Honda Element 2006 Reference Owner's Manual page 98

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Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners
For added protection, the front seat
belts are equipped with automatic
seat belt tensioners. When activated,
the tensioners immediately tighten
the belts to help hold the driver and
a front passenger in place.
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Additional Information About Your Seat Belts
The tensioners are designed to
activate in any collision severe
enough to cause front airbag
inflation.
The tensioners can also be activated
during a collision in which the front
airbags
do not deploy
airbags would not be needed, but the
additional restraint could be helpful.
When the tensioners are activated,
the seat belts will remain tight until
they are unbuckled in the normal
manner.
If the front seat belt tensioners ever
activate, they must be replaced as
the belts will no longer retract
properly.
Seat Belt Maintenance
For safety, you should check the
condition of your seat belts regularly.
Pull each belt out fully, and look for
frays, cuts, burns, and wear. Check
that the latches work smoothly and
. In this case, the the belts retract easily. If a belt does
not retract easily, cleaning the belt
may correct the problem (see page
185
condition or working properly will
not provide good protection and
should be replaced as soon as
possible.
Honda provides a lifetime warranty
on seat belts for U.S. models. See
your
booklet for details.
). Any belt that is not in good
Honda Warranty Information
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