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Safety systems 71Safety systems Three-stage restraint systemThe system c om prises:z Three-point seat belts.z Belt tensioners, with load limiters, on thefront seats.z Airbag system s for driv er, frontpassenger and rear outboard seatoccupants 3.The three stag es are a ctivated in sequencedepending on the seriousness of theaccident:z The automa tic seat belt locking devicesprevent the belt strap from being pulledout and thus ensure that the v ehicleoccupants are retained in their seats.z The front seat b elt buckles are p ulleddownwards. As a result, the seat b eltsare instantaneously tightened and theoccupants are made aware of thedeceleration of the vehicle at a v ery ea rlystage. This reduces stress p la ced on thebody .z The airbag sy stem is additionallytrig gered in the event of a seriousaccident involving a frontal impact, andforms a safety cushion for the d riv er andfront passenger 3 . In the ev ent of a side-impact, the side a irb ag system 3protects the occupants in the front of thevehicle, and the curtain airba g system 3protects both front and rear outboardseat occupants.Three-stage restraint sy stem .... .... ..... 71Seat belts. .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 72Three-point seat belts .. .... ..... .... .... ..... 72Using the belts ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 72Belt tensioners. ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 74Airbag system s .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 76Mounting brackets for IS O-FIX childrestra int system s 3 .... .... ..... .... .... ..... 82Anchors for Top-Tether c hild restraintsy stems 3.. .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 82Child restraint systems 3 . ..... .... .... ..... 82Ex terior mirrors..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 86Autom atic anti-dazzle exteriormirrors 3 ... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 86Autom atic anti-dazzle interiormirror 3 . .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 86Sunvisors.. .... .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 87Head restraints .... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... ..... 87Safety acc essories 3 .... .... ..... .... .... ..... 879 Warnin gThe airbag sy stem serves to supplementthe three-point seat belts and belttensioners. The seat belts m ust thereforealways be worn.Disregard of these notes c an lead toinjuries which ma y be fatal. Vehiclepasseng ers must be informedaccordingly.Be sure to read the descriptions of all thechild restraint sy stems on the follow ingpages.
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