Renault Master Van 2004 - Page 25

METHODS OF RESTRAINT IN ADDITION TO THE FRONT SEAT BELT
Depending on the version, these
include:
@ Seat belt pretensioners (described
below).
@ Driver and front passenger airbags
(described on the following pages).
The passenger ane protects the
front passenger(s) (depending on
whether there is a conventional
seat or a bench seat in the front).
These systems are provided to act
independently or together when the
vehicle is subjected to frontal
impacts.
There are three possibilities,
depending on the force of the
: impact:
_ - protection is provided by the belt
only;
-the pretensioner is triggered to
rectify belt position and take up
play in the belt;
- the airbag will inflate in the most
severe Cases.
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Front seat belt pretensioners
This system is only operational
when the ignition is switched on.
If the vehicle is subject to a severe
2 piston at
sts the seat belt
against
improving
* After an accident, have
the entire restraint
system checked
¢ No operation whatsoever is
permitted on any part of the
system (pretensioners, airbags,
computers, wiring) and the
system components must not be
reused on any other vehicle,
even if identical.
* To avoid premature triggering of
the system which may cause
injury, only qualified RENAULT
Network personnel may work on
the pretensioner and airbag
system.
Testing of the electric trigger
system may only be carried out
by a specially trained technician
using special equipment.
¢ When the vehicle is scrapped,
contact your RENAULT Dealer
for disposal of the pretensioner
and airbag gas generators.