2007 Saab 9-3 Owner's Manual - Page 12
2007 Saab 9-3 Manual
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12 Safety 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 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 24. • 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. Safety belt reminder When the ignition is switched on, the safety belt reminder will come on if the driver or/ and the front seat passenger has not buckled up. The reminder for the driver is in the main instrument and for the front seat passenger on the instrument panel. The reminder for the driver has an additional audible signal which sounds for 6 seconds, or until the driver fastens his belt. The following applies to the both front seats: If the belt is not fastened before the car starts to move there will be an additional reminder when the speed exceeds 15 mph. The text Use your seatbelt. is lit on the Saab Information Display (SID) and the symbol will flash. If the belt is not fastened then an audible signal will come on after 30 seconds. The text in the SID can be turned off by the CLR-button on the steering wheel. Driver seat safety belt reminder