2004 Saab 9-3 Owner's Manual - Page 11

Safety 11 Safety belts WARNING • Buckle up and adjust your safety belt before driving off so that you can pay full attention to the traffic. • Safety belts must be worn at all times by all occupants. • Child safety, see page 21. • Check that the locking tongue is properly locked in the belt lock. • In the event of a crash, a rear-seat passenger not wearing a safety belt will be thrown forward against the front-seat backrests. The stresses imposed on the front seat passengers and belts are multiplied and can result in needless injury or even death for all car occupants. Three-point inertia-reel safety belts are provided for all seats. The results of studies show that it is equally important to wear safety belts in the rear seat as in the front seats. Safety belt reminder When the ignition is switched on, the safety belt reminder in the main instrument panel will come on if the driver has not buckled up. In addition an audible signal sounds for 4- 8 seconds, or until the driver fastens his belt. The front seat passenger is reminded to buckle up by the Saab Information Display (SID). Use your seatbelt. Driver seat safety belt reminder