How To Properly Adjust Your Seat Belt; Fastening And Unfastening The Seat Belt - Seat Ateca 2020 Owner's Manual

How to properly adjust your
seat belt
Fastening and unfastening the seat
belt
Insert the latch plate of the seat belt
Fig. 10
into the buckle.
Release the seat belt's buckle.
Fig. 11
Seat belts
Properly worn seat belts hold the vehicle oc-
cupants in the position that most protects
them in the event of an accident or sudden
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braking .
Fastening the seat belt
Fasten your seat belt before each trip.
Adjust the front seat and headrest correctly
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Engage the seat backrest of the rear seat in
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an upright position .
Pull the latch plate and place the belt web-
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bing evenly across your chest and lap. Do
not twist the seat belt when doing so
Engage the latch plate in the buckle of the
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corresponding seat Fig. 10.
Pull the belt to ensure that the latch plate is
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securely engaged in the buckle.
Releasing the seat belt
Only unfasten the seat belt when the vehicle
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has come to a standstill .
Press the red button on the buckle
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Fig. 11. The latch plate is released from the
buckle.
Guide the belt back by hand so that it rolls
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up easily and the trim will not be damaged.
WARNING
The seat belt cannot offer its full protec-
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tion unless the seat backrest is in an up-
right position and the seat belt is worn cor-
rectly, according to your size.
Unbuckling your seat belt while the vehi-
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cle is in motion can cause severe or fatal
injuries in the event of an accident or sud-
den braking.
The seat belt itself, or a loose seat belt,
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can cause severe injuries if the belt moves
from hard areas of the body to soft areas
(e.g. the stomach).
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