ADDITIONAL SAFETY DEVICES
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Methods of restraint in addi-
tion to the rear seat belts
Load limiter
Above a certain severity of impact,
this mechanism is used to limit the
force of the belt against the body so
that it is at an acceptable level.
Side seat belt pretensioners
The pretensioners hold the seat belt
against the body, holding the occu-
pant more securely against the seat,
thus increasing the seat belt's effi-
ciency.
With the ignition on, following a sig-
nificant frontal impact and depend-
ing on the severity of the impact, the
system may trigger the seat belt in-
ertia reel pretensioner
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which in-
stantly retracts the seat belt.
– Have the entire re-
straint system checked
following an accident.
– No operation whatsoever is
permitted on any part of the
system (pretensioners, airbags,
computers, wiring) and the sys-
tem components must not be
reused on any other vehicle,
even if identical.
– Only qualified personnel from
our Network may work on the
pretensioners and airbags, oth-
erwise the system may trigger
accidentally and cause injury.
– The electrical trigger system
may only be tested by a special-
ly trained technician using spe-
cial equipment.
– If scrapping your vehicle, con-
tact an approved dealer for dis-
posal of the gas generator of
the pretensioners and airbags.
Side protection devices
side Airbag
This airbag may be fitted to each of
the front seats and is activated at
the sides of the seats (door side) to
protect the occupants in the event
of a severe side impact.
curtain Airbag
This is an airbag fitted (depending
on the vehicle) along the upper sides
of the vehicle – they inflate along the
front and rear door side windows to
protect the passengers in the event
of a severe side impact.
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