Cupra TERRAMAR 2024 - Seatbelt Height Adjustment

Safety
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Seat belts
1)
Only if tted with the PreCrash System.
Seat belt height adjustment
Fig.27 Near the front seats: seat belt height
regulator.
Using the height adjusters for the front seats,
the position of the seat belts can be adjusted
in the shoulder area according to the height
of the occupant, so that the seatbelt can be
fastened correctly:
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Keep the guide device pressed down in the
direction of the arrow ›››Fig.27.
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Move the guide device up or down until the
seat belt lies over the centre of your shoulder
›››page49, Correct position of the seat
belt.
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Release the guide device.
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Pull the belt sharply to check that the device
is engaged securely.
WARNING
Never adjust the belt height while the vehicle
is in motion.
Automatic retractor, tensioner and
belt force limiter
Vehicle seat belts are part of the vehicle’s
safety system ›››page44. This system has the
following important functions:
Automatic belt retractor
The seat belt shoulder straps on the driver's
and front passenger seats, as well as those on
the rear side seats (and, depending on equip-
ment, also the seat belt of the central rear
seat) are tted with automatic retractors. This
device ensures complete freedom of move-
ment when the shoulder strap is pulled gently
or during normal driving. However, during sud-
den braking, when driving in the mountains,
around bends and when accelerating, the re-
tractor locks the seat belt if it extends rapidly.
In critical driving situations, e.g. in the event
of emergency braking or in the case of over-
steer and understeer, the proactive occupant
protection can tension the front seat belts au-
tomatically if they are worn
1)
. The two belts are
loosened again if an accident does not happen
or when the critical situation passes. Proactive
occupant protection is ready to operate again
›››page52.
Seat belt tensioner
The seat belts on the front seats and side rear
seats are tted with tensioners.
The tensioners are activated by sensors in the
event of severe head-on, side and rear colli-
sions (in hybrid vehicles they are also activated
in the event of a roll-over), and they tension
the seat belts in a direction opposite their ex-
tension.
If the seat belt is slack, the tensioner tightens
it. This cushions the movement of occupants
forwards towards the impact.
The belt pre-tensioners work in combination
with the airbag system. The belt pre-tensioners
activate in combination with some of the air-
bags, depending on the collision type.
When activated, a ne powder may be re-
leased. This is completely normal and it is not
an indication of re in the vehicle.
Reversible belt tensioning (proactive occu-
pant protection)
A reversible tensioning of the seat belts
may occur in certain driving situations
›››page52. For example: