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On the other hand, airbag deployment only
provides increased protection if the seat
belt is worn correctly because:
the belt helps to hold the vehicle occupant
in the best position in relation to
the airbag
it can significantly reduce the movement
of the vehicle occupant towards
the force of the impact, e.g. in the event
of a head-on collision, and therefore reduce
the risk of injury
Risk of injury G
In accidents in which an airbag is activated,
the airbag can only provide additional protection
to that already provided by the seat
belt if the seat belt is worn correctly.
Seat belts
The most important restraint systems are
the seat belts and restraint systems for
children in the vehicle. In the event of a
collision, these reduce the movement of
the vehicle occupants in the direction of
the impact and therefore reduce the risk
of them hitting parts of the vehicle interior.
In many countries, there are regulations
concerning the use of seat belts and child
restraint systems.
Risk of injury G
If you do not wear your seat belt correctly,
or if you do not engage your seat belt in the
buckle correctly, it cannot perform its intended
protective function. Under certain
circumstances, you may even be severely or
fatally injured.
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Safety
Restraint systems
For this reason, make sure that all vehicle
occupants – in particular, pregnant women
– wear their seat belt correctly at all times.
Only then can all the restraint systems provide
the best possible protection.
Make sure that the belt:
is routed across your pelvis as low down
as possible, i. e. across your hip joints
and not across your abdomen
fits closely
is not twisted
is routed across the middle of your
shoulder
is not routed across your neck or under
your arm
is pulled tight across the hip joints by
pulling the shoulder section of the belt
up
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