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Seat belts
Using seat belts
Introduction
Seat belts that are fastened correctly offer good protection in the event of an
accident. They reduce the risk of an injury and increase the chance of survival
in the event of a major accident.
The seat belts reduce the kinetic energy considerably. They also prevent un-
controlled movements which, in turn, may well result in severe injuries.
When transporting children, observe the following
Transporting children safely.
WARNING
Put the seat belt on before starting any journey! This also applies to other
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passengers - there is a danger of injury!
Maximum seat belt protection is only achieved if you are correctly seated
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23, Correct and safe seated position.
The seat backrests of the front seats must not be tilted too far to the rear
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otherwise the seatbelts can lose their effectiveness.
WARNING
Information on dealing with the safety belts
The belt webbing must not be jammed in-between at any point or twis-
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ted, or chafe against any sharp edges.
Make sure you do not catch the seat belt in the door when closing it.
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WARNING
Information on the proper use of safety belts
Adjust the height of the belt in such a way that the shoulder part of the
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belt is roughly positioned across the middle of your shoulder - on no ac-
count across your neck.
No two persons (also not children) should ever use a single seat belt to-
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gether.
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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 second and third row of seats can only fulfil their func-
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tion reliably if the rear seat backrests are correctly locked into position
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WARNING
Information on the care and maintenance of safety belts
The belt webbing must always be kept clean. Soiled belt webbing may im-
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pair the 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 parts of the
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belt system become damaged (e.g. the belt webbing, the belt connections,
the inertia reel, the locking part etc.), the respective seat belt must be re-
placed by a specialist garage immediately.
Seat belts which have been subjected to stress in an accident must be re-
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placed by a specialist garage. The anchorage points for the belts should al-
so be checked.
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