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Safety
Seat belts
Front seat belts
Thefrontseatbeltsarefittedwitha
pretensioningandforcelimitingsystem.
Thissystemimprovessafetyinthefront
seatsintheeventofafrontorsideimpact.
Dependingontheseverityoftheimpact,the
pretensioningsysteminstantlytightenstheseat
beltsagainstthebodyoftheoccupants.
Thepretensioningseatbeltsareactivewhen
theignitionison.
Theforcelimiterreducesthepressureofthe
seat belt on the chest of the occupant, so
improvingtheirprotection.
Seat belt reels with reversible
pretension
Thissystemprovidesautomaticadjustmentof
thetensionofthedriver'sandpassenger'sseat
beltsafterfastening,oncethevehicle'sspeed
isabove6mph(10km/h).
Inaddition,assoonasthesystemdetects
apotentiallydangerousdrivingsituation,
thissystemreactsbydrawinginslackin
thebelt,(forexample,underheavyorsharp
brakingorsuddenavoidingmanoeuvres).By
automaticallyincreasingthetensionofthe
seatbelts,thesystemholdsthedriverand
passengeragainsttheirseatbackrests.
Oncethedrivingsituationreturnstonormal,
thebeltreelisreleased:thebelttensionreturns
totheinitiallevelofcomfort.
Deactivationofthepassenger'sairbag
causesdeactivationofthereversible
seatbeltreelonthepassenger'sside.
Front seat belt anchorage height
adjustment
F Toadjusttheheightoftheanchoragepoint,
squeezethecontrolandslideitupordown
tothedesirednotch.