Seat belts
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WARNING
During pregnancy, women should especially
make sure to wear the lap portion of the seat
belt as low as possible across the hips so that
there is no pressure on the stomach.
Taking off the seat belts
The red button releases the belt from the buckle.
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The latch plate of the belt springs out of the
buckle
• Press the red button in the seat belt buckle
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Fig. 192.
The latch plate will spring out of
the buckle.
• Guide the belt back by hand so that it is taken
up by the retractor.
Belt tensioners
How the belt tensioners work
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The seat belts for the driver and front passenger
are equipped with belt tensioners.
The seat belts on the front seats are tensioned
automatically in frontal, side and rear-end im
pacts above a certain degree of severity. This
helps to reduce the forward motion of the occu
pants.
In a less severe accident, or in the event of a roll
over, the belt tensioners are not activated.
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WARNING
- Any work on the tensioner system or remov
al and installation of system components
for other repairs must be performed by a
qualified workshop.
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- The belt tensioners can only be activated
once. If they have been activated at any
time, the system must be replaced.
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Note
- Some smoke may be released when the belt
tensioners are activated. This does not
mean there is a fire in the vehicle.
- The relevant safety requirements must be
observed when the vehicle or components
of the system are scrapped. Your authorised
dealer is familiar with these regulations and
will be pleased to pass on the information
to you.