Fiat 500 Abarth Owner's Handbook Manual - page 69

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CORRECT USE OF THE 

CAR

W

ARNING

LIGHTS AND MESSAGES

IN AN

EMERGENCY

CAR

MAINTENANCE

TECHNICAL

SPECIFICA

TIONS

INDEX

YOUR CAR

SAFETY DEVICES

fig. 2

F0S0078m

For maximum safety, keep

the back of your seat up-

right, lean back into it and make sure

the seat belt fits closely across your

chest and hips. Always fasten the seat

belts on both the front and the rear

seats. Travelling without seat belts

will increase the risk of severe injury

and even death in the event of an ac-

cident.

Never disassemble or tamper with the

seat belt or pretensioner components.

All interventions must be performed

by qualified and authorised person-

nel only. Always go to a Fiat Dealer-

ship.

WARNING

IMPORTANT Each seat belt may only be

used by a single person: do not carry chil-

dren on your lap with one seat belt pro-

tecting both fig. 4. In general, do not place

any objects between the person and belt.

IMPORTANT The belt must not be twist-

ed. The upper part must cross the shoul-

der and the chest diagonally. The lower

part must fit the hips (as shown in fig. 3)

rather than the abdomen of the passen-

ger. Do not use devices (clips, etc.) to hold

the seat belt away from your body.

fig. 3

F0S0079m

fig. 4

F0S0080m

If the belt has been subject-

ed to heavy stress, for ex-

ample after an accident, it should be

changed completely together with

the anchors, anchor fastening screws

and the pretensioners. In fact, even if

the belt has no visible defects, it could

have lost its resilience.

WARNING

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