Renault CLIO Driver's Handbook Manual page 36

METHODS OF RESTRAINT IN ADDITION TO THE FRONT SEAT BELTS
Depending on the vehicle, they com-
prise:
– pretensioners;
– lap belt pretensioners (for the five
door version);
– chest-level load limiter;
– air bags for driver and front pas-
senger;
– anti-submarining air bags (for the
three door version).
These systems are designed to operate
independently or together in the event
of a front, side, or rear impact.
Depending on the severity of the impact,
the system can trigger:
– seat belt locking;
– the lap belt pretensioner or the anti-
submarining air bag to keep the oc-
cupant in their seat, the low volume
front air bag and force limiters;
– the large volume air bag.
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Pretensioners
In the event of a severe frontal impact
and if the ignition is switched on, the
system may engage the following de-
pending on the force of the impact:
– piston 1 which immediately retracts
the seat belt;
– piston 2 on the front seats (for the
five door version), or the anti-sub-
marining air bag 3 (for the three door
version).
The pretensioners flatten the belt
against the body, holding the occupant
against the seat, thus improving the ef-
ficiency of the belt.
Have the entire restraint
system checked following
an accident.
No operation whatsoever is
permitted on any part of the system
(pretensioners, air bags, computers,
wiring) and the system components
must not be reused on any other ve-
hicle, even if identical.
To avoid incorrect triggering of the
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system which may cause injury,
only qualified personnel from an ap-
proved dealer may work on the pre-
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tensioner and air bag system.
The electric trigger system may only
be tested by a specially trained tech-
nician using special equipment.
When the vehicle is scrapped, con-
tact an approved dealer for disposal
of the pretensioner and air bag gas
generators.