Cab Getting to Know Your Vehicle
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• Before securing a seat belt, ensure
that the webbing is not twisted,
looped or obstructed in any way
that could impair the operating
mechanism.
• Optimal safety can be offered by a
seat belt only when it is properly
tightened.
• Never have repairs or modifications
made to the seat belts.
• Replace the seat belt when the
webbing is worn or damaged.
• If the seat belts have been sub-
jected to high loading during a colli-
sion, then the complete assembly
must be replaced, even if there is
no visible evidence of damage.
Seat belt upper anchorage adjust-
ment
The seat belt upper anchorage point
should be adjusted so that the belt web-
bing crosses midway between the
user’s neck and the edge of the
shoulder.
To adjust the position of the upper
anchorage point, depress the locking
button and, simultaneously, slide the
anchorage point to the desired position;
release the locking button when the
required position is obtained.
Seat belt care
• Regularly inspect all seat belt web-
bing, anchorage points, and locking
mechanisms for correct operation
and for evidence of excessive wear
or damage.
• Check the seat belt locking action
by rapidly pulling the belt webbing
out of its retracting unit; the belt
webbing must lock, i.e. it must not
be pulled out of the retracting unit.
•Do not clean the belts with aggres-
sive cleaning agents; if necessary,
use an all-purpose cleaner.
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