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I have a Golf 6 plus 2010 and recently the 'no seat belt alert' for the driver has been popping erroneously, usual when there is a bump in the road or a sharp turn. I can't send my car in service just yet. I can however in a few weeks. Some one recommended that I unplug the cable of the seat belt sheath under the chair.

What I want to know is that dangerous? Some one said something about the air bag or the pretensioning of the seat belt. And if there is not any danger could I just let it like that? I don't need it, I always put my seat belt instinctively.

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Whoever the "someone" is who said it is dangerous is correct. As suspected, seat belts in modern passenger vehicles have pretensioners which, when the airbags are deployed, fire first to tighten and lock the seatbelt in place. This puts the occupant into the correct position and holds them there prior to airbag deployment. This is done to protect the occupant from injuries from the airbag itself. Without the seatbelt connected, should you get into an accident, you'll most likely cause yourself serious harm, not only from the accident, but from the airbags as well.

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