MG GS - Page 179

SEATS&RESTRAINTS
SeatBeltChecks,Maintenanceand
Replacement
SeatBeltChecks
Split,wornorfrayedseatbeltsmaynot
functioncorrectlyintheeventofacollision,
ifthereareanysignsofdamage,replacethe
beltimmediately.
Alwaysensuretheredreleasebuttononthe
seatbeltbuckleispointingupwardstoensure
easyreleaseintheeventofanemergency.
Pleasefollowtheinstructionsbelowtochecktheseatbelt
warninglamp,seatbelt,metaltab,retractorandxing
deviceregularly;
•Inserttheseatbeltmetaltabintothecorresponding
buckleandpullseatbeltwebbingclosetothebuckle
quicklytocheckthatthebeltclasplocks.
•Holdthemetaltabandpulltheseatbeltforwardquickly
tocheckthattheseatbeltreellocksautomatically,
preventingthewebbingfromextending.
•Fullyextracttheseatbeltandvisiblyexaminefortwists,
fraying,splitsorwornareas.
•Fullyextracttheseatbeltandallowtoreturnslowlyto
ensurecontinualandcompletesmoothoperation.
•Visiblyexaminetheseatbeltformissingorbroken
components.
•Ensuretheseatbeltwarningsystemisfullyfunctional.
Iftheseatbeltfailsanyoftheabovetestsorinspections
contactanMGAuthorisedRepairerimmediatelyfor
repairs.
SeatBeltMaintenance
Seatbeltrepairsshouldonlybecarriedout
byanMGAuthorisedRepairer.
Ensurenoforeignorsharpobjectsbecome
lodgedintheseatbeltmechanisms.Do
notallowliquidstocontaminatetheseat
beltbuckle,thiscouldaffectthebuckle
engagement.
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