Methods Of Restraint In Addition To The Front Seat Belts - Renault MEGANE COUPE CABRIOLET Driver's Handbook Manual

METHODS OF RESTRAINT IN ADDITION TO THE FRONT SEAT BELTS

These are:
– front seat belt inertia reel preten-
sioners;
– chest-level load limiters;
– anti-submarining air bags;
– air bags for driver and front pas-
senger.
These systems are designed to act in-
dependently or together when the vehi-
cle is subjected to a frontal impact.
Depending on the severity of the
impact, the system can trigger:
– seat belt locking;
– the seat belt inertia reel pretensioner
(which engages to correct seat belt
slack);
– the "low volume" front air bags;
– the "large volume" front air bags;
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Pretensioners
The pretensioners hold the seat belt
against the body, holding the occupant
more securely against the seat, thus in-
creasing the seat belt's efficiency.
With the ignition on, following a signif-
icant frontal impact and depending on
the severity of the impact, the system
may trigger the seat belt inertia reel
pretensioner 1, which instantly retracts
the seat belt.
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– Have the entire restraint
system checked following
an accident.
– No operation whatsoever
is permitted on any part of the
system (pretensioners, air bags,
arches, computers, wiring) and
the system components must not
be reused on any other vehicle,
even if identical.
– To avoid incorrect triggering of
the system which may cause
damage, only qualified person-
nel from an approved dealer may
work on the pretensioners, air
bags and arches.
– The electric trigger system may
only be tested by a specially
trained technician using special
equipment.
– When scrapping your vehicle,
contact an approved dealer for
disposal of the pretensioner gas
generators, air bags and arches.
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