Belt Tensioners - Skoda 2012 Citigo Owner's Manual

Fastening and unfastening seat belts
Fig. 81 Fastening/unfastening the seat belt
Fig. 82 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 78.
Fastening the seat belt
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Correctly adjust the front seat before fastening the seat belt
seated position.
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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 on the belt to check that it has engaged correctly in the lock.
A plastic knob in the belt webbing holds the belt tongue in a position which is
easy to get hold of.
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Safety
» page 75, Correct
» Fig. 81 –  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
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.

Belt tensioners

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First read and observe the introductory information and safety warn-
ings on page 78.
Safety for the driver and front passenger wearing their seat belts is enhanced by
the belt tensioners fitted to the inertia reels of the front three-point seat belts.
The three-point seat belts are automatically tensioned in the event of a frontal
collision of a certain severity. The belt tensioners can also be deployed if the seat
belts are not fastened.
The fastened three-point seat belts are automatically tensioned in the event of a
collision of a certain severity.
» Fig. 82
» Fig. 82 – .
» Fig. 81 – , the lock tongue pops out.
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