Renault Scenic Manual page 42

MEANS OF RESTRAINT IN ADDITION TO THE REAR SEAT BELTS
Depending on the vehicle, these
include:
seat belt pretensioners
integrated into the inertia reels
(for the rear second row seats)
Force limiter.
These systems are designed to act
independently or together when the
vehicle is subjected to a frontal
impact.
There are two
depending on the force of the
impact:
- protection is provided by the belt
only,
- the pretensioner is triggered to
take up the slack in the seat belt
and the airbag inflates to cushion
the impact.
Rear seat belt pretensioners
This system is only operational
when the ignition is switched on.
If the vehicle is subjected to a severe
frontal impact, a device retracts the
seat belt, pulling the seat belt tight
against the body
improving its effectiveness.
• No
permitted on any part of the
system (pretensioners, airbags,
computers,
system components must not be
reused on any other vehicle, even
if identical.
possibilities,
• To avoid premature triggering of
the system which may cause
injury, only qualified RENAULT
Network personnel may work on
the
system.
• Testing of the electric trigger
system may only be carried out
by a specially trained technician
using special equipment.
• When the vehicle is scrapped,
contact your RENAULT Dealer
for disposal of the pretensioner
and airbag gas generators.
and thus
• After an accident, have
the entire restraint
system checked
operation whatsoever
wiring) and the
pretensioner and airbag
Load limiter
Above a certain severity of impact,
this mechanism is used to limit the
force of the belt against the body so
that it is at an acceptable level.
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