Safety Belts - Saab 2006 9-5 Owner's Manual

12 Safety

Safety belts

WARNING
• Buckle up and adjust your safety belt
before driving off so that you can pay
full attention to the traffic.
• Safety belts must be worn at all times
by all car occupants.
• Child safety, see page 22.
• Check that the locking tongue is prop-
erly locked in the belt lock.
• In the event of a crash, the rear-seat
passengers not wearing a seatbelt will
be thrown forward against the
front-seat backrests. The stresses
imposed on the front seat passengers
and belts are multiplied and can result
in needless injury or even death for all
car occupants.
Three-point inertia-reel safety belts are pro-
vided for all seats.
The results of studies show that it is equally
important to wear safety belts in the rear
seat as in the front seats.
Bear in mind that in certain states/provinces
it is a legal requirement for all occupants of
the car to wear a safety belt.
FASTEN BELTS
Safety belt reminder
When the ignition is switched on, the "FAS-
TEN BELTS" reminder will light up until the
driver fastens the safety belt. In addition an
audible signal sounds for 6 seconds, or until
the driver fastens his belt.