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8 Seat belts

SSeeaatt bbeellttss

Why have seat belts?

IItt hhaass bbeeeenn pprroovveenn tthhaatt sseeaatt bbeellttss ggiivvee ggoooodd pprrootteeccttiioonn iinn

aacccciiddeennttss.. IInn mmoosstt ccoouunnttrriieess,, tthheerreeffoorree,, tthhee wweeaarriinngg ooff sseeaatt bbeellttss iiss

rreeqquuiirreedd bbyy llaaww..

Frontal collisions and the laws of physics

This illustration shows a car driving towards a wall

⇒ fig. 1

. The

vehicle occupants are not belted in.

•• TThhee bbeellttss sshhoouulldd bbee ppuutt oonn bbeeffoorree eevveerryy jjoouurrnneeyy –– eevveenn iinn ttoowwnn ttrraaffffiicc..

TThhiiss aallssoo aapppplliieess ttoo rreeaarr sseeaattss.. PPrreeggnnaanntt wwoommeenn ttoooo sshhoouulldd aallwwaayyss wweeaarr aa

sseeaatt bbeelltt.. TThhiiss iiss tthhee oonnllyy wwaayy ttoo gguuaarraanntteeee pprrootteeccttiioonn ffoorr tthhee uunnbboorrnn cchhiilldd!!

FFoorr mmoorree iinnffoorrmmaattiioonn oonn tthhiiss ppooiinntt

⇒

ppaaggee 1144..

•• TThhee rroouuttiinngg ooff tthhee bbeelltt iiss ooff mmaajjoorr iimmppoorrttaannccee ttoo tthhee pprrootteeccttiivvee eeffffeecctt ooff

tthhee bbeelltt.. HHooww tthhee bbeelltt sshhoouulldd bbee wwoorrnn iiss ddeessccrriibbeedd oonn tthhee nneexxtt ppaaggeess..

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B1H-118

Fig. 1

1000 kg

IBN-123

Fig. 2

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9Seat belts

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The physical principle of a frontal crash is easy to explain.

As soon as the vehicle is moving, so-called “kinetic energy” is

created by the movement of the vehicle, in the vehicle itself as well

as in the vehicle occupants.

The extent of the “kinetic energy” effect depends largely on the

speed of the vehicle and on the weight of the vehicle and the

vehicle occupants.

The higher the speed and the greater the weight of the vehicle, the

more energy must be dispersed should an accident occur.

The speed of the vehicle is, however, the more important factor. If,

for example, the speed increases from 25 km/h to 50 km/h, the

kinetic energy increases fourfold!

As the vehicle occupants in our example are wearing no seat belts,

their entire kinetic energy can only be dispersed through the crash

into the wall, should a crash occur. The consequences would be

severe or possibly even fatal injuries.

If you are driving at a speed of only 30 km/h to 50 km/h, forces

which can easily exceed 1000 kg are exerted on the body should

an accident occur.

The forces exerted on the body will increase further at higher

speeds, e.g. At twice the speed the forces increase fourfold!

Vehicle occupants not wearing their seat belts are thus not

“linked” to their vehicle.

In a frontal crash, these people will continue to move forward at

the same speed as the vehicle was travelling before the vehicle

crashed!

The danger of not using the seat belt

B1H-120

Fig. 3

B1H-160

Fig. 4

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10 Seat belts

In case of a frontal collision accident, the occupants who are not

belted up are thrown forwards and collide with parts of the vehicle

interior, e.g. the steering wheel, instrument panel or windscreen.

Vehicle occupants who are not belted in may even be thrown out of

the vehicle. This could even lead to serious injuries.

The wide spread opinion that you can protect your body with your

hands in the event of a light accident is not correct. Even at low

speeds of collision, forces which cannot be deflected act on the

body.

It is also important that occupants sitting in the rear seats are

belted in as they can also be thrown out of the vehicle in the event

of an accident. Somebody sitting in the rear and not using a seat

belt is endangering not only himself but also the occupants of the

front seats.

