Triumph TR8 - Inertia Reel Seat Belt Usage and Checks

Description of Inertia Reel Type Harness (Fig. 2)
One end of the harness (1) IS attached to a self-retractmg
mertla
reel mounted behmd the passenger compartment.
The harness passes through a 'runnmg eye' (2) and the
buckle (3) before passing to a fixed point (4) on the seat
frame
The harness 1$ prevented from unreeling when retardation of
the vehicle causes the displacement of a heavy steel ball.
This tilts a pivoting plate
which applies a POSitive lock to the
reel
mechanism.
Using the Harness (Fig. 2)
While seated. pull the buckle (3) until a loop IS formed and
pass the arm nearest the door through the loop Contmue
pulling the harness over the hips until the buckle (3) can be
inserted
into the buckle unit (5) mounted on the transmiSSion
tunnel between the front seats. A positive 'click' ensures that
the harness is safely locked.
To release
the harness. depress the release button (6l. when
the harness tongue Will automatically disengage from the
buckle unit and retract towards the door pillar
To obtalrl the maximum deSigned protection from the safety
harness It IS essential that It IS properly fitted over the body
The lap strap
(ll should be placed so that It rests securely
over the
bony part of the hips, The shoulder strap (1) should
pass over the shoulder and diagonally downwards across the
body. No
adjustment IS required as the automatiC retraction
of the reel retains the harness at the correct tenSion,
SEATS AND SAFETY HARNESS
Fig.2
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