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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 ac-

celerator, brake and clutch pedals unim-

paired to the floor.

The driver or one of the passengers have not fas-

tened 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. Fasteners

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

page 33.

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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.

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Seat belts

status is displayed for approximately 30 sec-

onds. The indication can be hidden by press-

ing the  button on the dash panel.

tem) are designed to absorb the kinetic ener-

gy released in a collision. Taken together, all

these features reduce the releasing kinetic

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. 10 Instrument panel: left rear seat occu-

pied and corresponding seat belt fastened dis-

play.

Depending on the model version, when the

ignition is switched on, the seat belt status

Although your vehicle is equipped with air-

bags, the seat belts must be fastened and

worn. The front airbags, for example, are only

triggered in some cases of head-on collision.

The front airbags will not be triggered during

minor frontal or side collisions, rear-end colli-

sions, overturns or accidents in which the air-

bag trigger threshold value in the control unit

is not exceeded.

display Fig. 10 on the instrument panel in-

forms the driver whether the passengers in

the rear seats have fastened their seat belts.

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Fig. 11 Drivers with properly worn seat belts

will not be thrown forward in the event of sud-

den 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 prevent

uncontrolled movements that may result in

serious injury and reduce the risk of being

thrown out of the vehicle in case of an acci-

dent.

Indicates that the seat is occupied and



the occupant is wearing the seat belt.

The seat belt status flashes 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).

Vehicle occupants wearing their seat belts

correctly benefit greatly from the ability of

the belts to absorb kinetic energy. In addition,

the front part of your vehicle and other pas-

sive safety features (such as the airbag sys-

Important safety instructions for

the use of seat belts

If a seat belt is fastened or unfastened while

driving in some of the rear seats, the seat belt

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Always wear the seat belt as described in

this section.

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Ensure that the seat belts can be fastened

at all times and are not damaged.

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.

WARNING

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If seat belts are worn incorrectly or not at

all, the risk of severe injuries increases. The

optimal protection from seat belts can be

achieved only if you use them properly.

Seat belts which have been worn in an

accident and have been stretched must be

replaced by a specialised workshop. Re-

newal may be necessary even if there is no

apparent damage. The belt anchorage

should also be checked.

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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

Fig. 13 The unbelted passenger in the rear

seat is thrown forward violently, hitting the driv-

er who is wearing a seat belt.

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Never unbuckle a seat belt while the ve-

belt yourself. The seat belts must not be re-

moved or modified in any way.

hicle is in motion. Risk of fatal injury.

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The seat belt should never lie on hard or

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The belts must be kept clean, otherwise

fragile objects (such as glasses or pens,

etc.) because this can cause injuries.

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 en-

ergy called “kinetic energy” starts acting on

both the vehicle and its passengers.

the retractors may not work properly.

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Do not allow the seat belt to be damaged

or jammed, or to rub on any sharp edges.

Head-on collisions and the laws of

physics

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Never wear the seat belt under the arm or

in any other incorrect position.

The amount of “kinetic energy” depends on

the speed of the vehicle and on the weight of

the vehicle and of its passengers. The higher

they are, the more energy there is to be “ab-

sorbed” in the event of an accident.

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Bulky and unfastened clothing (such as

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 most significant factor, however, is the

speed of the vehicle. If the speed doubles

from 25 km/h (15 mph) to 50 km/h (30 mph),

for example, the corresponding kinetic ener-

gy is multiplied by four.

be blocked with paper or other objects, as

this can prevent the latch plate from en-

gaging securely.

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Never use seat belt clips, fastening rings

or similar items to alter the position of the

belt webbing.

Given that the passengers of the vehicle in

our example do not have their seat belts fas-

tened, in the event of a collision the entire

Fig. 12 A driver not wearing a seat belt is

thrown forward violently.

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Frayed or torn seat belts or damage to

the connections, belt retractors or parts of

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Seat belts

amount of the passengers' kinetic energy will

be only absorbed by the mentioned impact.

