Seat Belts - Fiat Bravo Owner's Handbook Manual

SEAT BELTS

USING THE SEAT BELTS
The belt should be worn keeping the chest
straight and rested against the seat back.
To fasten seat belts, take the tongue
A-fig. 1 and insert it into the buckle B,
until hearing the locking click.
At removal, if it jams, let it rewind for a
short stretch, then pull it out again with-
out jerking.
To unfasten the seat belts, press button
C. Guide the seat belt with your hand
while it is rewinding, to prevent it from
twisting.
Through the reel, the belt automatically
adapts to the body of the passenger wear-
ing it, allowing freedom of movement.
When the car is parked on a steep slope
the reel mechanism may block; this is nor-
mal. The reel mechanism prevents the
webbing coming out when it is jerked or
if the car brakes sharply, in a collision or
when cornering at high speed.
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fig. 1
fig. 2
The rear seat is fitted with inertial seat
belts with three anchor points and reel for
side and central seats.
Rear seat belts shall be worn as shown in
fig. 2.
WARNING
Never press button C-fig. 1
when travelling.
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IMPORTANT When the seat back is cou-
pled properly, the "red band" B-fig. 3 pre-
sent aside lever A disappears. The "red
band" actually indicates improper seat
back coupling.
IMPORTANT Remember that in the
event of a violent collision, back seat pas-
sengers not wearing seat belts also rep-
resent a serious danger for the front seat
passengers.
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IMPORTANT After putting the seats back
to their travelling position, restore the seat
belt position to make them ready for use.
WARNING
Make sure the seat back is
correctly hooked on both
sides ("red bands" B-fig. 3 not visible)
to prevent seat back being thrown
forwards and injuring passengers
should you brake sharply.
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