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Safety
Depending on the version of the model, when
the ignition is switched on, the status display of
the belts ›››Fig.20 informs the driver on the in-
strument panel display whether the occupants
of the rear seats have their seat belts fastened.
It indicates that the corresponding seat is
empty.
Indicates that the seat is occupied and the
occupant is wearing the seat belt.
If a rear seat occupant unfastens his/her seat
belt while driving, the symbol lights up for
a maximum of 60 seconds. If you drive faster
than approx. 25 km/h (15 mph), an audio signal
sounds for a few seconds.
If a seat belt is fastened or unfastened while
driving in some of the rear seats, the seat belt
status is displayed for approximately 30 sec-
onds.
Head-on collisions and the laws of
physics
Fig.21 A driver not wearing a seat belt may be
thrown forward violently.
Fig.22 Any rear seat occupants not wearing
a seat belt may be thrown forward violently,
hitting the driver who is wearing the seat belt.
The eects of the laws of physics in the case of
a head-on collision are easy to explain: the mo-
ment a vehicle starts moving, a type of energy
called “kinetic energy” starts acting on both the
vehicle and its passengers.
The amount of “kinetic energy” depends on the
speed of the vehicle and on the weight of the
vehicle and of its passengers. The higher they
are, the more energy there is to be “absorbed”
in the event of an accident.
The most significant factor, however, is the
speed of the vehicle. If the speed doubles from
25 km/h (15 mph) to 50 km/h (30mph), for
example, the corresponding kinetic energy is
multiplied by four.
Given that the passengers of the vehicle in our
example do not have their seat belts fastened,
in the event of a collision the entire amount of
the passengers' kinetic energy will be only ab-
sorbed by the mentioned impact.
Even at speeds of 30 km/h (19 mph) to 50 km/h
(30 mph), the forces acting on bodies in a colli-
sion can easily exceed one tonne (1000 kg). At
greater speed these forces are even higher.
Vehicle occupants not wearing seat belts are
not “attached” to the vehicle. In a head-on col-
lision, they will move forward at the same speed
their vehicle was travelling just before the im-
pact. This example applies not only to head-on
collisions, but to all accidents and collisions.
Even at low speeds the forces acting on the
body in a collision are so great that it is not pos-
sible to brace oneself with one's hands. In the
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