Porsche 911 GT3 Owner's Manual page 34

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Safety Belt Warning System
An audio-visual warning system is interconnect-
ed with the driver's safety belt.
Every time the ignition is turned on, the gong will
sound for about 6 seconds to remind driver and
passenger to buckle up.
The safety belt warning lights in the instrument
panel and on-board computer will go off as soon
as the driver has buckled up.
Inertia reel retractor
The combination lap/shoulder belt with inertia reel
locking mechanism adjusts automatically to your
size and movements as long as the pull on the belt
is slow.
Rapid deceleration during hard braking or a colli-
sion locks the belt. The belt will also lock when you
drive up or down a steep hill or in a sharp curve,
otherwise, the shoulder belt will not inhibit your
upper body movement.
~ Assume a comfortable sitting position.
The shoulder belt should always rest on your
upper body. The shoulder belt should never be
worn behind your back or under your arm.
~ To fasten, grasp belt and pull the belt in a con-
tinuous slow motion across your chest and lap.
~ Insert belt tongue into buckle on inboard side
of seat. Push down until it securely locks with
an audible click. Pull the belt to check.
~ Pull shoulder section to make sure belt fits
snugly across the pelvis.
~ Belts should fit snugly across the pelvis and
chest. Make sure there is no slack in the belt.
~ To unfasten belt, push in release button
row) on buckle. Belt tongue will spring out of
buckle.
~ To release a latched belt, lean back to take the
body pressure off the belt.
~ To store lap/shoulder belt, allow the belt to re-
tract as you guide the latch to its stowed posi-
tion.
~ Please observe the chapter "AUTOMATIC
LOCKING RETRACTOR"on Page 34.
Controls, Instruments
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