Lancia Y, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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For maximum pretensioner protec-
tion, make sure your seat belt fits
snugly to your chest and hips.
Never dismantle or tam-
per with pretensioner
components. Any interven-
tion must be performed by skilled
and qualified personnel. Always
have interventions performed at a
LANCIA Dealership.
PRETENSIONERS
The Lancia Y is fitted with preten-
sioners to enable the seat belts to of-
fer even more effective protection.
These devices “feel” that a violent col-
lision is in progress, via a sensor, and
call in a few inches of webbing. The
pretensioner, therefore, ensures the
belt is adhering perfectly to the body
before it begins to stop the wearer
moving forward.
When the seat belt locks, it indicates
the pretensioner has been activated.
The belt will not wind back even if
accompanied manually.
A small amount of smoke may be
noticed: this is not harmful and does
not indicate the beginning of a fire.
The pretensioner needs no mainte-
nance or lubrication. Any modifica-
tion to its original features will nullify
the pretensioner’s effectiveness. If wa-
ter or mud accidentally get into the
pretensioner as a result of floods or
storms, the device must be replaced.
The belt is adjusted properly when
the webbing passes approximately
halfway between the edge of the
shoulder and the neck.
The seat belt can be adjusted to one
of four different heights.
To lift the belt
Lift loop B (fig. 17) to the required
position.
To lower the belt
Press knob A (fig. 17) and move
loop B down to the position required.
After you have made the
adjustment, always make
sure the slider the loop is
attached to catches firmly in one of
the fixed positions and cannot
move. To check this, release the
knob and push again so that it can
catch into place if it is not properly
latched in position.
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