26 Seat belts
Adapting the position of the belt webbing to your size
The seat belt can be adapted using the following equipment:
●Belt height adjustment for the front seats.
●Seat height adjustment (front seats).
WARNING
An incorrectly worn seat belt web can cause severe injuries in the event
of an accident or sudden braking or manoeuvre.
●The seat belt cannot provide optimum protection if it is not correctly
worn and the seat backrest is not tilted slightly backwards.
●The seat belt itself or a loose seat belt can cause severe injuries if the
belt moves from hard areas of the body to soft areas (e.g. the stomach).
●The shoulder part of the seat belt must lie on the centre of the shoul-
der, never across the neck or the arm.
●The seat belt must lie flat and fit comfortably on the torso
●The lap part of the seat belt must lie across the pelvis, never across
the stomach. The seat belt must lie flat and fit comfortably on the pelvis
Pull the belt tight if necessary to take up any slack.
●For pregnant women, the lap part of the seat belt must lie as low as
possible over the pelvis and always lie flat, “surrounding” the stomach.
●Do not twist the seat belt while it is fastened.
●Never pull the seat belt away from your body using your hand.
●Do not lie the seat belt across rigid or fragile objects, e.g. glasses,
pens or keys.
●Never use seat belt clips, retaining rings or similar instruments to al-
ter the position of the belt webbing.
Note
If you physical constitution prevents you from maintaining the correct posi-
tion of the belt webbing, contact a specialised workshop for help with any
special devices to ensure the optimum protection of the seat belt and air-
bag. SEAT recommends visiting a Technical Service.
Belt height adjustment
Fig. 15 Next to the front
seats: belt height adjust-
er
Using the height adjusters for the front seats and the outer seats of the sec-
ond row, the position of the seat belts can be adjusted in the shoulder area
according to the height of the occupant:
●Keep the guide device pressed down in the direction of the arrow
⇒ Fig. 15.
●Move the guide device up or down until the seat belt lies over the centre
of your shoulder ⇒ page 25, Seat belt position.
●Release the guide device.
●Pull the belt sharply to check that the device is engaged securely.
