Seat Belt Pretensioner System And Force Limiter System; Child Restraint - Mitsubishi Colt Owner's Manual

Seat belt pretensioner system and
force limiter system
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The driver's seat and front passenger's seat each
have a seat belt equipped with a pretensioner system.
Pretensioner system
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The pretensioner system will retract their respec-
tive seat belts instantaneously, thus maximizing the
seat belt's effectiveness, if there is a frontal impact
severe enough to injure the driver and/or front pas-
senger and the ignition switch is in the "ON" or
"START" position.
WARNING
l To obtain the best results from your pre-
tensioner seat belt, make sure you do the
following:
• Adjust the seat to the proper position.
Refer to "Front seat" on page 2-04.
• Fasten your seat belt properly.
Refer to "Seat belts" on page 2-10.
CAUTION
l Installation of audio equipment or re-
pairs in the vicinity of the pretensioner
seat belts or floor console must be per-
formed in line with MITSUBISHI
MOTORS guidelines. It is important to
do so because the work could affect the
pretensioner systems.
CAUTION
l
If you need to scrap the vehicle, please con-
sult a MITSUBISHI MOTORS Author-
ized Service Point. It is important to do
so because unexpected activation of the
pretensioner seat belts could cause inju-
ries.
NOTE
l The pretensioner seat belts will be activated
if the vehicle suffers a severe frontal impact,
even if the seat belts are not worn.
l
The pretensioner seat belts are designed to
work only once. After the pretensioner seat
belts have been activated, we recommend
you have them replaced by a MITSUBISHI
MOTORS Authorized Service Point.
SRS warning lamp
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This warning lamp is shared by the SRS airbags
and the pretensioner seat belts. Refer to "SRS warn-
ing lamp" on page 2-33.
Force limiter system
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In the event of a collision, each force limiter sys-
tem will effectively absorb the load applied to the
seat belt so as to minimize the impact to the passen-
ger.
Seat and seat belts

Child restraint

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When transporting children in your vehicle, some
type of child restraint system should always be
used according to the size of the child. This is re-
quired by law in most countries.
The regulations concerning driving with children in
the front seat may differ from country to country.
You are advised to comply with the relevant regula-
tions.
WARNING
l When possible, put children in the rear
seat. Accident statistics indicate that chil-
dren of all sizes and ages are safer when
properly restrained in the rear seat rath-
er than in the front seat.
l Holding a child in your arms is no substi-
tute for a restraint system. Failure to use
a proper restraint system can result in se-
vere or fatal injury to your child.
l Each child restraint device or fixing is to
be used only by one child.
l When attaching a child restraint to the
rear seat, place the front seatbacks in the
upright position.
Otherwise, the child could be seriously in-
jured in the event of hard braking or a col-
lision.
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