Protecting seat belts

Seat belts which are worn properly contribute to the correct seating

position of the vehicle’s occupants. The seat belts help reduce

kinetic energy considerably.

They also prevent uncontrollable movements which can also be the

cause of severe injuries.

Vehicle occupants who wear their seat belts correctly benefit

greatly from the fact that kinetic energy is absorbed by the belt.

The vehicle front structure and other passive safety measures, such

as the Air Bag System, also guarantee a reduction in kinetic

energy. The energy created is thus kept to a low level and the risk

of injury reduced.

Our examples describe frontal crashes. These physical principles

also apply, of course, to other types of accidents and to vehicles

with the Air Bag System.

Thisiswhyyou

mmuusstt

put on your seat belt before every journey,

even if you are only going “just around the corner”. Please also

ensure that your passengers are correctly belted in.

You have seen how seat belts function in the case of an accident

on previous pages.

Accident statistics have proven that the risk of injury is reduced

and the chance of survival in a serious accident is increased if the

seat belt is worn properly.

For this reason, the wearing of seat belts is a legal requirement in

most countries.

The correct method of wearing the seat belt, and how the Air Bag

System functions, is described on the following pages.

B1H-123

Fig. 5

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Safety notes on using seat belts

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In some export countries seat belt functions could differ from the 3 point or

lap belts described on the next pages.

B31-151C

Fig. 6

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TThhee bbeellttss sshhoouulldd bbee ppuutt oonn bbeeffoorree eeaacchh jjoouurrnneeyy –– eevveenn iinn ttoowwnn ttrraaffffiicc!!

TThhiiss aallssoo aapppplliieess ttoo tthhee rreeaarr sseeaattss..

•

TThhee mmaaxxiimmuumm lleevveell ooff pprrootteeccttiioonn bbyy tthhee sseeaatt bbeellttss ccaann oonnllyy bbee aattttaaiinneedd iiff

tthhee bbeellttss aarree wwoorrnn pprrooppeerrllyy..

•

PPlleeaassee eennssuurree tthhaatt tthhee bbeellttss aarree ppuutt oonn eexxaaccttllyy aass ddeessccrriibbeedd iinn tthhiiss

cchhaapptteerr..

PPuuttttiinngg tthhee sseeaatt bbeelltt oonn uunnddeerrnneeaatthh yyoouurr aarrmm,, ffoorr eexxaammppllee,, wwoouulldd

ccoonnssiiddeerraabbllyy iinnccrreeaassee tthhee rriisskk ooff iinnjjuurryy iinn tthhee ccaassee ooff aann aacccciiddeenntt!!

•

TThhee bbeelltt mmuusstt nnoott bbee ttwwiisstteedd oorr ccaauugghhtt,, nnoorr sshhoouulldd iitt bbee aalllloowweedd ttoo rruubb oonn

aannyy sshhaarrpp eeddggeess..

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TTwwoo ppeeooppllee ((iinncclluuddiinngg cchhiillddrreenn)) mmuusstt nneevveerr bbee sseeccuurreedd wwiitthh oonnee bbeelltt.. IItt iiss

ppaarrttiiccuullaarrllyy ddaannggeerroouuss ttoo bbeelltt yyoouurr cchhiilldd iinn wwhheenn iitt iiss ssiittttiinngg oonn yyoouurr llaapp..

•

TThhee bbeelltt ssttrraapp sshhoouulldd nnoott bbee wwoorrnn oovveerr hhaarrdd oorr bbrreeaakkaabbllee aarrttiicclleess

((ggllaasssseess,, bbaallll ppeennss,, eettcc......)),, aass iitt mmaayy ccaauussee iinnjjuurriieess..

