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Seat belts
Important safety information regarding
the use of seat belts
The correct use of the seat belts considerably reduces the
risk of injury!
WARNING
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The belt webbing must not be jammed in-between at any point
or twisted, or chafe against any sharp edges.
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No two persons (also not children) should ever use a single
seat belt together.
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The maximum protection which seat belts can offer is only
achieved if you are correctly seated ⇒ page 69.
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The belt webbing must not run across solid or fragile objects
(e.g. spectacles, ball-point pens, keys etc.) as this may be a cause
of injuries.
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Bulky, loose clothing (e.g. a winter coat over a jacket) does not
allow you to be correctly seated and impairs proper operation of
the seat belts.
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It is prohibited to use clamps or other objects to adjust seat
belts (e.g. for shortening the belts for smaller persons).
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The lock tongue should only be inserted into the lock which is
the correct one for your seat. Wrong use of the safety belt will
reduce its capacity to protect.
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The backrests of the front seats must not be tilted too far to the
rear otherwise the seatbelts can lose their effectiveness.
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The belt webbing must always be kept clean. Soiled belt
webbing may impair proper operation of the inertia reel
⇒ page 196.
WARNING (continued)
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The slot of the belt tongue must not be blocked by paper or
similar objects otherwise the belt tongue will not lock in place
properly.
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Damaged seat belts which have been subjected to stress in an
accident and were therefore stretched, must be replaced - this is
best done by a Škoda dealer. The anchorage points of the belts
must also be inspected. The anchorage points for the belts should
also be checked.
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In certain countries it is possible to use seat belts which differ
in terms of their operation from the seat belts which are described
on the pages which follow.