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ADDITIONAL SYSTEMS TO THE REAR SEAT BELTS
Depending on the vehicle, they
comprise:
seat
belt
pretensioners
integrated into the inertia reels
for side seat belts,
force limiter.
These systems are designed to act
independently or together when the
vehicle suffers a frontal impact.
There are two scenarios, depending
on the force of the impact:
- protection is provided by the belt
only;
- the pretensioner is triggered to
rectify seat belt play.
Rear seat belt pretensioners
This system is only operational
when the ignition is switched on.
If the vehicle is subjected to a severe
frontal impact, a device retracts the
seat belt, pulling the seat belt tight
against
the
body
improving its effectiveness.
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• Have the entire restraint
• No
operation
permitted on any part of the
system (pretensioners, airbags,
computers,
system components must not be
reused on any other vehicle, even
if identical.
• To avoid premature triggering of
the system which may cause
injury, only qualified RENAULT
Network personnel may work on
the
pretensioner
system.
• Testing of the electric trigger
system may only be carried out
by a specially trained technician
using special equipment.
• When the vehicle is scrapped,
contact your RENAULT Dealer
and
thus
for disposal of the pretensioner
and airbag gas generators.
system checked following
an accident.
whatsoever
is
wiring)
and
the
and
airbag
Force limiter
Above a certain severity of impact,
this mechanism is used to limit the
force of the belt against the body so
that it is at an acceptable level.
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