•

BBuullkkyy aanndd lloooossee ccllootthhiinngg ((ee..gg.. aann oovveerrccooaatt oonn ttoopp ooff aa jjaacckkeett)),, hhiinnddeerr

ccoorrrreecctt ffiittttiinngg aanndd wwoorrkkiinngg ooff tthhee sseeaatt bbeelltt..

•

TThhee bbeellttss ggiivvee mmaaxxiimmuumm pprrootteeccttiioonn oonnllyy iinn tthhee ccoorrrreecctt sseeaattiinngg ppoossiittiioonn

⇒

ppaaggee 8888..

•

YYoouu mmuusstt aallwwaayyss kkeeeepp yyoouurr ffeeeett iinn tthhee ffoooott wweellll dduurriinngg aa jjoouurrnneeyy –– nneevveerr

oonn tthhee ddaasshhbbooaarrdd oorr oonn tthhee sseeaattss..

•

TThhee bbeellttss mmuusstt bbee kkeepptt cclleeaann aass ddiirrtt mmaayy aaffffeecctt tthhee pprrooppeerr ffuunnccttiioonniinngg ooff

tthhee rreettrraaccttoorrss ((sseeee ""CCaarree ooff tthhee vveehhiiccllee"" cchhaapptteerr))..

•

TThhee sslloott ffoorr tthhee bbeelltt ttoonngguuee mmuusstt nnoott bbee bblloocckkeedd wwiitthh ppaappeerr oorr aannyytthhiinngg

ssiimmiillaarr,, aass tthhee ttoonngguuee ccaann ootthheerrwwiissee nnoott eennggaaggee pprrooppeerrllyy..

•

CChheecckk yyoouurr sseeaatt bbeellttss rreegguullaarrllyy.. IIff yyoouu ffiinndd aannyy ddaammaaggee oonn tthhee bbeelltt,, bbeelltt

ccoonnnneeccttiioonnss,, rreettrraaccttoorr oorr tthhee lloocckkiinngg ppiieecceess,, tthhee bbeelltt mmuusstt bbee rreeppllaacceedd bbyy aa

TTeecchhnniiccaall SSeerrvviiccee CCeennttrree..

•

TThhee sseeaatt bbeellttss mmaayy nnoott bbee rreemmoovveedd ffrroomm tthhee vveehhiiccllee oorr mmooddiiffiieedd iinn aannyy

wwaayy.. DDoo nnoott aatttteemmpptt ttoo rreemmoovvee tthhee sseeaatt bbeellttss yyoouurrsseellff..

•

BBeellttss wwhhiicchh aarree ssttrreesssseedd aanndd tthhuuss ssttrreettcchheedd iinn aann aacccciiddeenntt mmuusstt bbee

rreeppllaacceedd bbyy aa TTeecchhnniiccaall SSeerrvviiccee CCeennttrree.. AAtt tthhee ssaammee ttiimmee,, hhaavvee tthhee bbeelltt

aanncchhoorraaggeess cchheecckkeedd..

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12 Seat belts

How are seat belts put on properly?

PPuuttttiinngg 33 ppooiinntt bbeelltt oonn

YYoouu mmuusstt aaddjjuusstt tthhee ffrroonntt sseeaatt ttoo yyoouurr hheeiigghhtt bbeeffoorree ffaasstteenniinngg tthhee sseeaatt bbeelltt..

SSeeee tthhee ""FFrroonntt sseeaattss"" cchhaapptteerr..

For the centre rear seat, it must be taken into account that the back of the

seat must be perfectly locked in position for correct functioning ofthe

seatbelt

⇒

page 95.

The inertia reel belt gives complete freedom of movement when pulled

slowly. Sudden braking, however, will cause the belt to lock.

The mechanism will also lock the belt when accelerating, driving down

steep gradients or cornering.

• Pull belt by the tongue slowly and smoothly across the chest and hips.

• Push the tongue into the locking part of the seal until it engages audibly

((ppuullll ttoo tteesstt!!))..

