Seat Belts; Three-Point Seat Belts - Vauxhall Combo Owner's Manual

76 Safety systems

Seat belts

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Warning
Alwa ys wea r your seat belt, and that
means a lso in urban traffic a nd when you
are a rear sea t passeng er. I t can save
your life!
Pregnant women m ust alwa ys wear a
seat belt – see page 79.
In the event of an accident, persons not
wearing seat belts endanger their fellow
occupants and themselv es.
Control indicator X 3 for the seat belt – see
page 24.
Seat belts are designed to be used by only
one person at a time. They are not suitable
for children under 12 years of age or
150 cm .
For children up to 12 yea rs of ag e, w e
recom mend the Vaux hall child restraint
system – see page 89.

Three-point seat belts

The vehic le is equip ped with three-point
seat belts with automatic retractors and
lock ing dev ices, allowing freedom of b od y
movem ent although the spring -tensioned
belts alway s ensure a snug fit.
Information on correct seating position -
see p ages 63, 79, 83.
The belt has a "vehicle sensitive retractor"
whic h is d esigned to lock during heavy
acceleration or deceleration in any
direction.
Testing the belts
Plea se check all parts of the b elt system
occasionally for dama ge a nd correct
operation. H ave da maged parts replaced .
In ca se of an accident, please replace
overstretc hed belts and triggered belt
tensioners. We recommend that you
consult your Vauxhall Authorised Repa irer.
Do not perform any altera tions on the
belts, their anchorages, the automatic
retrac tors or the belt buck les.
Mak e sure that b elts are not da maged or
trapped by sharp-edged objec ts.