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Seat Belt Systems: Service Precautions



WARNING:
IF A SEAT BELT PRETENSIONING UNIT IS INADVERTENTLY RUPTURED AND INGESTION AND/OR INHALATION OCCURS, FIRST AID MUST BE APPLIED AND MEDICAL ADVICE SOUGHT.

NO ATTEMPT MUST BE MADE TO DISMANTLE A PRETENSIONING RETRACTOR UNIT. THERE ARE NO SERVICEABLE PARTS.

WHEN HANDLING A RETRACTOR UNIT PISTON HOUSING, THE PISTON MUST ALWAYS BE POINTED DOWNWARDS AND AWAY FROM ONE'S SELF AND OTHER PERSONNEL AND FINGERS MUST BE KEPT AWAY FROM THE TAKE-UP SPOOL MECHANISM.

ANY PRETENSIONING UNIT DROPPED FROM A HEIGHT GREATER THAN 0.3M (12 INCHES) MUST NOT BE FITTED TO A VEHICLE.

UNACTIVATED PRE-TENSIONING UNIT COMPONENTS CONTAIN A SOLID, FLAMMABLE MATERIAL.