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METHODS OF RESTRAINT IN ADDITION TO FRONT SEAT BELTS
These are:
■ frontseatbeltpretensioners,
■ force limiter,
■ driver and passenger front
airbags.
These systems are designed to
operate independently or together
intheeventofafront,sideorrear
impact.
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 and the force limiter are
also triggered when there are
severe impacts.
Seat belt pretensioners
The system is not operational until
a few seconds after the ignition has
been switched on.
If the vehicle is subject to a severe
rear, side or frontal impact, a piston
1 immediately retracts the seat belt
buckle, pulling the seat belt tight
against the body and thereby
improving its efficiency.
• Have the entire restraint
system checked following
an accident.
• 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
Networkpersonnelmayworkon
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
fordisposalofthepretensioner
and airbag gas generators.
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