Opel GT Owner's Manual page 40

40 Seats, interior
Three-point seat belts
The v ehicle is equipped with three-point
seat b elts with autom atic retractors and
locking devices, allowing freed om of body
movement although the spring tensioned
belts are alway s a snug fit.
For information on correct sea ting
position – see pages 38, 42, 46.
The b elts are lock ed during rap id vehicle
acceleration or deceleration.
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Warning
Always wear y our sea t belt, and that
means also in urban traffic. I t can save
your life!
Also, pregnant wom en must always wea r
a seat belt – see page 43.
In the event of an accident, persons not
wearing sea t belts enda ng er their fellow
oc cup ants and themselves.
Control indica tor k for passeng er's seat
belt – see page 43.
Control indica tor X for d riv er's seat b elt –
see p ages 43, 57.
Sea t belts are only desig ned for use by one
person at a time. They are not suitable for
persons y ounger tha n 12 years of age or
sma ller than 150 cm.
Belt forc e li miters
Belt force limiters on the seats reduce the
stress on the body due to controlled release
of the belt during a collision. This m eans
that the oc cup ants m ov e forward under
control.
I nspect ion of belts
Plea se check all parts of the b elt system
occasionally for dama ge a nd correct
operation. H ave da maged parts replaced .
After an accid ent, hav e belts and dep loy ed
belt tensioners replaced by a workshop.
Do not perform any altera tions on the
belts, their anchorages, the automatic
retrac tors or the belt buck les.
Mak e sure that b elts are not da maged or
trapped by sharp-edged objec ts.