Three-Stage Safety System; Three-Point Seat Belts - Vauxhall TIGRA Owner's Manual

50 Seats, Interior

Three-stage safety system

Com prising:
z Three-point seat belts.
z Belt tensioners at the seats.
z Airbag sy stems for driver and front
passenger.
The three stages are activated in sequence
depending on the sev erity of the accident:
z The automatic seat belt locking d evices
prevent the belt strap from b eing pulled
out and thus ensure that the vehicle
occ upa nts are retained in their seats.
z The seat belts are p ulled down at the
belt buckles. This m eans the b elts fit
snugly, the occupants are d ecelerated
early with the vehic le and the body
load ing is reduced .
z The airbag systems are also triggered in
the ev ent of severe accidents and form
a safety c ushion for the occupants.
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Warning
The a irba g sy stems serve to supplem ent
the three-point seat belts and belt
tensioners. The seat belts m ust therefore
alway s b e worn. Disregard of these
instructions may lead to injuries or
enda nger life. Vehicle p assengers should
be informed accordingly.
Alw ays read the instructions prov ided w ith
the child restraint system!

Three-point seat belts

The vehicle is equipped with three-point
seat belts with automatic retrac tors and
locking d evices, allowing freedom of body
mov ement although the spring tensioned
belts always ensure a snug fit.
For information on correct seating position
– see pages 47, 48, 56.
The belt has a " vehicle sensitive retra ctor"
which is designed to lock during hea vy
acc eleration or deceleration in any
direction.