This is the phenomenon which
can occur in the case of a frontal impact. Even with the seat belt
fastened, the body of the occupant of the sea tends to slide under
the belt.-
The vehicle has six seats which
are identical in terms of size and structure.The backrests on all the seats can be adjusted
by means of side lever and a Bowden cable.The front seats can be adjusted lengthwise.The driver's seat also has a special electrically
operated mechanism for height adjustment and may be fitted with
lumbar adjustment (optional).
1, Head restraint2, Backrest3, Lumbar adjustment device4, Electrically operated height adjustment device5, Height adjustment switches6, Backrest angle adjustment lever7, Lengthwise adjustment lever8, Bowden cable backrest angle adjustment deviceThere is a sliding compartment
underneath the outside of the passenger seat.The centre seat has a backrest which can
be transformed, if it is titled completely forwards, into a table
with an oddments pocket and glass holders.The three front seats have pretensioned
seat belts. The centre seat is particularly innovative with a retention
system entirely located in the seat. The pretensioner is fixed on
the right hand side, whilst the mechanical sensor is fixed to the
left hand side: the two components are connected by means of a device
which transmits impact impulses known as the shock tube.The seat is also fixed using six bolts and
has a strengthened structure to support the forces coming from the
"pull" of the pretensioner.
1, Seat belt2, Mechanical sensor3, Shock tube device4, Reel with pretensioner5, Lower seat belt fixing
Structure
The seats have an aluminium interlining
which has an anti-submarining function, whilst the structure of
the seat is made from pressed steel designed to improve robustness
and energy absorption in the case of rear impacts. The reclining
backrest has adjustable head restraints which can be locked in all
the intermediate positions in order to limit the danger stemming from
"whiplash".
