Seat belts
Rear seat belts fastened display*
Fig. 5
Instrument panel: left rear seat occupied
and corresponding seat belt fastened display.
Depending on the model version, when the
ignition is s
wit
ched on, the seat belt status
display
›››
Fig. 5 on the instrument panel in-
forms the driver whether the passengers in
the rear seats have fastened their seat belts.
It indicates that the corresponding seat
is empty.
Indicates that the seat is occupied and
the occupant is wearing the seat belt.
The seat belt status symbol will light up for a
maximum of 60 seconds when a seat belt in
the rear seats is unfastened while the vehicle
is in motion. An audible warning will also be
heard if the vehicle is travelling at over
25 km/h (15 mph).
If a seat belt is fastened or unfastened while
driving in some of the rear seats, the seat
belt status is displayed for approximately 60
seconds.
The protective function of seat belts
Fig. 6
Drivers with properly worn seat belts will
not be thrown forward in the event of sudden
braking.
Properly worn seat belts hold the occupants
in the pr
oper po
sition. They also help pre-
vent uncontrolled movements that may re-
sult in serious injury and reduce the risk of
being thrown out of the vehicle in case of an
accident.
Vehicle occupants wearing their seat belts
correctly benefit greatly from the ability of
the belts to absorb kinetic energy. In addi-
tion, the front part of your vehicle and other
passive safety features (such as the airbag
system) are designed to absorb the kinetic
energy released in a collision. Taken togeth-
er, all these features reduce the releasing ki-
netic energy and consequently, the risk of
injury. This is why it is so important to fasten
seat belts before every trip, even when "just
driving around the corner".
Ensure that your passengers wear their seat
belts as well. Accident statistics have shown
that wearing seat belts is an effective means
of substantially reducing the risk of injury and
improving the chances of survival when in-
volved in a serious accident. Furthermore,
properly worn seat belts improve the protec-
tion provided by airbags in the event of an
accident. For this reason, wearing a seat belt
is required by law in most countries.
Although your vehicle is equipped with air-
bags, the seat belts must be fastened and
worn. The front airbags, for example, are on-
ly triggered in some cases of head-on colli-
sion. The front airbags will not be triggered
during minor frontal or side collisions, rear-
end collisions, overturns or accidents in
which the airbag trigger threshold value in
the control unit is not exceeded.
Important safety instructions for the
use of seat belts
–
Always wear the seat belt as described in
this section.
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