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What does a seat belt pretensioner do?

What does a seat belt pretensioner do?

A pretensioner is designed to retract some of the webbing of a seatbelt the instant a collision occurs, tightening the seatbelt to restrain occupants quickly and reducing the amount they are thrown forward in a moderate or severe frontal crash. Load limiters help protect occupants from seatbelt-inflicted injury.

How do you turn the airbag light off on a Renault Clio?

To deactivate the airbag: stationary vehicle, ignition off, push and turn lock 1 to the OFF position. With the ignition on, you must check that the warning light ¹ is lit on the display 2. This light remains permanently lit to let you know that you can fit a child seat.

Can a seat belt pretensioner be repaired?

The seat belt pretensioner can be reset to factory settings and replaced into the vehicle. Unlike most other seat belt repair shops, this company can repair single-stage, dual-stage, and even triple-stage seat belt pretensioners!

Is there a fault in my Renault Clio airbag?

Is there any chance the component is a side impact sensor, the clip did say one has been set off. a bit of success, i plugged the clip into my clio, it worked quite nicely on it, a fault about the starter, manifold pressure, brakes all from the past.

Why is the SERV light not working on my Clio?

And no more airbag or SERV light in my clio, so hopefully the same again on my cousins one will get rid of the light. Usually you only have to do the fancy plugs with the side bar to open them but its a common fault crappy plugs.

Is the fuse under the seat OK on a Clio?

And the fault will not erase, the fuse is ok, and the plugs under the seat seem ok: he has been trying the old trick of wiggling the wires round to turn out the airbag light, but recently that stopped working, would it be good to snip out the plugs and just solder the wires together, and what is that component?

Where did I get the ECU for my Clio?

Went to a breakers yard today, got another ecu from a same shape 1.4 clio, it only cost £5 i put it into my car while still at the breakers and it has cured the lights they are gone. Good result ta for letting us know.