MG ZS - Seat Belt Pre-Tensioners

SEATS&RESTRAINTS
SeatBeltPre-tensioners
Theseatbeltpre-tensionerswillonly
beactivatedonceandthenMUST
BEREPLACED.Failuretoreplacethe
pre-tensionerswillreducetheefciencyof
thevehicle'sfrontrestraintsystem.
Ifthepre-tensionershavebeenactivated,the
seatbeltswillstillfunctionasrestraints,and
mustbewornintheeventthatthevehicle
remainsinadrivablecondition.Theseat
beltpretensionersshouldbereplacedatthe
earliestopportunitybyanMGAuthorised
Repairer.
Thevehicleisttedwithseatbeltpre-tensioners,these
aredesignedtoretractthefrontseatbeltsandwork
inconjunctionwiththeairbagsintheeventofasevere
collision.Theyaredesignedtoretracttheseatbeltand
'secure'theoccupantintheseat.
Theairbagwarninglightontheinstrumentpackwill
alertthedrivertoanymalfunctionoftheseatbelt
pretensioners.(see‘WarningLampsandIndicators'inthe
‘InstrumentsandControls’chapter).
Theseatbeltpre-tensionerscanonlybeactivatedonce,
afteractivationtheymustbereplaced.Thismayalso
involvereplacementofotherSRScomponents.Please
referto'ReplacingAirbagSystemParts'.
IMPORTANT
•Seatbeltpre-tensionerswillnotbeactivatedby
minorimpacts.
•Theremovalorreplacementofapre-tensionermust
becarriedoutbythemanufacturertrained,dealer
technicians.
•10yearsfromtheinitialdateofregistration
(orinstallationdateofareplacementseatbelt
pre-tensioner),somecomponentswillneedtobe
replaced.TheappropriatepageoftheWarrantyand
MaintenanceManualmustbesignedandstamped
oncetheworkhasbeencompleted.
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