Volvo VN User Manual

250OPERATION
Allhardwareforsafetybeltmountingpointsshouldbeevaluatedforcorrosion.All
attachmentpointsofthesystemshouldbecheckedfortightnessofmountinghardware.
Checkthewebinareasexposedtoultravioletraysfromthesunorextremedustor
dirt.Iftheoriginalcolorofthewebintheseareasisextremelyfaded,thephysical
strengthofthiswebmayhavedeteriorated.Ifthisconditionexists,replacethesafety
beltsystem.
ImportantFactsAboutSafetyBeltsinHeavyTrucks
Thehighmileageassociatedwithheavytrucks,thecontinualrelativemovementof
theseatwiththecab,thepossiblecontactwiththevehicleseatorotherpartsofthe
cabstructure,andthepotentialexposureofthissafetybelttosevereenvironmental
conditionsmakeitcrucialtoinspecttheseatbeltsystemregularly.Itisrecommended
thatthesystemisinspectedevery24,000km(15,000miles)ormoreoftenifthe
vehicleisexposedtosevereenvironmentalorvocationalconditions.Anysafetybelt
systemthatshowscuts,fraying,extremeorunusualwear,signicantdiscolorations
duetoultravioletrayexposure,dusty-dirtyconditions,abrasiontothesafetybelt
webbingordamagetothebuckle,latchplate,retractor,hardwareoranyotherobvious
problemshouldbereplacedimmediately,regardlessofthemileage.
Oncereplacementofthesafetybelthasbeendeterminednecessary,becertainthatitis
replacedonlywithaV olvooriginalreplacementsafetybelt.SeeyourauthorizedV olvo
Truckdealerforreplacement.YourV olvosafetybeltsystemhasbeendevelopedand
testedspecicallyforheavytrucks.Replaceitonlywiththeexactsamedesignthat
thevehiclewasequippedwith.
Iftheinspectionindicatesthatanyotherpartofthesafetybeltsystemrequires
replacement,theentirebeltsystemmustbereplaced.Aninstallationguideisattached
toeveryreplacementsystem,entitled"Three-PointSafetyBeltInstallationGuide."
Thereareseparatesafetybeltinstructionguidesforsuspensionandstationaryseats.
Usetheproperguideforyourtypeofseatandfollowtheinstructionsveryclosely.It
isvitallyimportantthatallcomponentsaremountedbackinthesamepositionsasthe
originalcomponentsthatwereremoved.Thiswillmaintainthedesignintegrityofthe
mountingpointsforthesafetybeltassembly.

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General

Brand	Volvo
Model	VN
Category	Trucks
Language	English