Seat Belts - TATA Motors INDICA VISTA Owner's Manual

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SAFETY

SEAT BELTS:

Seat-belt is a safety device designed
to secure the occupant of the vehicle.
Use of seat-belt reduces the chance
of injury and severity of injury in case
of an accident. TATA MOTRS strongly
recommends that all the occupants
should always wear seat-belts while
travelling, irrespective of journey
duration.
Your vehicle is equipped with seat
belts, for front and rear seats as a part
of occupant restraint system.
In normal driving, the belt lets you
move freely in your seat. In case of an
accident or sudden braking, inertia reel
automatically tightens the belt to help
restrain your body.
This vehicle has three point inertia reel
type for front and rear seat belts in the
out board positions and a lap belt for
middle passenger on rear seat.The
anchor end of the shoulder belt is
adjustable to suit the height of the
10
passenger wearing it. The lap belt has
a manually adjusted belt that fits
across the hip bone. Make sure that
your seat is adjusted to a good driving
position and the back of the seat is
upright.
Importance of Wearing Seat Belt :
1. It will help to keep you in the proper
position when the air bag inflates.?
2. Reduces the risk of harm in rollover,
side or rear impact collisions
3. Reduces the risk of harm in fron-
tal/angular collisions that are not
enough to activate the air bag.
4. Reduces the risk of being thrown
from your vehicle in a collision.
NOTE
Do not bleach or dye seat belts as
this may severely weaken them. In
a crash they may not be able to pro-
vide adequate protection. Cleaning
should be carried out using mild
soap and water only.
SEAT BELTS
WARNINGS
Make sure that the seat belts are
not twisted which can cause injury
in a collision as the full width of the
belt isn't available to absorb the
impact. This puts more force on the
bones beneath the belt, which could
cause serious injury.
The maximum protection which seat
belts can offer is only achieved if you
are correctly seated. The seat back
should not be tilted too far back.