Seat belts
the belt webbing, contact a specialised
workshop for help with any special devices
to ensure the optimum protection of the
seat belt and airbag. CUPRA recommends
taking your car in for technical service.
Seat belt tensioners
How the seat belt tensioner works
The seat belts for the front seats and the side
rear seats
1)
are equipped with belt tension-
ers.
The belt tensioners are activated by sensors,
although only in severe head-on, lateral and
rear-end collisions.
This retracts and tightens the seat belts, re-
ducing the forward motion of the occupants.
The belt pre-tensioners work in combination
with the airbag system. In case of overturn,
the pre-tensioners do not activate unless the
head airbags are deployed.
Reversible seat belt tensioning
In specific driving situations, a reversible ten-
sioning of the seat belts might take place
›››
page 22. For example:
●
in the event of sudden brakes
●
in the event of oversteering or understeer-
ing
●
in the event of minor collisions
Note
●
If the seat belt tensioners are triggered, a
fine dust is produced. This is normal and it
is not an indication of fire in the vehicle.
●
The relevant safety requirements must be
observed when the vehicle or components
of the system are scrapped. Specialised
workshops are familiar with these regula-
tions, which are also available to you.
Maintenance and disposal of seat belt
tensioners
The belt tensioners are components of the
seat belts that are installed in the seats of
your vehicle. If you work on the belt tension-
ers or remove and install parts of the system
when performing other repair work, the seat
belt may be damaged. The consequence
may be that, in the event of an accident, the
belt tensioners function incorrectly or may
not function at all.
So that the effectiveness of the seat belt
tensioner is not reduced and that removed
parts do not cause any injuries or environ-
mental pollution, regulations, which are
known to the specialised workshops, must
be observed.
WARNING
●
Improper use or repairs not carried out by
qualified mechanics increase the risk of se-
vere or fatal injuries. The belt tensioners
may fail to trigger or may trigger in the
wrong circumstances.
●
The seat belt tensioner, seat belt and au-
tomatic retractor cannot be repaired.
●
Any work on the belt tensioners and seat
belts, including the removal and refitting of
system parts in conjunction with other re-
pair work, must be performed by a special-
ised workshop only.
●
The belt tensioners will only provide pro-
tection for one accident and must be
changed if they have been activated.
For the sake of the environment
Airbag modules and belt tensioners may
contain perchlorate. Observe the legal re-
quirements for their disposal.
1)
Depending on version/market.
21
To Next Page
Loading...
