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SAFETY FIRST
Protecting s s eat b b elts
Seat belts which are worn properly con-
tribute to the correct seating position of
the vehicle's occupants. The seat belts
help reduce kinetic energy considerably.
They also prevent uncontrollable move-
ments which can also be the cause of
severe injuries.
Vehicle occupants who wear their seat
belts correctly benefit greatly from the
fact that kinetic energy is absorbed by the
belt. The vehicle front structure and other
passive safety measures, such as the Air
Bag System, also guarantee a reduction
in kinetic energy. The energy created is
thus kept to a low level and the risk of
injury reduced.
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Our examples describe frontal crashes.
These physical principles also apply, of
course, to other types of accidents and to
vehicles with the Air Bag System.
This is why you must put on your seat belt
before every journey, even if you are only
going "just around the corner". Please
also ensure that your passengers are cor-
rectly belted in.
You have seen how seat belts function in
the case of an accident on previous
pages.
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Accident statistics have proven that the
risk of injury is reduced and the chance of
survival in a serious accident is increased
if the seat belt is worn properly.
For this reason, the wearing of seat belts
is a legal requirement in most countries.
The correct method of wearing the seat
belt, and how the Air Bag System func-
tions, is described on the following
pages.
SEAT BELTS
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