Three-Point Inertia Reel Belts - Volkswagen 1993 Golf Instruction Manual

CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
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General notes
• The belt must not be twisted .
• Two persons
(including children)
must never be secured with
one
belt.
• Th e be lts give maximum protection only
in the correct seat position - see page 25.
• The belt shou ld not be worn over hard or
breakable articles (glasses, bal l pens etc .)
because this can cause injury to the body.
• Loose, bulky clothing (e.g. overcoats
over Jackets) affects the fit and funct ion of
the belts .
• The lock tongue may only be inserted
into the lock part belonging to the appropri­
ate seat otherwise, the protective effect is
impaired.
• The belts must be kep t clea n otherwise
the redactors may not work prope rly (see
also" Care of ca r" section)
• The slot for the belt tongue must not be
blocked with paper or anything simila r,
otherwise the tongue cannot engage
properly.
• Seat belts which have become damaged
or have been stressed in an accident and
stretched must be renewed - preferably by
a Volkswagen dealer. The anchorages
should also be checked .
• In some export countries seat belts
could be used on w hich the functio ns differ
from those described on the next pages.
Three-point inertia reel belts
The inerti a reel belt gives compl ete free­
dom of movement when pul[ed slowly.
Sudden braking however will cause the belt
to loc k.
The mec hanism w il [ also lock the belt w hen
accelerati ng, driving down steep gradients
or corn ering.
The backrests of the front seats
must not be inclined too far t o t he
rear or the belts are no longer f ull y
effecti ve.
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