41Seats, interior
Belt tensioners
The seat belts are fitted w ith b elt
tensioners. The seat belts are pulled d ow n
at the buckles in the event of frontal
impac ts ab ov e a certain severity. This
tightens the belts.
Actua tion of belt t ensioners
Indicated by continuous illumination of
control indicator v in the instrum ent pa nel.
The b elt tensioners must be replaced
after activation. Consult a workshop.
Further information – see pa ge 43.
Control ind icator v for belt tensioners
The operation of the belt tensioners is
monitored electronically together with sea t
occup anc y recognition and the airbag
sy ste ms an d is ind icated by co ntrol
indica tor v.
When the ignition is switched on, the
control indicator flashes for approx.
5 seconds. If it does not flash, does not go
out after 5 seconds or illuminates while
driving, there is a fault in the
belt tensioners, seat oc cup ancy
recognition or the airbag systems –
see a lso pag es 45, 48. The syste ms may
fa il to deploy in the event of an accident.
Deployment of the belt tensioners is
indica ted b y continuous illum ination of v.
The system’s integrated self-diagnostics
allows faults to b e q uickly rem edied.
Consult a workshop.
9 Warnin g
Have the cause of the fault rem edied by
a workshop .
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