Very glad to hear that you're (mostly) in one piece! I know the arguments about risk compensation, but it is nice to know that the car does a good job of protecting its occupants.
Harry
Harry
New certainly works too.It goes without question that I am currently ordering my next Phaeton!
Quite correct Damon, form about 2008 I think.Glad you are ok Oliver. I thought the newer Phaetons did away with the dual pre-tensioners. Can anyone confirm this?
Damon
Hi Oliver,I am pretty sure the dual pre-tensioners still come with the 18-way seats, but would be grateful if someone could confirm
...just a thought, one for others to chime in on, I think that 'load limiting' pre-tensioners was the thing that was the saving grace here, the fact that there were two rolls with pre-tensioners is more an artefact of the design of the comfort seat... Or is that what made the difference? Just asking as the dual roll arrangement is not available any more, and I suspect we all like to know if the older cars are safer than the newer ones.Hi Oliver,
Glad you are intact...
As for seats and seat belts, the GP0 and GP1 (first face lift) had the double roll - double pretensioner setup, as of the GP2 (so late 2009) they have adopted a more standardised setup with a single roll and pre tensioner, with the clasp/catch floating rather than fixed. I believe the reasons were to make the seat cheaper to manufacture (supplier also changed at this point) and it also saved significant weight on the seat (I think it was in the region of 10-15kg per seat).
The official reason was that the old seats had a tendency to squeak and or rattle, whereas this is not the case with the new arrangement (there is some truth here, but I suspect cost was the main driver)
Not sure this will make the seats any less safe than the old ones, having both, I can see good and bad things with both...
(as an aside, the massage function is not as strong on the newer seats)
Regards,
Johan