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In the case of pregnant women, the ab-
dominal strap of the seat belt should pass
as low as possible across the pelvic area,
resting flat and "surrounding" the abdomen
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Fig. 26
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Do not twist the seat belt while it is fas-
tened.
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Once the seat belt is positioned correctly,
don't pull it away from your body with your
hand.
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Do not lie the seat belt across rigid or frag-
ile objects, e.g. glasses, pens or keys.
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Never use seat belt clips, retaining rings or
similar instruments to alter the position of
the belt webbing.
Note
If your physical constitution prevents you
from maintaining the correct position of the
belt webbing, contact a specialised workshop
for help with any special devices to ensure
the optimum protection of the seat belt and
airbag. CUPRA recommends taking your car
in for technical service.
Automatic retractor, tensioner and
belt force limiter
Vehicle seat belts are part of the vehicle's
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safety system
page 40. This system has the
following important functions:
1)
Only if fitted with the PreCrash System.
Seat belts
Safety
Automatic belt retractor
The seat belt shoulder straps on the driver's
and front passenger seats, as well as those on
the rear side seats (and, depending on equip-
ment, also the seat belt of the central rear
seat) are fitted with automatic retractors. This
device ensures complete freedom of move-
ment when the shoulder strap is pulled gently
or during normal driving. However, during sud-
den braking, when driving in the mountains,
around bends and when accelerating, the re-
tractor locks the seat belt if it extends rapidly.
In critical driving situations, e.g. in the event
of emergency braking or in the case of over-
steer and understeer, the proactive occupant
protection can tension the front seat belts au-
tomatically if they are worn
. The two belts are
1)
loosened again if an accident does not happen
or when the critical situation passes. Proactive
occupant protection is ready to operate again
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page 48.
Seat belt tensioner
The seat belts on the front seats and, depend-
ing on the equipment, side rear seats are fitted
with tensioners.
The tensioners are activated by sensors in the
event of severe head-on, side and rear colli-
sions (in hybrid vehicles they are also activated
in the event of a roll-over), and they tension
the seat belts in a direction opposite their ex-
tension.
If the seat belt is slack, the tensioner tightens
it. This cushions the movement of occupants
forwards towards the impact.
The belt pre-tensioners work in combination
with the airbag system. The belt pre-tensioners
activate in combination with some of the air-
bags, depending on the collision type.
When activated, a fine powder may be re-
leased. This is completely normal and it is not
an indication of fire in the vehicle.
Reversible belt tensioning (proactive occu-
pant protection)
A reversible tensioning of the seat belts
may occur in certain driving situations
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page 48. For example:
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in the event of sudden brakes
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in the event of oversteering or understeering
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in the event of minor collisions
Belt force limiter
Depending on the equipment and the country
in question, in the event of an accident, the
seat belt force limiter reduces the force the
seat belt exerts on the body.
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