How To Properly Adjust Your Seatbelt - Seat Arona 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. 99.
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. 100.
occupants
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Safety
How to properly adjust your
seatbelt
Fastening and unfastening your seat
belt
Positioning and removing the seat
Fig. 101
belt buckle.
Position of seat belt during pregnan-
Fig. 102
cy.
Read the additional information carefully
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page 19.
Fasten your seat belt
The seat belt cannot offer its full protection if
the seat belt is not positioned correctly.
● Adjust the seat and head restraint correctly.
To fasten the belt, take hold of the latch
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plate and pull it slowly across your chest and
lap.
● Insert the latch plate into the buckle for the
appropriate seat and push it down until it is
securely locked with an audible click
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Fig. 101.
Pull the belt to ensure that the latch plate is
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securely engaged in the buckle.