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you may sustain injuries to your arms,

hands and head.

WARNING

Seat belts

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Restricting pedal operation can lead to

critical situations while driving.

The whys and wherefores

of seat belts

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Never lay or fit floor mats or other floor

coverings over the original floor mats. This

would reduce the pedal area and could ob-

struct the pedals. Risk of accident.

Pedal area

Control lamps

Pedals

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Never place objects in the driver footwell.

An object could move into the pedal area

and impair pedal operation.

It lights up red

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Ensure that you can always press the accel-

erator, brake and clutch pedals unimpaired

to the floor.

The driver or one of the passengers have not fastened

their seat belts.

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Ensure that the pedals can return unim-

paired to their initial positions.

The control lamp  lights up to remind the

driver to fasten their seat belt.

Ensure that the floor mats are securely fas-

tened during the trip and do not obstruct

Before starting the vehicle:

the pedals

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Fasten your seat belt securely.

Instruct your passengers to fasten their

Only use floor mats which leave the pedals

clear and which are secured to prevent them

from slipping. You can obtain suitable floor

mats from a specialised dealership. Fasten-

ers for floor mats are fitted in the footwells.

seat belts properly before driving off.

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Protect children by using a child seat ac-

cording to the child's height and weight

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If a brake circuit fails, the brake pedal must

be pressed down thoroughly in order to stop

the vehicle.

When starting to drive, if the vehicle's speed

exceeds approx. 25 km/h (15 mph) and the

seat belts are not fastened or are unfastened

while driving, a warning sound will be heard

for a few seconds. The warning light will also

flash .

Wear suitable footwear

Always wear shoes which support your feet

properly and give you a good feeling for the

pedals.

The lamp  goes out when the ignition is on

and all occupants have fastened their seat

belts.

Seat belts

If a seat belt is fastened or unfastened while

driving in some of the rear seats, the seat

belt status is displayed for approximately 60

seconds.

passive safety features (such as the airbag

system) are designed to absorb the kinetic

energy released in a collision. Taken togeth-

er, all these features reduce the releasing ki-

netic energy and consequently, the risk of

injury. This is why it is so important to fasten

seat belts before every trip, even when "just

driving around the corner".

Rear seat belts fastened display

The protective function of seat

belts

Ensure that your passengers wear their seat

belts as well. Accident statistics have shown

that wearing seat belts is an effective means

of substantially reducing the risk of injury and

improving the chances of survival when in-

volved in a serious accident. Furthermore,

properly worn seat belts improve the protec-

tion provided by airbags in the event of an

accident. For this reason, wearing a seat belt

is required by law in most countries.

Fig. 5 Instrument panel: left rear seat oc-

cupied and corresponding seat belt fas-

tened display.

Depending on the model version, when the

ignition is switched on, the seat belt status

display Fig. 5 on the instrument panel in-

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Although your vehicle is equipped with air-

bags, the seat belts must be fastened and

worn. The front airbags, for example, are on-

ly triggered in some cases of head-on colli-

sion. The front airbags will not be triggered

during minor frontal or side collisions, rear-

end collisions, overturns or accidents in

which the airbag trigger threshold value in

the control unit is not exceeded.

forms the driver whether the passengers in

the rear seats have fastened their seat belts.

Fig. 6 Drivers with properly worn seat

belts will not be thrown forward in the

event of sudden braking.

It indicates that the corresponding seat

is empty.

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Properly worn seat belts hold the occupants

in the proper position. They also help pre-

vent uncontrolled movements that may re-

sult in serious injury and reduce the risk of

being thrown out of the vehicle in case of an

accident.

Indicates that the seat is occupied and



the occupant is wearing the seat belt.

The seat belt status symbol will light up for a

maximum of 60 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 vehicle is travelling at over

25 km/h (15 mph).

Vehicle occupants wearing their seat belts

correctly benefit greatly from the ability of

the belts to absorb kinetic energy. In addi-

tion, the front part of your vehicle and other

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Important safety instructions for

the use of seat belts

Head-on collisions and the laws

of physics

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Never use seat belt clips, fastening rings

or similar items to alter the position of the

belt webbing.

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Always wear the seat belt as described in

this section.

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Frayed or torn seat belts or damage to

the connections, belt retractors or parts of

the buckle could cause severe injuries in

the event of an accident. Therefore, you

must check the condition of all seat belts at

regular intervals.

Ensure that the seat belts can be fastened

at all times and are not damaged.

WARNING

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Seat belts which have been worn in an ac-

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If seat belts are worn incorrectly or not at

cident and have been stretched must be re-

placed by a specialised workshop. Renewal

may be necessary even if there is no appa-

rent damage. The belt anchorage should

also be checked.

all, the risk of severe injuries increases. The

optimal protection from seat belts can be

achieved only if you use them properly.

Fig. 7 A driver not wearing a seat belt is

thrown forward violently.

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Never allow two passengers (even chil-

dren) to share the same seat belt.

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Do not attempt to repair a damaged seat

belt yourself. The seat belts must not be re-

moved or modified in any way.

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Never unbuckle a seat belt while the ve-

hicle is in motion. Risk of fatal injury.

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The belts must be kept clean, otherwise

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The seat belt should never lie on hard or

the retractors may not work properly.

fragile objects (such as glasses or pens,

etc.) because this can cause injuries.

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Do not allow the seat belt to be damaged

or jammed, or to rub on any sharp edges.

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Never wear the seat belt under the arm or

in any other incorrect position.

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Bulky and unfastened clothing (such as

Fig. 8 The unbelted passenger in the rear

seat is thrown forward violently, hitting the

driver who is wearing a seat belt.

an overcoat over a sweater) impairs the

proper fit and function of the seat belts, re-

ducing their capacity to protect.

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The slot in the seat belt buckle must not

The effects of the laws of physics in the case

of a head-on collision are easy to explain:

the moment a vehicle starts moving, a type

of energy called “kinetic energy” starts

be blocked with paper or other objects, as

this can prevent the latch plate from en-

gaging securely.

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