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

Seat belt height adjusters for front seats
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Push the return pulley upwards in the direction of arrow
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Or: push together the mechanism in the direction of arrows
return pulley downwards in the direction of arrow
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Then pull firmly on the belt to ensure that the seat belt height adjuster has
correctly locked in place.
WARNING
Always ensure that the webbing of the seat belts is properly routed. Seat
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belts which are not correctly adjusted can themselves cause injuries even
in minor accidents.
A seat belt which is hanging too loose can result in injuries as your body is
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moved forward by the kinetic energy produced in an accident and is then
suddenly held firm by the belt.
The belt webbing must not run across solid or fragile objects (e.g. pencils,
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spectacles, pens, keys etc.). Such objects can cause injury.
Fastening and unfastening seat belts
Fig. 6 Fastening/unfastening the seat belt
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Read and observe on page 13 first.
Before fastening the belt
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Adjust the headrest properly (does not apply to seats with integrated headr-
ests).
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Adjust the seat (applies to the front seats).
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Adjust the belt height (applies to the front seats).
Fasten
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Use the lock tongue to slowly pull the webbing over your chest and pelvis.
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Insert the lock tongue into the belt buckle for the seat
» Fig. 5 - . audibly clicks into place.
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and push the Pull on the belt to check that it has engaged correctly in the lock.
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» Fig. 5 - .
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Release
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Grip the lock tongue and press the red button in the buckle
lock tongue pops out.
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Guide the belt back by hand so that the seat belt does not twist and the
webbing rolls up fully.
The reel opening for the lock tongue must not be blocked otherwise the
lock tongue will not lock into place properly.

Inertia reels and belt tensioners

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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.
If the seat belt does not lock when pulling sharply on it, have it inspected
immediately by a specialist garage.
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.
WARNING
Introduction
WARNING
» Fig. 6 -  until it
» Fig. 6 - , the
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Seat belts