Seat Belts; General Information; Seat Belt Safety Instructions; Using The Seat Belts - Tesla Roadster 2 Owner's Manual

General information

Seat belts

WARNING: Seat belts should be worn
by all occupants, for every journey no
matter how short. Failure to do so greatly
increases the risk of death or serious injury in
the event of an accident.
It is an established fact that seat belts provide
good protection in accidents. Therefore
wearing a seat belt is required by law in most
states.
Both the driver and passenger seating
positions are equipped with three-point
inertia reel seat belts. Inertia reel belts are
tensioned automatically and allow freedom
of movement during normal driving
conditions.
The belt reel automatically locks, preventing
movement of occupants, whenever your
vehicle experiences the force associated with
hard acceleration, braking, cornering or on
impact in a collision. The reel may also lock
when driving on steep hills or slopes.

Seat belt safety instructions

WARNING: Ensure that all seat belts are
worn correctly. An improperly worn
seat belt increases the risk of death or serious
injury in the event of a collision.
WARNING: Seat belts are designed to
bear upon the bony structure of the
body, and should be worn low across the
pelvis, over the shoulder and across the
chest. Avoid wearing the lap section of the
belt across the abdominal area.
Seating and safety restraints
WARNING: Always adjust the belt to
remove slack. Seat belts worn too loose
can result in injuries because they allow
excessive forward movement in an
accident.
WARNING: Do not wear seat belts over
hard, fragile or sharp items in clothing,
such as pens, keys, eyeglasses, etc. In an
impact, the pressure from the seat belt on
such items can cause them to break, which in
turn may cause serious injury.
WARNING: Seat belts should not be
worn with any part of the strap
twisted.
WARNING: Each belt assembly must be
used by only one occupant. It is
dangerous to put the belt around a child
being carried on an occupant's lap.
WARNING: It is essential that seat belts
that have been worn in an accident are
replaced, even if damage to the assembly is
not obvious. The belt anchors must also be
checked.
WARNING: Care must be taken to avoid
contaminating the seat belt webbing,
and seat belt mechanisms with any
chemicals, liquids, grit, dirt or cleaning
products. If a seat belt fails to retract or latch
into the buckle, it must be replaced
immediately.
WARNING: No modifications or
additions should be made that prevent
the seat belt mechanism from taking up

Seat belts

slack, or that prevent the seat belt being
adjusted to remove slack. A slack belt greatly
reduces the level of occupant protection.

Using the seat belts

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Fastening the belt
1. Ensure that the seat is correctly
positioned.
2. Take hold of the latch plate and pull it
slowly across your chest and lap.
3. Insert the latch plate into the buckle and
press down until you hear a "click" that
indicates it is securely locked into place.
4. Pull the belt to check that it is securely
fastened.
5. Position the belt so that it is worn low
across the front of the pelvis, and across
the chest and shoulder.
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