Vauxhall VECTRA Owner's Manual

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90Thre e-point seat beltsThe v ehicle is equipped with three-pointsafety belts with automatic reel-in andlocking that allow full freedom ofmovement, even though the belts arealway s ly ing against the body (springloaded). For seat position see page 67.The b elt has a " vehicle sensitive retractor"which is designed to lock during heav yacceleration or deceleration in a nydirec tion.Belt te nsionersThe front seat belt and outer rear seatsy stems a re eq uipp ed with belt tensioners.If a hea d-on or tail-end collision of acertain severity occurs, the belt buckles arepulled downw ard and the shoulder and lapbelts are tightened in an instant.Act uation of belt tensionersis indicated by the control ind icator v – seenex t page.The b elt tensioners must be repla ced a fteractiva tion. We rec om mend that youconsult a Vaux ha ll Approved Repairer.The seat belts remain fully opera tionaleven w hen the belt tensioners ha ve beenactuated.Further information – see page 93.