2011 Acura RL Owner's Manual - Page 30
2011 Acura RL Manual
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Additional Information About Your Seat Belts Seat Belt e-pretensioners If your vehicle gets too close to the vehicle ahead of it in your lane, the driver's e-pretensioner slightly retracts the seat belt to alert the driver of the approaching vehicle. If a collision with the vehicle in front of you is likely, the e-pretensioners on both front seats retract the seat belts with enough force to properly restrain you and your front passenger. After they activate, the e-pretensioners release the retracted seat belts. To get the full benefit of the e-pretensioners, you and your front passenger must sit normally in your seats and wear your seat belts properly (see page 17 ). The e-pretensioners do not activate when the vehicle stability assist (VSA) off indicator on the instrument panel is on. If the automatic seat belt tensioners are activated by a collision, both front seat belts and all related components must be replaced (see page 25 ). If only the e-pretensioners were activated, no components need to be replaced. In addition, the front passenger's e-pretensioner does not activate when the passenger's airbag is automatically turned off because the weight sensor detects a child in the front passenger's seat. On models with Collision Mitigation Braking System For added safety, the front seat belts are equipped with e-pretensioners that work in combination with the collision mitigation braking systemTM (CMBSTM) (see page 418 ) and the brake pedal assist function (see page 415 ). 24