length PEUGEOT 206 2008 Owners Manual
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SAFETY
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The driver must ensure
that the passengers use
the seat belts correctly and
that they are all properly re-
strained before setting off.
Wherever you are seated in
t h e v e h i c l e , a l w a y s f a s t e n y o u r s e a t
b e l t , e v e n f o r s h o r t j o u r n e y s .
Do not invert the seat belt buckles
a s t h e y w i l l n o t f u l i l t h e i r r o l e f u l l y .
I f t h e s e a t s h a v e a r m r e s t s * , t h e l a p
p a r t o f t h e s e a t b e l t m u s t a l w a y s
pass under the armrest.
T h e s e a t b e l t s a r e i t t e d w i t h a n i n -
ertia reel permitting automatic ad-
justment of the length of the strap
to your size. The seat belt is stored
a u t o m a t i c a l l y w h e n n o t i n u s e .
B e f o r e a n d a f t e r u s e , e n s u r e t h a t
the seat belt is rolled up correctly.
T h e l o w e r p a r t o f t h e s t r a p m u s t b e
p o s i t i o n e d a s l o w a s p o s s i b l e o n
the pelvis.
The upper part must be positioned
i n t h e h o l l o w o f t h e s h o u l d e r .
T h e i n e r t i a r e e l s a r e i t t e d w i t h a n
a u t o m a t i c l o c k i n g d e v i c e w h i c h
comes into operation in the event of
a c o l l i s i o n , o n e m e r g e n c y b r a k i n g
or if the vehicle rolls over. You can
release the device by pulling rapidly
on the strap and releasing it. I n o r d e r t o b e e f f e c t i v e , a s e a t b e l t :
- must be tightened as close to the
b o d y a s p o s s i b l e ,
- m u s t r e s t r a i n o n e a d u l t o n l y ,
- must not bear any trace of cuts o r f r a y i n g ,
- must be pulled in front of you w i t h a s m o o t h m o v e m e n t ,
c h e c k i n g t h a t i t d o e s n o t t w i s t ,
- must not be transformed or m o d i i e d t o a v o i d a l t e r i n g i t s
performance.
I n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h c u r r e n t s a f e t y
r e g u l a t i o n s , a l l r e p a i r s a n d c h e c k s
must be carried out by a PEUGEOT
d e a l e r w h o g u a r a n t e e s t h a t t h e w o r k
is carried out correctly.
Have your seat belts checked regularly
by a PEUGEOT dealer and particularly
i f t h e s t r a p s s h o w s i g n s o f d a m a g e .
C l e a n t h e s e a t b e l t s t r a p s w i t h s o a p y
w a t e r o r a t e x t i l e c l e a n i n g p r o d u c t ,
sold by PEUGEOT dealers.
After folding or moving a seat or rear
b e n c h s e a t , e n s u r e t h a t t h e s e a t b e l t
is positioned and rolled up correctly. Recommendations for children:
- use a suitable child seat if the
passenger is less than 12 years
old or shorter than one metre
i f t y ,
- do not use the strap-guide* w h e n a c h i l d s e a t i s i n s t a l l e d .
- never use the same seat belt to s e c u r e m o r e t h a n o n e p e r s o n ,
- n e v e r a l l o w a c h i l d t o t r a v e l o n your lap.
Depending on the nature and se-
riousness of the impacts , t h e p r e -
tensioning device may be triggered
before and independently of the
air bags. Triggering of the pre-ten-
sioners is accompanied by a slight
emission of harmless smoke and a
n o i s e , d u e t o t h e a c t i v a t i o n o f t h e
pyrotechnic cartridge incorporated
in the system.
I n a l l c a s e s , t h e a i r b a g w a r n i n g
light comes on.
F o l l o w i n g a n i m p a c t , h a v e t h e s e a t
b e l t s s y s t e m c h e c k e d , a n d i f n e c -
e s s a r y r e p l a c e d , b y a P E U G E O T
dealer.
* According to model.