Seat Tarraco 2020 Owner's Manual page 18

Seat belts
The whys and wherefores of
seat belts
Control lamps
 It lights up red
Driver or passenger has not fastened seat belt.
The control lamp lights up to remind the

driver to fasten their seat belt.
Before starting the vehicle:
Fasten your seat belt securely.
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Instruct your passengers to fasten their
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seat belts properly before driving off.
Protect children by using a child seat ac-
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cording to the child's height and weight
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When starting to drive, if the vehicle's speed
exceeds approx. 25 km/h (15 mph) and the
seat belts are not fastened or are unfastened
while driving, a warning sound will be heard
for a few seconds. The warning light will also
flash .
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The lamp goes out when the driver and

passenger seat belts are fastened with the
ignition switched on.
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Safety
Rear seat belts fastened display*
Instrument panel: left rear seat occu-
Fig. 6
pied and corresponding seat belt fastened dis-
play.
Depending on the model version, when the
ignition is switched on, the seat belt status
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display Fig. 6 on the instrument panel in-
forms the driver whether the passengers in
the rear seats have fastened their seat belts.
It indicates that the corresponding seat
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is empty.
A green light indicates that the seat is
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occupied and the occupant is wearing
the seat belt.
A red light indicates that the seat is oc-

cupied and the occupant is not wearing
the seat belt. In this case, the seat belt
control lamp will also light up in red and,
if driving over 25 km/h (15 mph), a warn-
ing sound will be emitted for a few sec-
onds.
If a seat belt is fastened or unfastened while
driving in some of the rear seats, the seat belt
status is displayed for approximately 30 sec-
onds. The indication can be hidden by press-
ing the button on the dash panel.
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The protective function of seat
belts
Drivers with properly worn seat belts will
Fig. 7
not be thrown forward in the event of sudden
braking.
Properly worn seat belts hold the occupants
in the proper position. They also help prevent
uncontrolled movements that may result in
serious injury and reduce the risk of being
thrown out of the vehicle in case of an acci-
dent.
Vehicle occupants wearing their seat belts
correctly benefit greatly from the ability of
the belts to absorb kinetic energy. In addition,