ADDITIONAL SAFETY DEVICES
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Methods of restraint in addition
to the front seat belts
Depending on the vehicle, they may
comprise:
– front seat belt inertia reel preten
sioners;
– chest force limiters;
– airbags driver and passenger
front.
Thesesystemsaredesignedtoactin
dependentlyortogetherwhentheve
hicle is subjected to a frontal impact.
Dependingontheseverityoftheim
pact, the system can cause:
– blocking of the seat belt;
– the seat belt pretensioner to hold the
occupant in the seat, in addition to the
force limiter;
– the front airbag.
Pretensioners
The pretensioners hold the seat belt
against the body, holding the occupant
more securely against the seat, thus
increasing the seat belt's efficiency.
Withtheignitionon,followingasignifi
cant frontal impact and depending on
the severity of the impact, the system
may trigger the seat belt inertia reel
pretensioner
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which instantly retracts
the seat belt.
Load limiter
Above a certain level of impact force,
this mechanism is used to limit the
force of the belt against the body so
that it is at an acceptable level.
– Havetheentirere
straint system checked
following an accident.
– Nooperationwhatsoeverisper
mitted on any part of the system
(pretensioners,airbags,comput
ers,wiring)andthesystemcom
ponents must not be reused on
anyothervehicle,evenifidenti
cal.
– Only qualified personnel from
our Network may work on the
airbags; otherwise the system
may trigger accidentally and
cause injury.
– The electrical 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.
driver and passenger front Airbags
These are provided for the driver and
the front passenger seats (location
A
).
A "airbag" mark on the steering wheel,
dashboard (airbag area
A
)and,de
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