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

Seat belts

Alwa ys wea r your seat belt, and that
means also in urb an traffic and when
you are a rear seat passenger. It can
save y our life!
Pregnant women m ust alwa ys wear a
seat belt – see page 84.
In the event of an accident, persons not
wearing sea t belts enda ng er their fellow
oc cup ants and themselves.
Warning light for the seat belt X – see
page 28.
Sea t belts are desig ned to be used by only
one person at a time. They a re only
suitable for children aged up to 12 or
sma ller than 150 cm if used in conjunction
with a child seat.
For children up to 12 y ears of age we
recommend the Vauxhall child restraint
sy stem – see pa ge 96.

Three-point seat belts

The vehicle is equipped with three-point
seat belts with automatic retrac tion and
locking that provid e full freedom of move-
ment, even though the belts are spring
loaded and the belts alwa ys lie snug ly
aga inst the b od y. For seat p osition –
see page 67.
The belt has a " vehicle sensitive retra ctor"
which is designed to lock during hea vy
acc eleration or deceleration in any
direction.
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