Maserati GranTurismo Coupe Owner's Manual page 23

Front seat belt height
adjustment
The seat belt height must be
adjusted with the car
stationary
Always adjust the height of the front
seat belts in relation to the height of
the driver and the passenger. This
precaution can help to substantially
reduce the risk of injury in the event of
a collision. The belt is correctly
adjusted when it passes about halfway
between the neck and the shoulder.
The seat belt upper anchoring point
comes equipped with a swinging ring
which can be moved in 4 different
positions, allowing the height of the
seat belts to be adjusted.
E
D
To raise the anchoring point grip ring
D directly; to move the anchoring
point downwards use handle E .
After adjustment, always
check that the slider to which
the ring is fastened is locked
in one of the set positions. Then, with
the handle released, push downwards
once more to allow the anchoring
device to click into place in the event
that it has not been released in one of
the set positions.
Load limiting devices
To help increase passive safety, the
front seat belt retractors are equipped
with a load limiting device which is
designed to make it possible to control
the belt reeling out so that the force
exerted on the shoulders while the
seat belt is in restraining mode can be
limited.
Pretensioners
To help make the front seat belts still
more efficient, the vehicle is equipped
with pretensioners.
These devices "are notified" by a
sensor that the vehicle is in a collision
and retract the belts slightly. This helps
ensure that the belts adhere to the
occupants' bodies before they brake
their forward motion.
When the belt locks, this indicates that
the pretensioners have been activated;
a small amount of smoke may be
visible.
The smoke is not toxic and is not
indicative of fire.
Following the pretensioner activation,
the seat belt can be normally released
by pressing the button on the buckle.
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