Lotus Evora 2011 - Seat Belt Precautions

Seating & Safety Restraints
Removing the child safety seat:
1. Unbuckle the safety belt.
2. Remove the child seat.
3. Ensure that the belt has fully retracted. At this point the au-
tomatic locking feature is disengaged.
Seat Belt Precautions
WARNING
• Ensurethatthedriverandpassengers alwayswearseat
belts and wear them properly. Not wearing a seat belt
correctly, increases the chance of serious injury or death in
a crash, even with airbags.
• Onfasteningtheseatbelt,ensurethatnopartofthebeltis
twisted, or is entangled in the door or seat mechanism.
• Seat beltsaredesigned tobear upon the bone structure
of the body and should be worn low across the front of the
pelvis, and across the chest and shoulder. Wearing the
lap section of the belt across the abdominal area must be
avoided.
• Improperly positioning the seat belts can cause seri-
ous injury or death in a crash. Ensure the seat belts are
correctly positioned before driving.
• Pregnantwomenshouldalwayswearseatbeltstoprotect
both themselves and their unborn child. The lap belt portion
of the belt should be kept as low as possible across the hips.
A doctor should regularly be consulted as to the advisability
of driving during pregnancy.
• Theshoulderportionofthebeltmustneverbewornbeneath
the arm, or behind the back.
• Each seat belt assembly is designed for use by one
occupant of adult build, and should not be used by
children unable to meet the requirements described on
page 44.
• Neveruseonebeltaroundtwopeople,orallowachildtobe
carried on a driver’s or passenger’s lap.
• Refer to Child Restraints sectionof this handbook(page
44).
• Nomodicationsoradditionsshouldbemadetotheinertia
reel assemblies or seat belts. Do not attempt to adjust the
seat belt tension by altering the mechanism.
• Theseatbeltshouldbereplacedifwebbingbecomesfrayed,
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