Cupra BORN 2024 - Maintenance and Disposal of Seat Belt Tensioners; How It Works

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Safety
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Only if tted with the PreCrash System.
agnostic equipment, repair information and
tools, as well as qualied personnel. CUPRA
recommends a CUPRA dealership.
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Never t belt pretensioner parts removed
from vehicles at the end of their useful life,
or pretensioners from recycling plants to the
vehicle.
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Never modify any component of the belt
pretensioners.
Reversible belt tensioning (proactive occu-
pant protection)
A reversible tensioning of the seat belts
may occur in certain driving situations
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in the event of sudden braking
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in the event of oversteering or understeering
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in the event of minor collisions
Belt force limiter
The front and rear side seat belts are equipped
with force limiters. In the event of an accident,
the seat belt force limiter reduces the force the
seat belt exerts on the body.
Note
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After certain driving situations, the reversi-
ble belt tensioners may be left permanently
tensioned
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. In this case, to loosen the belt, it
must be removed manually while the vehicle
is stationary and then replaced correctly.
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The relevant safety requirements must be
observed if the vehicle or any components
of the system are to be scrapped. Specialised
workshops are aware of these requirements.
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 tensioners 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 ten-
sioners function incorrectly or may not func-
tion at all.
Regulations, which are known to the special-
ised workshops, must be observed to ensure
that the eectiveness of the seat belt ten-
sioner is not reduced and that removed parts
do not cause any injuries or environmental
pollution.
WARNING
Improper handling and home repairs to seat
belts, automatic retractors and belt tension-
ers may increase the risk of serious or fa-
tal injuries. The tensioners may not activate,
even though they should, or they may acti-
vate unexpectedly.
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Never repair, adjust, or disassemble and re-
assemble seat belt components or tension-
ers. Always have this work carried out by a
specialist workshop.
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Seat belts, tensioners and their automatic
retractors cannot be repaired and have to be
replaced.
For the sake of the environment
Airbag modules and belt tensioners may con-
tain perchlorate.
Observe the legal requirements for their dis-
posal.
PreCrash system
How it works
The PreCrash system is an assistance system
that actives a series of measures to protect
the occupants of the vehicles in potentially
risky situations, but which cannot prevent a
collision.