How To Properly Adjust Your Seatbelt - Seat MII Owner's Manual

Even at low speeds the forces acting on the
body in a collision are so great that it is not
possible to brace oneself with one's hands.
In a frontal collision, unbelted passengers
are thrown forward and will make violent con-
tact with the steering wheel, dash panel,
windscreen or whatever else is in the way
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Fig. 70.
It is also important for rear passengers to
wear seat belts properly, as they could other-
wise be thrown forward violently through the
vehicle interior in an accident. Passengers in
the rear seats who do not use seat belts en-
danger not only themselves but also the front
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Fig. 71.
occupants
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Safety
How to properly adjust your
seatbelt
Fastening and unfastening seat belt
Positioning and removing the seat
Fig. 72
belt buckle.
Position of seat belt during pregnan-
Fig. 73
cy.
Properly worn seat belts hold the vehicle oc-
cupants in the position that most protects
them in the event of an accident or sudden
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braking .
Fastening the seat belt
Fasten your seat belt before each trip.
● Correctly adjust the front seat
● Engage the seat backrest in the upright po-
sition and correctly adjust the hear restraint
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● Pull the latch plate and place the belt web-
bing evenly across your chest and lap. Do not
twist the seat belt when doing so
Engage the latch plate in the buckle of the
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corresponding seat Fig. 72 A.
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