Inertia Reel And Belt Tensioners - Skoda OCTAVIA Owner's Manual

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Adjust the belt height (applies to the front seats).
Fasten
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Use the lock tongue to slowly pull the webbing over your chest and pelvis.
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Insert the lock tongue into the belt buckle for the seat
audibly clicks 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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Hold the lock tongue and press the red button in the belt buckle
. 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 seat
belt strap rolls up fully.
WARNING
The slot of the belt tongue must not be blocked, otherwise the belt tongue
will not lock in place properly.

Inertia reel and belt tensioners

Inertia reels
Each seat belt is equipped with an inertia reel.
When pulling slowly on the seat belt, the belt can move freely. When pulling
sharply on the seat belt, the movement is locked by the inertia reel. The belts
also lock when full braking, when the car accelerates, when driving downhill
and when cornering.
WARNING
If the seat belt does not lock when pulling sharply on it, have the inertia reel
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 with a certain severity the seat belts are tightened by the
belt tensioner so that unwanted body motion is prevented.
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Safety
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.
WARNING
» Fig. 27 -  until it
Any work on the belt tensioner system, including the removal and installa-
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tion of system components because of other repair work, must only be car-
ried 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.
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Note
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.