Dacia Spring

Always wear your seat belt when travelling in your vehicle. You must also comply with the legislation of the particular country you are in.

Before starting, first adjust your driving position, then ask all occupants to adjust their seat belts to ensure optimum protection.

Adjusting your driving position

Adjusting your driving position

• Sit well back in your seat (having removed your coat or jacket etc.). This is essential to ensure your back is positioned correctly ;
• adjust the distance between the seat and the pedals. Your seat should be as far back as possible while still allowing you to fully depress the clutch pedals. The seatback should be adjusted so that your arms are slightly bent when you hold the steering wheel ;
• adjust the position of the steering wheel.

Adjusting the seat belts

For correct adjustment and positioning of the seat belts at all seats:

• adjust the seats (seat position and seatback angle, if available);
• sit with your back firmly against the seatback;
• move the chest strap 1 as close as possible to the base of the neck without it actually resting against it (if necessary, adjust the height of the seat belt if available) and make sure that the chest strap 1 is in contact with the shoulder;
• position the lap belt 2 so that it lies flat on the thighs and against the pelvis.

The belt should be worn so that it is as close as possible to your body, i.e. : avoid wearing heavy clothing or keeping bulky objects under the belts, etc.

Locking

Unwind the belt slowly and smoothly and ensure that the buckle locks 3 into the catch 5 (check that it is locked by pulling on the buckle 3). If the belt jams, allow it to return slightly before attempting to unwind it again.

If your seat belt is completely jammed, pull slowly, but firmly, so that just over 3 cm unwinds. Allow it to return slightly before attempting to unwind it again.

If there is still a problem, contact an approved dealer.

Unlocking

Press the button 4 on catch 5 and the seat belt will be rewound by the inertia reel. Guide the tongue plate to rewind smoothly.

Seat belt reminder warning lights

This warning light appears on the instrument panel 7 when the ignition is switched on and if the driver’s and/or front passenger (if the seat is occupied) and/or rear passenger seat belt(s) is not fastened.

Front seat belt reminder warning

With the doors closed, and the graphic 7 appears on when the vehicle ignition is switched on. This informs the driver of the fastening status of each of the front seat belts every time:

• the doors are opened during driving (vehicle speed above zero);
• a front seat belt is fastened/unfastened.

Understanding the graphic 6:

• symbol in green: seat belt fastened;
• symbol in red: the seat is occupied and the seat belt is not fastened;
• symbol in grey: seat not occupied.

Understanding the graphic 7:

• symbol in white: seat belt fastened;
• symbol in red: seat belt is not fastened.

When the vehicle speed is less than approximately 12 mph (20 km/h), the graphic 7 appears on the instrument panel if a seat is occupied and the seat belt is not fastened. It is accompanied by the graphic 6 which appears for approximately 60 seconds each time one of the seat belts is fastened or unfastened.

When the vehicle speed reaches or exceeds 12 mph (20 km/h), if one of the seat belts is or becomes unfastened during the journey:

• the graphic 7 flashes on the instrument panel;

  and continuously ON,

• a beep sound for approximately 120 seconds;

  and,

• the graphic 6 is displayed for approximately 180 seconds and the symbol for the seat concerned changes to red.

Always make sure that the front passengers are properly fastened and that the number of fastened seat belts indicated corresponds to the number of front seats occupied.

Note: an object placed on the front passenger seat may activate the warning light in some cases.

Rear seat belt reminder

With the doors closed, the graphic 6 is displayed on the instrument panel for approximately 60 seconds and the graphic 7 appears on when the when the vehicle ignition is switched on. This informs the driver of the fastening status of each of the rear seat belts every time:

• the doors are opened during driving (vehicle speed above zero);
• a rear seat belt is fastened/unfastened.

Understanding the graphic 6:

• symbol in green: seat belt fastened;
• symbol in red: seat belt is not fastened.

Understanding the graphic 7:

• symbol in white: seat belt fastened;
• symbol in red: seat belt is not fastened.

When the vehicle speed is less than approximately 12 mph (20 km/h), the graphic 7 which appears on each time one of the rear seat belts is fastened or unfastened. It is accompanied by the graphic 6 which appears for approximately 60 seconds.

When the vehicle speed reaches or exceeds 12 mph (20 km/h), if one of the rear seat belts is or becomes unfastened during the journey:

• the graphic 7 flashes on the instrument panel;

  and continuously ON

• a beep sound for approximately 30 seconds;

  and

• the graphic 6 is displayed for approximately 60 seconds and the symbol for the seat concerned appears in red.

Always make sure that the passengers are properly fastened in and that the number of seat belts indicated as fastened corresponds to the number of seats occupied.

Adjusting the height of the front seat belts

Move button 8 to select the position you require so that chest strap 1 is worn as described above.

Make sure that the seat belt is locked in position correctly after you have adjusted it.