Airbag System; Description Of The Airbag System - Skoda Rapid Owner's Manual

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.
WARNING
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 seat belts.
If there is a collision of a certain severity, the seat belts are tightened by the
belt tensioner so that unwanted body motion is prevented.
Belt tensioners are not activated in the event of minor collisions, in the case
of a roll-over and also not in accidents in which no major forces are produced.
WARNING
Any work on the belt tensioner system, including the removal and instal-
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lation of system components because of other repair work, must only be
carried out by a specialist garage.
If the belt tensioners have been deployed, it is then necessary to replace
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the entire system.
Notice
The belt tensioners can also be deployed if the seat belts are not fastened.
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Smoke is generated when the belt tensioners are deployed. This is not an in-
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dication of a fire in the vehicle.

Airbag system

Description of the airbag system

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
System description
Airbag deployment
Safety instructions
The airbag system provides, as a supplement to the seat belts, additional oc-
cupant protection during severe frontal and side-on collisions.
The airbag will only provide optimum protection in conjunction with wearing
the seat belt - the airbag is not a substitute for the seat belts.
The functional status of the airbag system is indicated by the indicator light
in the instrument cluster » page
System description
Fig. 7 Airbag installation points
The forward movement of the driver and of the front passenger is cushioned
when they make contact with the fully inflated airbag and the risk of injury to
head and chest is thus reduced.
The front airbags are provided with the lettering  on the steering wheel
and on the dashboard on the front passenger side.
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