B1H-127

Fig. 7

SSeeaatt bbeellttss ccaann oonnllyy ggiivvee tthheeiirr mmaaxxiimmuumm pprrootteeccttiioonn iinn aann aacccciiddeenntt iiff tthhee

bbaacckkrreesstt iiss iinn aann uupprriigghhtt ppoossiittiioonn aanndd tthhee bbeelltt iiss ffiitttteedd cclloosseellyy ttoo tthhee bbooddyy..

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TThhee ttoonngguuee mmuusstt bbee pprreesssseedd iinnttoo lloocckkiinngg ppaarrtt ddeessiiggnnaatteedd ffoorr tthhaatt sseeaatt aanndd

sseeaatt bbeelltt.. TThhee pprrootteeccttiivvee eeffffeecctt ooff tthhee bbeelltt wwiillll ootthheerrwwiissee bbee nneeggaattiivveellyy

aaffffeecctteedd aanndd tthhee rriisskk ooff iinnjjuurryy iinnccrreeaasseess!!

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Seat belt position

Adjusting the seat belt height

Fig. 8

Fig. 9

Fig. 10

B31-119C

B31-167C

TThhee sshhoouullddeerr ppaarrtt ooff tthhee bbeelltt mmuusstt rruunn rroouugghhllyy aaccrroossss tthhee cceennttrree ooff tthhee

sshhoouullddeerr,, oonn nnoo aaccccoouunntt aaggaaiinnsstt tthhee nneecckk aanndd mmuusstt aallssoo bbee ffiirrmmllyy iinn

ccoonnttaacctt wwiitthh tthhee bbooddyy..

TThhee llaapp ppaarrtt ooff tthhee bbeelltt mmuusstt ffiitt ttiigghhttllyy aaccrroossss tthhee ppeellvviiss–– nnoott aaccrroossss tthhee

ssttoommaacchh.. IIff nneecceessssaarryy,, ppuullll tthhee bbeelltt ttiigghhtt..

•

PPlleeaassee eennssuurree tthhaatt tthhee sseeaatt bbeelltt iiss ffiitttteedd pprrooppeerrllyy.. AA sseeaatt bbeelltt wwhhiicchh iiss

wwoorrnn iinnccoorrrreeccttllyy ccoouulldd aallssoo ccaauussee iinnjjuurryy iinn aann aacccciiddeenntt..

•

AA sseeaatt bbeelltt wwhhiicchh iiss wwoorrnn ttoooo lloooosseellyy ccoouulldd ccaauussee iinnjjuurryy aass yyoouurr kkiinneettiicc

eenneerrggyy wwiillll tthhrrooww yyoouurr bbooddyy ffuurrtthheerr ffoorrwwaarrdd iinn aann aacccciiddeenntt aanndd iitt wwiillll bbee

ccaauugghhtt aabbrruuppttllyy bbyy tthhee sseeaatt bbeelltt..

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14 Seat belts

With the aid of the

bbeelltt hheeiigghhtt aaddjjuussttmmeenntt

the routing of the

shoulder belt for the front seats can be set to fit the body properly.

• To adjust, push the upper relay fitting in the direction shown,

hold in this position and move up or down so that the shoulder

part of belt runs roughly across the centre of the shoulder

⇒ fig. 10

–

oonn nnoo aaccccoouunntt aaggaaiinnsstt tthhee nneecckk..

•

AAfftteerr aaddjjuussttiinngg,, ppuullll tthhee bbeelltt wwiitthh aa jjeerrkk ttoo eennssuurree tthhaatt tthhee rreellaayy

ffiittttiinngg iiss pprrooppeerrllyy eennggaaggeedd..

NNoottee

The seat height adjustment* can also be used to adjust belt routing on

front seats.

Seat belt release

TTaakkiinngg tthhrreeee ppooiinntt bbeelltt ooffff

To release the belt, press the red button in the lock. The tongue will

then spring out.

Pass the tongue towards the door by hand so that the retractor can

roll the belt up properly. A plastic knob in the belt holds the tongue

in a convenient position.

