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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Seat belts
Always
use
the
seat belt for all types of
driving
.
Remember that it is possible even in
slow city traffic to incur serious injury from
sudden, unexpected stopping.
Now and again check that the bolts anchor-
ing the belt are properly tightened and that
the belt is in good condition. Water mixed
with some mild synthetic washing agent
can be used for cleaning the bel t.
As the seat belts
lose
much of their strength
J
when exposed to violent
stret~hing,
they
should be replaced after collision, even
though they may appear to be undamaged.
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Never modify or
repair
the bel t on your
own,.
but have
this
done by a Volvo workshop.
Your car is fitted with automatically retract-
ing inertia seat belts.
To
fasten the belt, pull out the strap slowly
_
(with right hand for belt on left-hand side,
with left hand for bel t on right-hand side)
to preiYent the mechanism from locking.
Normally the belt roller
is "uniocked".
The
roller will lock automatically if pulled out
quickly, or if the car brakes or inclines to
an angle greater than
10-15
°
or when tak-
ing a bend rather sharply.
The practical design of the belt makes it
very easy to
use.
Place
the
belt with one
strap over the lap and the other across the
shoulder - chest and
faste
n it by pushing
the buckle tongue into the slot of
the
lock-
A
ing device located between the front seats.
A clearly audible clicking sound indicates
that
the bel t is locked. Make sure that those
parts of the belt against the body are not
twisted.
The belt is released from
the
lock by
pushing in the square red button on the
lock. Always make a habit of letting
the
belt roller pull in the bel t strap when the
belt is unfastened.
If the belts can not retract fully, this may
be due to the
fact that
they are twisted in-
side
the
cover casing. This is
remedied
by
pulling out the belt
fully
and then allow-
ing it to be drawn into
the
casing.
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