Renault RAFALE - Additional Safety Devices

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 inertia reel pretension
ers;
– lap 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 inertia reel pretensioner
which is triggered to correct seat belt
slack;
– the lap seat belt pretensioner to hold
the occupant in their seat;
– the frontairbag .
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.
In the event of a severe frontal impact
and if the ignition is switched on, the
systemmayengagethefollowingde-
pending on the force of the impact:
– the seat belt inertia reel pretensioner
1 which instantly retracts the seat belt;
– thelapseatbeltinertiareelpreten-
sioner 2 on the front seats.
– 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pre-
tensioners and airbags, otherwise
thesystemmaytriggeracciden-
tally and cause injury.
– The electrical trigger system
may only be tested by a specially
trained technician using special
equipment.
– Ifscrappingyourvehicle,con-
tactanapproveddealerfordis-
posal of the gas generator of the
pretensioners and airbags.
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.