Inertia Reels And Belt Tensioners - Skoda Rapid Owner's Manual

Belt height adjustment on the front seats
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Read and observe on page 12 first.
The seat belt height adjuster makes it possible to adjust the routing of the
front seat belts in the area of the shoulder to the body size.
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Press the seat belt height adjuster and move up or down in the desired di-
rection » Fig. 7.
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Then pull firmly on the belt to ensure that the seat belt height adjuster has
correctly locked in place.

Inertia reels and belt tensioners

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Inertia reels
Belt tensioners
Inertia reels
Each seat belt is equipped with an inertia reel.
When pulling slowly on the seat belt, the belt can move freely. When pulling
sharply on the seat belt, the movement is locked by the inertia reel.
The belts also lock when full braking, when the car accelerates, when driving
downhill and when cornering.
WARNING
If the seat belt does not lock when pulling sharply on it, have it inspected
immediately by a specialist garage.
Fig. 7
Front seat: Seat belt height ad-
juster
Belt tensioners
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 three-point seat belts are automatically tensioned in the event of a frontal
collision of a certain severity. The belt tensioners can also be deployed if the
seat belts are not fastened.
The seat belts are automatically tensioned in the event of a collision of a cer-
tain severity.
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 tensioner system including removal and installation
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of system components because of other repair work, must only be carried
out by a specialist garage.
The protective function of the system is only adequate for a single acci-
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dent. If the belt tensioners have been deployed, it is then necessary to re-
place the entire system.
Note
Smoke is generated when the belt tensioners are deployed. This is not an in-
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dication of a fire in the vehicle.
15 When disposing of the vehicle or parts of the belt tensioner system, it is im-
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portant to comply with national legal requirements. ŠKODA service partners
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are familiar with these regulations and will be able to provide you with de-
tailed information.
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Seat belts