How To Keep The Seat Belts Always In Efficient Conditions - Alfa Romeo Brera Owner's Manual

fig. 6
IMPORTANT Never travel with a child
sitting on the passenger's lap with a sin-
gle belt to protect them both fig. 6. Do
not fasten other objects to the body.
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WARNING
Under no circumstances
should the components
of the seat belts and preten-
sioners be tampered with or
removed. Any
should be carried out by qual-
ified and authorised personnel.
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Always contact Alfa Romeo
Authorized Services.
WARNING
If the belt has been
subjected to heavy
stress, for example after an
accident, it should be changed
completely together with the
anchors, anchor fastening
screws and the pretensioners.
In fact, even if the belt has no
visible defects, it could have
lost its resilience.
HOW TO KEEP THE SEAT
BELTS ALWAYS IN
EFFICIENT CONDITIONS
❒ Always use the belt with the tape taut
and never twisted; make sure that it
operation is free to run without impediments;
❒ after a serious accident, replace the
belt being worn at that time, even if
it does not appear damaged. Always
replace the seat belts if pretension-
ers have been activated;
❒ to clean the belts, wash by hand
with neutral soap, rinse and leave to
dry in the shade. Never use strong
detergents, bleach or dyes or other
chemical substance that might weak-
en the fibres;
❒ prevent the reels from getting wet:
their correct operation is only guar-
anteed if water does not get inside;
❒ replace the seat belt when showing
significant wear or cut signs.