Operation Manual

Seats, interior38
Safe ty ne t 3 - see pa ge 56.
Restoring rear seat backrests
Lift and push b ackrest up and backwards
to restore it to its original position. Ensure
backrest latches into place by p ushing top
of back rest and pulling it forwards again.
Rea r seat armr est 3
The armrest can be folded down.
If the re ar ce ntre seat is be ing used or the
rear seat backrests are being folded down,
fo l d armres t u pwar ds .
Console box in rear armrest - see page 61.
Seat belts
Three- stage restr aint system
The sy ste m co mpris es :
z Three-point seat b elts.
z Belt tensioners, with load lim iters, on the
front seats.
z Airbag systems for driver, front
passeng er and rear outboard seat
occupants.
The three stages are activated in sequenc e
depending on the seriousness of the
acc id ent:
z The automatic seat belt locking devices
prevent the belt strap from being pulled
out and thus ensure that the vehicle
occupants are reta ined in their sea ts.
z The front seat belt buckles are pulled
downwards. A s a res u lt, th e se at be lts
are instantaneously tightened and the
occupants are made aw are of the
deceleration of the v ehicle at a very early
stage . This redu ce s stre ss place d on the
body.
9 Wa rning
When folding the backrest, use caution -
beware of moving parts.
9 Wa rning
Ensure that the backrest returns to its
correct position - see pa ge 34.
Never adjust the rear seat b ackrests
whilst the vehicle is moving. They could
move in an uncontrolled manner when
the lever has been pulled .