additional methods of restraint
to the front seat belts ...........................
(up to the end of the DU)
seat belt pretensioners
front seat belt .......................................
(up to the end of the DU)
methods of restraint in addition to the seat
belts ...........................................................
(up to the end of the DU)
air bag........................................................
(up to the end of the DU)
air bag........................................................
(up to the end of the DU)
seat belts ...................................................
(up to the end of the DU)
pretensioners .............................................
(up to the end of the DU)
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Dispositifs complémentaires à la ceinture avant (XEF - Alpine)
Methods of restraint in addition to the front seat belts
METHODS OF RESTRAINT IN ADDITION TO THE FRONT SEAT BELTS (1/6)
1
– Have the entire restraint
system checked following
an accident.
– No operation whatso-
ever is permitted on any part
of the system (pretensioners,
airbags, computers, wiring) and
the system components must not
be reused on any other vehicle,
even if identical.
– Only qualified personnel from our
Network may work on the airbags;
otherwise the system may trigger
accidentally and cause injury.
– The electric trigger system may
only be tested by a specially
trained technician using special
equipment.
– When the vehicle is scrapped,
contact an approved dealer for
disposal of the pretensioner and
airbags gas generators.
Depending on the vehicle, they will con-
sist of:
– front seat belt inertia reel preten-
sioners;
– chest-level load limiters;
– airbags – Driver and passenger
front.
These systems are designed to act in-
dependently or together when the vehi-
cle is subjected to a frontal impact.
Depending on the severity of the
impact, the system can trigger:
– seat belt locking;
– the seat belt inertia reel pretensioner
(which engages to correct seat belt
slack);
– the airbags.
Pretensioners
The pretensioners hold the seat belt
against the body, holding the occupant
more securely against the seat, thus in-
creasing the seat belt’s efficiency.
With the ignition on, following a signif-
icant frontal impact and depending on
the severity of the impact, the system
may trigger the seat belt inertia reel
pretensioner 1, which instantly retracts
the seat belt.