Fastening And Adjusting The Seat Belts; Releasing The Seat Belts; Belt Warning For The Driver And Front-Passenger; Rear Seat Belt Status Indicator - SMART forfour Owner's Manual

There is an increased risk of injury, pos-
sibly even fatal.
Have pyrotechnic belt tensioners which
have been triggered replaced at a qualified
specialist workshop immediately.
smart recommends that you have the vehicle
towed to a qualified specialist workshop
after an accident.
!
Make sure that the seat belt is fully rolled
up. Otherwise, the seat belt or belt tongue
will be trapped in the door or in the seat
mechanism. This could damage the door,
the door trim panel and the seat belt. Dam-
aged seat belts can no longer fulfil their
protective function and must be replaced.
Visit a qualified specialist workshop.

Fastening and adjusting the seat belts

If the seat belt is pulled quickly or suddenly,
the inertia reel locks. The belt strap cannot
be pulled out further.
!
If the co-driver's seat is not occupied, do
not engage the seat belt tongue in the
buckle on the co-driver's seat. Otherwise,
in the event of an accident the belt ten-
sioner could be triggered in addition to
other systems and would need to be
replaced.
X
Always insert seat belt tongue ; into belt
buckle : that belongs to the seat.
X
Slide the belt sash guide into the required
position.
To raise: slide upwards at the ring.
To lower: press the belt guide release and
slide downwards at the ring.
X
Make sure that the belt sash guide is
engaged.

Releasing the seat belts

X
Press the release button in the belt buckle
and guide the seat belt back by the belt
tongue.
Belt warning for the driver and front-
passenger
The 7 seat belt warning lamp in the
instrument cluster reminds you that all
vehicle occupants must fasten their seat
belts correctly.
A warning tone may also sound.
As soon as the driver and co-driver fasten
their seat belts, the seat belt warning goes
out.

Rear seat belt status indicator

Seat belt warning lamp
:
Rear left-hand seat belt status indicator
;
Rear right-hand seat belt status indica-
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tor
The rear seat belt status indicator informs
you which rear seat belt is not fastened.
The status is indicated by the colour.
Red: seat belt not fastened.
R
Green: seat belt fastened.
R
When you drive off and have reached a speed
of approximately 10 km/h the lamps go out
after approximately 30 seconds.
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