Inertia Reels And Belt Tensioners - Skoda CITIGO Owner's Manual

Fastening and unfastening seat belts
Fig. 7 Fastening / unfastening the seat belt
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Read and observe on page 11 first.
Before fastening the belt
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Adjust the head restraint properly (does not apply to seats with integrated
head restraints).
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Adjust the seat (applies to the front seats).
Fastening
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Slowly pull the belt over the chest and pelvis.
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Insert the lock tongue into the belt buckle
until it clicks into place.
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Pull on the belt to check that it has engaged correctly in the lock.
Releasing
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Grip the lock tongue and press the red button in the buckle
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.
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Inertia reels 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 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.
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
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.
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.
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Seat belts