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METHODS OF RESTRAINT IN ADDITION TO THE REAR SEAT BELTS
These are:
■
seat
belt
pretensioners
integrated into the inertia reels
(side seat belts).
■
force limiter.
These systems are designed to act
independently or together when the
vehicle suffers a frontal impact.
There are two scenarios, depending
on the force of the impact:
- protection is provided by the belt
only;
- the pretensioner is triggered to
pull in any seat belt slack.
Rear seat belt pretensioners
(side seat belts)
With the ignition on, if the vehicle is
subjected to a severe
frontal
impact,
a piston immediately retracts the
seat belt buckle, pulling the seat belt
tight against the body and thereby
improving its efficiency.
A marking on the windscreen
informs you of the presence of
additional
means
of
restraint
(airbags, pretensioners, etc.) in the
passenger compartment.
• 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.
Force limiter
Above a certain severity of impact,
this mechanism is used to limit the
force of the belt against the body so
that it is at an acceptable level.
