Fiat 500L 2013 Owner's Handbook Manual page 148

GETTING TO KNOW
YOUR CAR
The pretensioner may be used only
once. Contact a Fiat Dealership to have
it replaced after it has been deployed.
SAFETY
Operations which lead to impacts,
vibrations or localised heating (over 100°C
STARTING AND
for a maximum of six hours) in the area
DRIVING
around the pretensioners may damage or deploy
them. Contact a Fiat Dealership should
intervention be necessary on these components.
WARNING LIGHTS
AND MESSAGES
LOAD LIMITERS
To increase occupant safety, the retractors contain a
load limiter to dose the force acting on the chest
IN AN EMERGENCY and shoulders during the belt restraining action
in the case of frontal collisions.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING
SERVICING AND
THE SEAT BELTS
MAINTENANCE
The driver is responsible for respecting, and ensuring
that all the other occupants of the car also respect,
the local laws in force in relation to the use of the
TECHNICAL
seat belts. Always fasten the seat belts before setting
SPECIFICATIONS
off.
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WARNING
Seat belts must also be worn by pregnant women:
the risk of injury in the event of an accident is greatly
reduced for them and the unborn child if they are
wearing a seat belt.
Pregnant women must position the lower part of the
belt very low down so that it passes over the pelvis
and under the abdomen (see fig. 134). The best
way to protect the unborn child is to protect the
mother. When a safety belt is worn correctly, it
is more likely that the unborn child will not be
injured in an accident. For pregnant women, as for
anyone, it is important to wear the seat belts
correctly.
fig. 134
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