Skoda SUPERB - 05-2010 Owner's Manual page 169

168 Seat belts
WARNING
Adjust the height of the belt in such a way that the shoulder part of the belt is
positioned approximately across the middle of your shoulder - on no account
across your neck.
Note
It is also possible to adapt the routing of the belt webbing at the front seats by adjusting
the height of the seat.
Taking seat belts off
– Press the red button in the belt lock
of the lock to jump out.
– Guide the belt back with your hand to enable the inertia reel to wind up the belt
webbing more easily.
A plastic knob in the belt webbing holds the belt tongue in a position which is easy to
get hold of.
Three-point safety belt for the middle rear seat
Your car is equipped as standard with the three-point seat belt in the middle rear seat.
It is used in the same way as the three-point seat belts on the left and right (at front and
rear).
Fig. 152 Releasing lock tongue from
belt lock
 fig.
152. The spring force causes the tongue
WARNING
The three-point safety belt for the rear middle seat can only fulfil its function
reliably when the backrests are correctly locked into position  page 85.
Belt tensioners
Safety for the driver and passengers wearing their seat belts, is enhanced by the belt
tensioners fitted to the inertia reels of the front and rear side three-point seat belts, in
addition to the protection afforded by the airbag system.
The three-point seat belts are automatically tensioned in the event of a frontal collision
of a certain severity. The belt tensioners can also be deployed if the seat belts are not
fastened.
The belt tensioner is deployed in the event of a frontal collision of major severity. A
powder charge is ignited in the inertia reels during deployment. The belt webbing is
pulled into the inertia reels by a mechanical system and the belt is tensioned.
The belt tensioners are not activated in case of minor frontal and rear-end collisions,
in the case of vehicle rollover or accidents, through which no long delays are incurred
to the vehicle. In the case of a side collision, only the belt tensioner of the front seat on
the side on which the collision takes place is deployed.
WARNING

Any work on the system including removal and installation of system
components because of other repair work, must only be carried out by a
specialist garage.

The protective function of the system is only adequate for a single accident.
If the belt tensioners have been deployed, it is then necessary to replace the
entire system.

The Owner's Manual must also be handed over to the new owner if the
vehicle is sold.
Note

Smoke is generated when the belt tensioners are deployed. This is not an indica-
tion of a fire in the vehicle.