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Seat belts
Warning lamp
Fig. 84
Warning lamp on the instrument panel.
Fig. 85
Example of seat belt status display for
the r
ear seats (her
e
, a 7-seat vehicle) on the in-
strument panel: upper part, second row; lower
part, third row.
It lights up or flashes red
Driver's seat belt not fastened or front passenger
seat belt not fastened if the fr
ont passenger seat is
occupied.
Fasten your seat belt!
Objects over the passenger seat.
Remov
e any objects from the front passenger seat
and store them safely.
Some control and warning lamps on the in-
strument panel will come on to check certain
functions when the ignition is s
witched on.
They will switch off after a few seconds.
An audible warning will be heard for a maxi-
mum of 90 seconds if the seat belts are not
fastened as the car drives off and reaches a
speed of more than 25 km/h (15 mph) or if the
seat belts are unfastened while the vehicle is
in motion. The seat belt warning lamp will
also flash.
The warning lamp does not switch off until
the driver and front passenger fasten their
seat belts while the ignition is switched on.
Seat belt status display for rear seats
The seat belt status display on the instrument
panel informs the driver, when the ignition is
switched on, whether any passengers in the
rear seats have fastened their seat belts. The
symbol indicates that the passenger in this
seat has fastened “his or her” seat belt
›››
Fig. 85.
The seat belt status is displayed for around
30 seconds when a seat belt in the rear seats
is fast
ened or unfastened. You can switch off
this display by pressing the 0.0 / SET
button.
The seat belt st
at
us fl
ashes for a maximum of
30 seconds when a seat belt in the rear seats
is unfastened while the vehicle is in motion. An
audible warning will also be heard if the vehi-
cle is travelling at over 25 km/h (15 mph).
The rear seat display can be enabled or disa-
bled by a technical service centre.
The protective function of seat
belts
Fig. 86
Drivers with properly worn seat belts
will not be thr
o
wn f
orward in the event of sud-
den braking
Properly worn seat belts hold the occupants
in the pr
oper position. They al
so help pr
event
uncontrolled movements that may result in
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