B1H-131

Fig. 11

Fig. 12

PPrreeggnnaanntt wwoommeenn sshhoouulldd aallwwaayyss wweeaarr aa sseeaatt bbeelltt ttoooo.. TThhee llaapp ppaarrtt ooff tthhee

bbeelltt sshhoouulldd bbee aass llooww aass ppoossssiibbllee aaccrroossss tthhee ppeellvviiss ssoo tthhaatt nnoo pprreessssuurree iiss

eexxeerrtteedd oonn tthhee aabbddoommeenn..

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B1H-132

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Lap belt*

The centre place on the rear seat is fitted with a lap belt.

The belt lock is used in the same way as on the three point inertia

reel belts.

For safety reasons a lap belt not being used should always be

connected to the buckle.

Fig. 13

Fig. 14

Fig. 15

B1H-133

B1H-135

B1H-134

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TThhee llaapp ppaarrtt ooff tthhee bbeelltt mmuusstt ffiitt ttiigghhttllyy aaccrroossss tthhee ppeellvviiss–– nnoott aaccrroossss tthhee

ssttoommaacchh.. IIff nneecceessssaarryy,, lloooosseenn tthhee bbeelltt..

•

PPrreeggnnaanntt wwoommeenn sshhoouulldd aallwwaayyss wweeaarr sseeaatt bbeellttss ttoooo.. TThhee llaapp ppaarrtt ooff tthhee

bbeelltt sshhoouulldd bbee aass llooww aass ppoossssiibbllee aaccrroossss tthhee ppeellvviiss ssoo tthhaatt nnoo pprreessssuurree iiss

eexxeerrtteedd oonn tthhee aabbddoommeenn..

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16 Seat belts

TToo lleennggtthheenn

belt hold the tongue at right angles to belt and pull

belt through to the required length

⇒ fig. 14.

The belt is easier to adjust if tongue and cap are pressed together.

TToo sshhoorrtteenn

belt it is only necessary to pull the free end of belt.

The surplus belt length is taken up by moving the plastic slide.

Belt tensioner*

Safety for the

bbeelltteedd--iinn

driver and front passenger is increased by

the belt tensioners fitted to the inertia reels of the front 3 point

seatbelts to supplement the Air Bag.

In the event of serious front collisions, the system is activated by

sensors which trigger a pyrotechnical charge on both belt

automatic retractors.

This makes the devices roll up and tighten the tensioners.

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• Smoke is released when the tensioners are activated. This smoke does

not indicate a fire in the vehicle.

• It is extremely important to observe all safety regulations when the

vehicle or any of the system components are scrapped. Technical Service

Centres are familiar with these regulations and can provide the necessary

details.

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AAnnyy rreeppaaiirr wwoorrkk oonn tthhee tteennssiioonneerr ssyysstteemm,, ssuucchh aass tthhee rreemmoovvaall oorr

iinnssttaallllaattiioonn ooff ssyysstteemm ccoommppoonneennttss rreeqquuiirreedd ffoorr ootthheerr rreeppaaiirr wwoorrkkss,, sshhoouulldd

bbee ppeerrffoorrmmeedd oonnllyy bbyy aa TTeecchhnniiccaall SSeerrvviiccee CCeennttrree..

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TThhee pprrootteeccttiivvee ffuunnccttiioonn ooff tthhee bbeelltt tteennssiioonneerr iiss ccaappaabbllee ooff ooppeerraattiinngg oonnllyy

oonnccee.. IIff tthhee bbeelltt tteennssiioonneerrss hhaavvee bbeeeenn aaccttiivvaatteedd aatt aannyy ttiimmee,, tthhee ssyysstteemm

mmuusstt bbee rreenneewweedd..

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IIff yyoouu sseellll tthhee vveehhiiccllee,, pplleeaassee ppaassss oonn tthhiiss MMaannuuaall ttoo tthhee nneeww oowwnneerr..

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