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SEAT BELTS Height adjustment
Seat belt not fastened/unfastened
warning light on the instrument
panel
Fastening
Pull the strap, then insert the tongue
in the buckle.
Check that the seat belt is fastened
correctly by pulling the strap.
To lower the attachment point,
squeeze control A and slide it down-
wards.
To raise the attachment point, slide
control A upwards.
When the ignition is switched on,
this warning light comes on on
the instrument panel if the driver
has not fastened his seat belt.
Above approximately 12 mph (20 km/h)
and for two minutes, this warning light
fl a s h e s a c c o m p a n i e d b y a n a u d i b l e
signal of increasing volume. When the
two minutes have elapsed, this warning
light remains on until the driver fastens
his seat belt.
This warning light comes on on the in-
strument panel if one or more passen-
gers unbuckle their seat belt.
Unfastening
Press the red button on the buckle.
Front seat belts
T h e f r o n t s e a t b e l t s a r e fi t t e d w i t h a p r e -
tensioning and force limiting system.
This system improves safety in the front
seats in the event of front impacts. De-
pending on the severity of the impact,
the pretensioning system instantly tight-
ens the seat belts against the body of
the occupants.
The pretensioning seat belts are active
when the ignition is on.
The force limiter reduces the pressure
of the seat belt on the chest of the oc-
cupant, increasing his protection.
On the 5-door and GTi versions, a slider,
fi t t e d o n t h e s e a t b e l t , m a k e s i t p o s s i b l e
to support the buckle as close as pos-
sible to the strap return.
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1. Front left seat belt warning light.
2. Front right seat belt warning light.
3. Rear left seat belt warning light.
4. Rear centre seat belt warning
light ** .
5. Rear right seat belt warning light.
On the central bar, the corresponding
warning light 1 or 2 comes on in red if
the seat belt is not fastened or is unfas-
tened.
When the engine is running, the corre-
sponding warning light 1 or 2 comes on
in red, accompanied by an audible signal
and a message on the multifunction dis-
play, if a front occupant has unfastened
his seat belt.
Seat belt not fastened/unfastened
warning lights bar
Rear seat belts
T h e r e a r s e a t s a r e fi t t e d w i t h t h r e e s e a t
belts ** , each with three anchoring points
and an inertia reel with force limiter. Seat belt unfastened warning lights
bar
When the ignition is switched on,
the corresponding warning lights
3,
4 ** and 5 come on for approximately
3 0 s e c o n d s i n r e d i f t h e s e a t b e l t i s n o t
fastened.
When the engine is running, the corre-
sponding warning light 3, 4 ** or 5 comes
on in red, accompanied by an audible
signal and a message on the multifunc-
tion display, if a rear passenger has un-
fastened his seat belt.
Fastening
Pull the strap, then insert the tongue
in the buckle.
Check that the seat belt is fastened
correctly by pulling the strap.
Unfastening
Press the red button on the buckle.
** Except GTi.
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AIR BAGS Front air bags
System which protects the head and
chest of the driver and front passenger
in the event of a front impact.
The driver's air bag is incorporated in the
centre of the steering wheel; the front
passenger's air bag is incorporated in
the fascia above the glove box.
Activation
The air bags are triggered simultane-
ously, unless the passenger's front air
bag is disarmed, in the event of a seri-
ous front impact applied to all or part of
the front impact zone A , in the longitu-
dinal centreline of the vehicle on a hori-
zontal plane and directed from the front
to the rear of the vehicle.
T h e f r o n t a i r b a g i n fl a t e s b e t w e e n t h e
front occupant of the vehicle and the fas-
cia to cushion his forward movement. Impact detection zones
A. Front impact zone.
B. Side impact zone.
System designed to maximise the safety of the occupants (with the exception of the rear centre passenger) in the event of violent collisions. It supplements the action of the force-limiting seat belts.
If a collision occurs, the electronic de-tectors record and analyse the front and side impacts sustained in the impact detection zones:
- in the case of a serious impact, the air bags are triggered instantly and protect the occupants of the vehicle (with the exception of the rear centre passenger); immediately after the i m p a c t , t h e a i r b a g s d e fl a t e r a p i d l y so that they do not hinder visibility or the exit of the occupants,
- in the case of a minor or rear impact or in certain roll-over conditions, the air bags will not be triggered; the s e a t b e l t a l o n e i s s u f fi c i e n t t o p r o -vide optimum protection in these situations.