Seat belts158
How are seat belts correctly fastened?
Fastening a three-point seat belt
Fasten your seat belt before starting!
– Correctly adjust the front seat and the head restraint before
fastening your seat belt ⇒ page 151, “Correct seated posi-
tion”.
– Slowly pull the belt webbing at the tongue of the lock over your
chest and pelvis ⇒ .
– Insert the tongue of the lock into the seat belt buckle belonging
to the seat until it is heard to lock in place.
– Pull on the belt to check that it has also reliably engaged in the
lock.
Each three-point seat belt is equipped with an inertia reel. This inertia reel
offers you complete freedom of movement if the belt is unreeled slowly. If
the brakes are applied suddenly, the inertia reel will block. It also blocks
the belts when the car accelerates, when driving uphill and when
cornering.
Expectant mothers must also wear the seat belt ⇒ .
WARNING
• The shoulder part of the seat belt must never run across your
neck but must run approximately over the middle of the shoulder
and fit snugly against the chest. The lap part of the belt must run
across the hip and must never be routed across the stomach. It
must always fit snugly ⇒ fig. 137. Adjust the belt webbing as
required.
• The lap part of the belt should be positioned as low as possible
at the pelvis of an expectant mother in order to avoid exerting any
pressure on the lower abdomen.
• Always ensure that the webbing of the seat belts is properly
routed. Seat belts which are not correctly adjusted can themselves
cause injuries even in minor accidents.
Fig. 137 Routing of
webbing over the
shoulders and the lap
belt
Fig. 138 Routing of
belt webbing for an
expectant mother
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