Renault MASTER 2024 - Additional Safety Devices; Methods of Restraint in Addition to the Front Seat Belts

ADDITIONAL SAFETY DEVICES
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Methods of restraint in addition
to the front seat belts
Depending on the vehicle, they may
comprise:
– seat belt pretensioners;
– chest force limiters;
– Airbags driver and passenger
front.
Thesesystemsaredesignedtoactin
dependentlyortogetherwhentheve
hicle is subjected to a frontal impact.
Dependingontheseverityoftheim
pact, the system can cause:
– blocking of the seat belt;
– the seat belt pretensioner to hold the
occupant in the seat, in addition to the
force limiter;
– the front airbag.
Thepassengerairbagpro
tects the front passenger(s)
(depending on whether
there is a conventional seat or a
bench seat in the front).
Pretensioners
The pretensioners hold the seat belt
against the body, holding the occupant
more securely against the seat, thus
increasing the seat belt's efficiency.
Withtheignitionswitchedon,iftheve
hicle is subject to a significant frontal
impact the system may, depending on
theseverityoftheimpact,triggerapis
ton which instantly retracts the belt.
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.
– Havetheentirere
straint system checked
following an accident.
– Nooperationwhatsoeverisper
mitted on any part of the system
(pretensioners,Airbags,comput
ers,wiring)andthesystemcom
ponents must not be reused on
anyothervehicle,evenifidenti
cal.
– Only qualified personnel from
our Network may work on the
Airbags; otherwise the system
may trigger accidentally and
cause injury.
– The electrical trigger system
may only be tested by a specially
trained technician using special
equipment.
– When the vehicle is scrapped,
contact an approved dealer for
disposal of the pretensioner and
Airbags gas generators.