A method of controlling a seatbelt retractor having a mechanism for retracting a seatbelt with a motor includes the steps of receiving a door-open signal; determining whether the door-open signal is received after a predetermined time since a door-lock release signal is input; and retracting the seatbelt only when the door-open signal is received after the predetermined time since the door-lock release signal is input.

 
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> Method for operating a non-railbound land vehicle with a combustion engine-generator unit and an electric drive motor and corresponding vehicle

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