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belt webbing, contact a specialised work-
shop for help with any special devices to
ensure the optimum protection of the seat
belt and airbag. SEAT recommends taking
your car in for technical service.
Seat belt height adjustment
Next to the front seats: belt height ad-
Fig. 14
juster.
Using the height adjusters for the front seats
and the outer seats of the second row, the
position of the seat belts can be adjusted in
the shoulder area according to the height of
the occupant:
Keep the guide device pressed down in the
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direction of the arrow Fig. 14.
1) Depending on version/market.
Seat belts
Move the guide device up or down until the
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seat belt lies over the centre of your shoulder
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Release the guide device.
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Pull the belt sharply to check that the de-
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vice is engaged securely.
WARNING
Never adjust the belt height while the vehi-
cle is in motion.
Seat belt tensioners
How the seat belt tensioner works
The seat belts for the front seats and the side
rear seats on the second row 1) are equipped
with belt tensioners.
The belt tensioners are activated by sensors,
although only in severe head-on, lateral and
rear-end collisions. This retracts and tightens
the seat belts, reducing the forward motion of
the occupants.
The belt pre-tensioners work in combination
with the airbag system. In case of overturn,
the pre-tensioners do not activate unless the
head airbags are deployed.
Reversible seat belt tensioning
In specific driving situations, a reversible ten-
sioning of the seat belts might take place
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in the event of sudden brakes
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in the event of oversteering or understeer-
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ing
in the event of minor collisions
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Note
If the seat belt tensioners are triggered, a
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fine dust is produced. This is normal and it
is not an indication of fire in the vehicle.
The relevant safety requirements must be
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observed when the vehicle or components
of the system are scrapped. Specialised
workshops are familiar with these regula-
tions, which are also available to you.
Maintenance and disposal of seat
belt tensioners
The belt tensioners are components of the
seat belts that are installed in the seats of
your vehicle. If you work on the belt tension-
ers or remove and install parts of the system
when performing other repair work, the seat
belt may be damaged. The consequence
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