Checking seat belts — AUDI

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Caddy III (2K, 2004–2015); platform code 2C0

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• For safety reasons, the road test should be carried out on a traffic-free stretch to ensure that other road users are not endangered. — Inspect belt buckle for cracks and chips.
• When belt is slack, latch plate must spring out of belt buckle on its own.
• In case of damage resulting not from an accident, but for example, from wear, only the part which is actually damaged need be renewed.

📋 Procedure

1. ⚠ The seat belt system must be inspected systematically after every accident! If damage is determined at any of the points to be checked, customer must be informed regarding necessity of changing belts. — Pull belt completely out of inertia reel or lap belt adjustment plate.
2. Check belt webbing for soiling, and if necessary wash with a mild soapy solution Owner's Manual.
3. Pull belt out of inertia reel with firm jerk.
4. Put on seat belt.
5. Accelerate vehicle to 20 km/h and then carry out emergency braking with foot brake.

6. ⚠ For safety reasons, the road test should be carried out on a traffic-free stretch to ensure that other road users are not endangered. — Inspect belt buckle for cracks and chips.
7. Push latch plate into belt buckle until it engages audibly. Check whether locking mechanism is properly engaged by pulling firmly on belt webbing.
8. Release seat belt by pressing button on belt buckle with finger pressure.
9. When belt is slack, latch plate must spring out of belt buckle on its own.
10. ⚠ Under no circumstances whatsoever may lubricant be used to eliminate noise or stiffness in belt buckle buttons. — Inspect for deformation, fracturing and cracks in plastic. [Note: In case of damage resulting not from an accident, but for example, from wear, only the part which is actually damaged need be renewed.]

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