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BEFORE DRIVING
80SS5-01E
Seat belt pretensioner system
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To determine if your vehicle is equipped
with a seat belt pretensioner system at the
front or rear seating positions, check the
label on the seat belt at the bottom part. If
the letters “p” and/or “PRE” appear as illus-
trated, your vehicle is equipped with the
seat belt pretensioner system. You can use
the pretensioner seat belts in the same
manner as ordinary seat belts.
Read this section and “Supplemental
restraint system (airbags)” section to learn
more about the pretensioner system.
The seat belt pretensioner system works
with the supplemental restraint system (air-
bags). The crash sensors and the elec-
tronic controller of the airbag system also
control the seat belt pretensioners. The
pretensioners are triggered only when
there is a frontal or side crash severe
enough to trigger the airbags and the seat
belts are fastened. For precautions and
general information including servicing the
pretensioner system, refer to “Supplemen-
tal restraint system (airbags)” section in
addition to this “Seat belt pretensioner sys-
tem” section, and follow all those precau-
tions.
The pretensioner is located in each front
seat belt retractor and each rear seat belt
retractor in outboard seating position (if
equipped). The pretensioner tightens the
seat belt so the belt fits the occupant’s
body more snugly in the event of a frontal
or side crash. The retractors will remain
locked after the pretensioners are acti-
vated. Upon activation, some noise will
occur and some smoke may be released.
These conditions are not harmful and do
not indicate a fire in the vehicle.
WARNING
Inspect all seat belt assemblies after
any collision. Any seat belt assembly
which was in use during a collision
(other than a very minor one) should
be replaced, even if damage to the
assembly is not obvious. Any seat
belt assembly even which was not in
use during a collision must be
replaced if the seat belt pretension-
ers activated. The pretensioners and
the load limiter only functions once.
In case they did not activate, consult
with SUZUKI dealer or qualified work-
shop.
WARNING
This section describes your SUZUKI
vehicle’s seat belt pretensioner sys-
tem. Read and follow all these
instructions carefully to minimize
your risk of severe injury or death.
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