Properly worn seat belts hold the vehicle oc-

cupants in the position that most protects

them in the event of an accident or sudden

How to properly adjust your

seat belt

Even at speeds of 30 km/h (19 mph) to

50 km/h (30 mph), the forces acting on bod-

ies in a collision can easily exceed one tonne

(1000 kg). At greater speed these forces are

even higher.

braking

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Fastening and unfastening the seat

belt

Fastening the seat belt

Fasten your seat belt before each trip.

Vehicle occupants not wearing seat belts are

not “attached” to the vehicle. In a head-on

collision, they will move forward at the same

speed their vehicle was travelling just before

the impact. This example applies not only to

head-on collisions, but to all accidents and

collisions.

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Adjust the front seat and headrest correctly

page 15.

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Engage the seat backrest of the rear seat in

an upright position

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Pull the latch plate and place the belt web-

bing evenly across your chest and lap. Do

not twist the seat belt when doing so

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Even at low speeds the forces acting on the

body in a collision are so great that it is not

possible to brace oneself with one's hands. In

a frontal collision, unbelted passengers are

thrown forward and will make violent contact

with the steering wheel, dash panel, wind-

screen or whatever else is in the way

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Engage the latch plate in the buckle of the

corresponding seat Fig. 14.

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Fig. 14 Insert the latch plate of the seat belt in-

to the buckle.

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Pull the belt to ensure that the latch plate is

securely engaged in the buckle.

Releasing the seat belt

Fig. 12.

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Only unfasten the seat belt when the vehicle

has come to a standstill

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It is also important for rear passengers to

wear seat belts properly, as they could other-

wise be thrown forward violently through the

vehicle interior in an accident. Passengers in

the rear seats who do not use seat belts en-

danger not only themselves but also the front

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Press the red button on the buckle

Fig. 15. The latch plate is released from the

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buckle.

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Guide the belt back by hand so that it rolls

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up easily and the trim will not be damaged.

occupants Fig. 13.

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Fig. 15 Release the seat belt's buckle.

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The seat belt must lie flat and fit comforta-

WARNING

bly. Pull the belt tight if necessary to take up

any slack.

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The seat belt cannot offer its full protec-

tion unless the seat backrest is in an up-

right position and the seat belt is worn cor-

rectly, according to your size.

In the case of pregnant women, the seat belt

must lie evenly across the chest and as low

as possible over the pelvis, never across the

stomach and must be worn properly at all

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Unbuckling your seat belt while the vehi-

cle is in motion can cause severe or fatal

injuries in the event of an accident or sud-

den braking.

times during the pregnancy Fig. 17.

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The seat belt itself, or a loose seat belt,

Adapting the position of the belt webbing

to your size

can cause severe injuries if the belt moves

from hard areas of the body to soft areas

(e.g. the stomach).

Fig. 17 Position of seat belt during pregnancy.

The position of the seat belt can be adapted

by adjusting the height of the front seats.

Seat belts offer their maximum protection in

the event of an accident and reduce the risk

of sustaining severe or fatal injuries only when

they are properly positioned. Furthermore, if

the webbing is correctly positioned, the seat

belt will hold the vehicle occupants in the op-

timum position to ensure the airbag provides

the maximum protection. The seat belt must

therefore always be worn and the webbing

correctly positioned.

WARNING

Correct seat belt position

An incorrectly worn seat belt web can

cause severe or fatal injuries in the event of

an accident.

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The shoulder part of the seat belt must lie

on the centre of the shoulder, never across

the neck or the arm.

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The seat belt must lie flat and fit comfort-

ably on the torso

Incorrectly worn seat belts can cause severe

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The lap part of the seat belt must lie

or even fatal injuries page 15, Correct sit-

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across the pelvis, never across the stom-

ach. The seat belt must lie flat and fit com-

fortably on the pelvis Pull the belt tight if

necessary to take up any slack.

ting position of vehicle occupants.

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The shoulder part of the seat belt must lie

Fig. 16 Correct seat belt and headrest posi-

tions, viewed from front and the side.

on the centre of the shoulder, never across

the neck or the arm, under the arm or behind

the shoulder.

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For pregnant women, the lap part of the

seat belt must lie as low as possible over

the pelvis and always lie flat, “surrounding”

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The lap part of the seat belt must lie across

the pelvis, never across the stomach.

the stomach Fig. 17.

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