Belt Tensioner - Skoda FABIA - 03-2010 Owner's Manual

116 Seat belts
– Then pull firmly on the belt to ensure that the seat belt height adjuster has correctly
locked in place.
WARNING
Adjust the height of the belt in such a way that the shoulder part of the belt is
positioned approximately across the middle of your shoulder - on no account
across your neck.
Note
It is also possible to adapt the routing of the belt webbing on the front seats by
adjusting the height of the seat*.
Taking seat belts off
– Press the red button in the belt lock
of the lock to jump out.
– Guide the belt back with your hand to enable the inertia reel to wind up the belt
webbing more easily.
A plastic knob in the belt webbing holds the belt tongue in a position which is easy to
get hold of.
Fig. 110 Releasing lock tongue from
belt lock
 fig.
110. The spring force causes the tongue
Three-point safety belt for the middle rear seat
It is used in the same way as the normal three-point seat belts on the left and right (at
front and rear). The three-point seat belt for the rear middle seat must be put on first
to allow the pelvic part of the belt to run between the belt lock for the right three-point
seat belt and the backrest, while avoiding crossing the belt webbing of the right and
middle seat belts.
WARNING

The three-point safety belt for the rear middle seat can only fulfil its func-
tion reliably when the backrests are correctly locked into position  page 60.
Note
The vehicles of the category N1 are not equipped with the third seat belt on the rear
seats. The vehicle is only approved for four persons.

Belt tensioner

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.
The fastened three-point seat belts are automatically tensioned in the event of a frontal
or side collision of a certain severity. The belts tensioners are also deployed if the seat
belts are not fastened.
Belt tensioners are not activated in the event of minor frontal collisions, side and rear-
end collisions, in the case of a rollover and also not in accidents in which no major
forces are produced from the front.
WARNING

Any work on the belt tightener system, including removal and installation of
system components because of other repair work, must only be carried out by
a specialist garage.