Bodywork
Seat belt pretensioner
Bravo-Brava
70.
SAFETY RULES FOR HANDLING SEAT BELT UNIT WITH PRETENSIONER
Pretensioners are explosive parts and must therefore be handled, moved and stored correctly in order to
prevent damage or injury
Under normal conditions, the pretensioner is
activated only during impact. The gas pro-
duced under these conditions is mainly
non-toxic nitrogen.
The following rules must ABSO-
LUTELY be observed to ensure op-
erator safety and prevent damage to
the seat belt pretensioner
unit.
Re-
move the firing bracket before each
intervention.
A. Never move pretensioners by holding
them by the pipe.
B. Never move the pretensioner by holding
the belt.
C. Never tamper with pretensioners or at-
tempt to repair them. Send all defective
pretensioners back to the manufacturer.
D. Never subject pretensioners to percus-
sion,
drilling, machining or heating due to
welding.
E. Never allow the unit to drop or subject it
to impact. Pretensioners which have been
dropped from a height greater than 1 me-
tre must not be used but sent back to the
manufacturer.
When operations carried out on a vehicle
require temporary removal of the unit, use
a steel cabinet which meets legal require-
ments for the housing of explosive
charges.
F. Never bring naked flames, liquids,
sol-
vents or lubricants close to the device and
do not expose to a temperature higher
than 110° C. With temperatures higher
than 180° C, the gas generator may self-
-ignite.
When handling a device that has been ac-
tivated,
use gloves and protective
gog-
gles.
If the device has gone off, ALWAYS
leave at least 20 minutes following activa-
tion before touching the device.
Wash hands with soap and water after
handling the device.
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M-98 - Supersedes previous version
Publication no. 506.670/14
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