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ADDITIONAL SYSTEMS TO THE FRONT SEAT BELTS
These are:
- buckle pretensioners,
- driver's seat lap belt pretensioner,
- force limiters,
- driver
and
passenger
frontal
airbags.
These systems are designed to act
independently or together when the
vehicle is subjected to a frontal
impact.
Depending on the severity of the
impact, the system can trigger:
- seat belt locking,
- the buckle pretensioner (which
engages to correct seat belt play);
- the lap pretensioner (for the
driver's seat), the “low volume”
frontal
airbag
and
the
force
limiter;
- the “high volume” frontal airbag.
Pretensioners
With the ignition switched on, if
there is a severe frontal impact and
depending on the force of the
impact, the system may engage:
- piston 1 which instantly retracts
the seat belt;
- piston 2 on the driver’s seat.
The pretensioners hold the seat
belt against the body and thus
increase its efficiency.
- 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
Network personnel may work on
the
pretensioner
and
airbag
system.
- Testing of the electric trigger
system may only be carried out
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.
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