones, even if damag e or stretching is
not obvious or visible. If advised that no
damage to seat belts has occurred, you
need not make any replacement.
Do not p erform any alterations on the
belts, their anchorages, the automatic
retractors or the belt buckles.
Make sure that belts are not damaged or
tra pped by sharp-ed ged objects.
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Belt tensioners
The se at be lt sy ste ms on the front se ats
incorporate b elt tensioners housed in the
belt buckles.
In the event of frontal collisions or side-
impacts of a certain severity, belt buckles
are pulled downwards; the shoulder and
lap belts are instantaneously tightened to
fit the occupant’s body more snugly.
The belt buckles will rem ain locked after
actuation (where some noise will occur and
smoke may be released).
Belt tensioners are not designed to activate
in the event of rear-impacts, minor side-
impacts, rollovers or minor frontal
collisions.