Fastening And Unfastening Seat Belts - Skoda Octavia Owner's Manual

Fastening and unfastening seat belts

Fig. 113 Fastening/unfastening the seat belt
Fig. 114 Routing of belt webbing over the shoulders and the lap belt/Rout-
ing of belt webbing for an expectant mother
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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 131.
Fastening the seat belt
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Correctly adjust the front seat and head restraint before fastening the seat
belt » page 63, Adjusting, removing and installing a head restraint.
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Use the lock tongue to slowly pull the webbing over your chest and pelvis.
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Insert the lock tongue into the belt buckle
until it clicks into place.
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Pull the seat belt to check that it has reliably engaged in the lock.
A plastic knob in the belt webbing holds the belt tongue in a position which is
easy to get hold of.
» Fig. 113 -  that is part of the seat
It is important that the belt webbing is properly routed to ensure seat belts offer
the maximum protection. The shoulder part of the seat belt must never run
across the neck but must roughly run over the middle of the shoulder and fit
snugly against the chest. The lap part of the belt must run across the pelvis, must
not be positioned across the stomach and must always fit snugly
Adjust the belt webbing as required.
Expectant women must also always wear a seat belt. This is the only way of en-
suring optimal protection for the unborn child. On expectant mothers, the lap part
of the belt must be positioned as low as possible on the pelvis to avoid exerting
any pressure on the lower abdomen
Taking seat belt off
Release the seat belt only when the vehicle is stationary.
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Press the red button in the belt buckle
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Manually guide the belt back so that it is easier to fully roll up the webbing, the
seat belt does not twist.
Belt inertia reel
Each seat belt is equipped with an inertia reel. This inertia reel offers you com-
plete freedom of movement if the belt is unreeled slowly. If the brakes are ap-
plied suddenly, the inertia reel will block. The belts also block when the car accel-
erates, when driving downhill and when cornering.
CAUTION
When releasing the seatbelt ensure that the tongue of the lock does not damage
the door trim or other parts of the interior.
» Fig. 114
» Fig. 114 - .
» Fig. 113 - , the lock tongue pops out.
Seat belts
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