Skoda CITIGO Owner's Manual page 16

WARNING (Continued)
The lock tongue should only be inserted into the lock which is the correct
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one for your seat. Wrong use of the safety belt will reduce its capacity to
protect and the risk of injury increases.
Many layers of clothing and loose clothing (e. g. a winter coat over a jack-
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et) do not allow you to be correctly seated and impairs proper operation of
the seat belts.
Do not use clamps or other objects to adjust seat belts (e.g. for shorten-
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ing the belts for smaller persons).
The seat belts for the rear seats can only fulfil their function reliably
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when the seat backrests are correctly locked into position
WARNING
Information on the care and maintenance of the safety belts
The belt webbing must always be kept clean. Soiled belt webbing may im-
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pair proper operation of the inertia reel
The seat belts must not be removed or changed in any way. Do not at-
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tempt to repair the seat belts yourself.
Check the condition of all the seat belts on a regular basis. If damage to
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the parts of the seat belt system (e.g. the strap, the belt connectors, the
retractor, the lock or similar) are detected, the seat belt in question must
be replaced immediately by a specialist.
Seat belts which have been subjected to stress in an accident should be
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replaced by a specialist garage. The anchorage points for the belts should
also be checked.
Correct routing of seat belt
Fig. 4 Routing of belt webbing over the shoulders and the lap belt/Rout-
ing of belt webbing for an expectant mother
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It is important that the belt is properly routed to ensure seat belts offer the
maximum protection.
The shoulder belt should be positioned approximately over the middle of your
shoulder (on no account across your neck) and lie flush to the chest
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The lower part of the belt should run across the pelvis (it should not lie on top
of the stomach) and must always fit snugly
For pregnant women, the lower part of the belt must be positioned as low
down as possible across the pelvis, to avoid exerting any pressure on the low-
er abdomen » Fig. 4 - .
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.
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