Inertia Reel And Belt Pre-Tensioners - Skoda fabia Owner's Manual

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Insert the lock tongue into the belt buckle belonging to the seat
until you hear it click into place.
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Pull on the belt to check that it has engaged correctly in the lock.
Release
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Grip the lock tongue and press the red button in the
lock tongue pops out.
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Guide the belt back by hand so that the seat belt does not twist and the
webbing rolls up fully.
WARNING
The reel opening for the lock tongue must not be blocked otherwise the
lock tongue will not lock into place properly.

Inertia reel and belt pre-tensioners

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Inertia reel
Belt tensioners
Inertia reel
Each seat belt is equipped with an inertia reel.
The seat belt can move freely when it is pulled slowly. The seat belt is locked
by the inertia reel when it is pulled suddenly. The belts also lock under full
braking, under acceleration, when driving downhill and when cornering.
WARNING
If the seat belt does not lock when pulling sharply on it, have it inspected
immediately by a specialist garage.
Belt tensioners
Safety for the driver and front passenger wearing their seat belts is enhanced
by the belt tensioners fitted to the inertia reels of the front three-point seat
belts.
If there is a collision of a certain severity, the seat belts are tightened by the
belt tensioner so that unwanted body motion is prevented.
» Fig. 6 -  Belt tensioners are not activated in the event of minor collisions, in the case
of a roll-over and also not in accidents in which no major forces are produced.
Any work on the belt tensioner system, including the removal and instal-
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buckle» Fig. 6 - , the
lation of system components because of other repair work, must only be
carried out by a specialist garage.
If the belt tensioners have been deployed, it is then necessary to replace
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the entire system.
The belt tensioners can also be deployed if the seat belts are not fastened.
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Smoke is generated when the belt tensioners are deployed. This is not an in-
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dication of a fire in the vehicle.
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WARNING
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Seat belts