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46
Safety
1)
Only if fitt
ed with the PreCrash System.
Note
If your physical constitution prevents you
fr
om maintaining the correct position of the
belt webbing, contact a specialised work-
shop for help with any special devices to en-
sure the optimum protection of the seat belt
and airbag. SEAT recommends taking your
car in for technical service.
Seat belt height adjustment
Fig.29 Near the fr
ont seats: seat belt height
regulator.
Using the height adjusters for the front seats
and the out
er seats of the second row, the po-
sition of the seat belts can be adjusted in the
shoulder area according to the height of the
occupant:
●
Keep the guide device pressed down in the
dir
ection of the arrow ›››Fig.29.
●
Move the guide device up or down until the
seat belt lies over the centre of your shoulder
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●
Release the guide device.
●
Pull the belt sharply to check that the device
is engaged securely.
WARNING
Never adjust the belt height while the vehicle
is in motion.
Automatic retractor, tensioner and
belt f
orce limiter
Vehicle seat belts are part of the vehicle’s
safety system ›››page39. This system has the
following important functions:
Automatic belt retractor
The seat belt shoulder straps on the driver's
and front passenger seats, as well as those on
the rear side seats (and, depending on equip-
ment, also the seat belt of the central rear
seat) are fitted with automatic retractors. This
device ensures complete freedom of movement
when the shoulder strap is pulled gently or
during normal driving. However, during sudden
braking, when driving in the mountains, around
bends and when accelerating, the retractor
locks the seat belt if it extends rapidly.
In critical driving situations, e.g. in the event
of emergency braking or in the case of over-
steer and understeer, the proactive occupant
protection can tension the front seat belts auto-
matically if they are worn
1)
. The two belts are
loosened again if an accident does not happen
or when the critical situation passes. Proactive
occupant protection is ready to operate again
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Seat belt tensioner
The seat belts on the front seats and, depend-
ing on the equipment, side rear seats are fitted
with tensioners.
The tensioners are activated by sensors in the
event of severe head-on, side and rear colli-
sions, and tension the seat belts in a direction
opposite their extension.
If the seat belt is slack, the tensioner tightens
it. This cushions the movement of occupants
forwards towards the impact.
The belt pre-tensioners work in combination
with the airbag system. In case of overturn, the
pre-tensioners do not activate unless the head
airbags are deployed.
When activated, a fine powder may be re-
leased. This is completely normal and it is not
an indication of fire in the vehicle.
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