Belt Tensioners - Vauxhall Meriva Owner's Manual

58 Seats, Interior
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Warning
Fasten your seat belt before ea ch trip .
In the event of an a ccident, persons not
wearing sea t belts end ang er their fellow
occupants and themselv es.
Seat belt control indicator X 3 80.
Seat b elts are only intended for one person.
They are not suitable for any one under
12 yea rs of age or under 150 cm tall.
For children und er the age of 12, w e
recom mend the Vaux hall child restraint
system 3 63.
Belt force lim iters
In the front seats, stress on the body is
red uced by dam pened release of the
safety belt during a collision.
Checking the seat b el ts
From time to time, check operation of a ll
seat belt system components and check for
damage. Ha ve damaged comp onents
replaced. H ave seat belts a nd deploy ed
belt tensioners repla ced by an a uthorised
work shop after an accident.
Make sure that seat b elts are not da maged
or tra pped by sharp-ed ged ob jects.

Belt tensioners

The front safety belt sy stems tighten at the
buckles in the event of a front or rear
collision ab ov e a sp ecific degree of
sev erity. This tensions the seat belts.
Act uation of belt tensioners
is indicated by illumination of control
indicator v, see nex t column.
Triggered belt tensioners must b e replaced
by a workshop. B elt tensioners can only be
triggered once.