Seat belts134
Taking seat belts off
– Press the red button in the belt lock ⇒ fig. 143. The spring force causes
the tongue of the lock to jump out.
– Guide the belt back with your hand to enable the inertia reel to wind
up the belt webbing more easily.
A plastic knob in the belt webbing holds the belt tongue in a position which is easy
to get hold of.
Three-point safety belt for the middle rear seat
Your car is equipped as standard with the three-point seat belt in the middle rear
seat. It is used in the same way as the three-point seat belts on the left and right (at
front and rear). The three-point seat belt for the rear middle seat must be put on
first to allow the pelvic part of the belt to run between the belt lock for the right
three-point seat belt and the backrest, while avoiding crossing the belt webbing of
the right and middle seat belts.
WARNING
The three-point safety belt for the rear middle seat can only fulfil its function
reliably when the backrests are correctly locked into position ⇒ page 70.
Blocking seat belts
The three-point seat belts for the front passenger and for the rear seats can be
blocked for attaching a child safety seat ⇒ page 152, “Attaching child safety seat”.
Blocking the belt in this way ensures that the child seat is held firmly in position in
the car.
WARNING
Never attach a child safety seat on the front passenger seat if the child is
seated with its back facing in direction of travel when the front passenger
airbag is still activated ⇒ page 147, “Use of child safety seats on the front
passenger seat”. Risk of severe or even fatal injuries!
Belt tensioners
Safety for the driver and passengers wearing their seat belts, is enhanced by the
belt tensioners fitted to the inertia reels of the front and rear side three-point seat
belts, in addition to the protection afforded by the airbag system.
The fastened three-point seat belts are automatically tensioned in the event of a
frontal collision of a certain severity. The rear outside belt tensioners are also
deployed if the seat belt is not fastened.
The belt tensioner is deployed in the event of a frontal collision of major severity. A
powder charge is ignited in the inertia reels during deployment. The belt webbing
is pulled into the inertia reels by a mechanical system and the belt is tensioned.
Belt tensioners are not activated in the event of minor frontal collisions, side and
rear-end collisions, in the case of a rollover and also not in accidents in which no
major forces are produced from the front.
WARNING
• The service life of seat belts and belt tensioners is 15 years from the date
of manufacture of the vehicle. It is then necessary to have the seat belts
replaced by a specialist garage.
Fig. 143 Releasing lock
tongue from belt lock
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