MG MG6 - Replacing Seat Belts; Seat Belt Pre-Tensioners

SEATSANDRESTRAINTS
ReplacingSeatBelts
Alwaysreplaceaseatbeltassemblywherethe
webbingshowssignsoffraying.
Regularlyinspectthebeltwebbingforsignsoffraying,cuts
andwear;alsopayparticularattentiontotheconditionof
thexingpointsandadjusters.
SeatBeltPre-tensioners
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Theseatbeltpre-tensionerswillonly
beactivatedonceandthenMUST
BEREPLACED.Failuretoreplacethe
pre-tensionerswillreducetheefciencyof
thecar'sfrontrestraintsystems.
Theseatbeltpre-tensionersactivateinconjunctionwith
theairbagtoprovideadditionalprotectionintheeventof
aseverefrontalimpact.Thepre-tensionersautomatically
retracttheseatbelts.Thisreducestheforwardmovement
ofthebeltwearerintheeventofaseverecollision.
Note:Theseatbeltpre-tensionerswillNOTbe
activatedbyminorimpacts.
Theseatbeltpre-tensionersarelocatedinsidethefront
seatbeltreels.
Theairbagwarninglightontheinstrumentpanelwillalert
thedrivertoanymalfunctionoftheseatbeltpretensioners
(see‘AirbagWarningLightandMessages’).
Ifthepre-tensionershavebeenactivated,theseatbeltswill
stillfunctionasrestraints,andmustbewornintheevent
thatthevehicleremainsinadrivablecondition.
IMPORTANT
•Theremovalorreplacementofapre-tensionermust
becarriedoutbythemanufacturertrained,dealer
technicians.
•10yearsfromtheinitialdateofregistration
(orinstallationdateofareplacementseatbelt
pre-tensioner),somecomponentswillneedtobe
replaced.TheappropriatepageoftheWarrantyand
MaintenanceManualmustbesignedandstamped
oncetheworkhasbeencompleted.
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