Replacing Safety Belts - Hummer H3T Owner's Manual

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Seats and Restraints

Replacing Safety Belts

CAUTION
A crash can damage the
restraint systems so that they
do not provide proper protec-
tion. This could result in serious
injury or even death in a colli-
sion. To help make sure your
restraint systems are working
properly after a crash, have
them inspected and replaced,
as necessary, as soon as possi-
ble.
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If you have been in a collision
where the belts may have been
stretched, or if the safety belt is cut
or damaged, the belt needs to be
replaced. Repairs may be neces-
sary even if the safety belt was not
used at the time of the collision.
Have the restraint system inspect-
ed after a collision.
If you are in a collision serious
enough to deploy the air bags, any
belt worn during the collision must
be replaced.
If the anchors for child restraints
and/or the top strap were being
used when the collision occurred,
have the child restraint system
inspected after a collision. New
parts and repairs may be necessary
even if the safety belt or child
restraint was not being used at the
time of the crash.
Your vehicle is equipped with safe-
ty belt pretensioners. Pretension-
ers work only once. If the
pretensioners were activated in a
collision, they will need to be
replaced. If the air bag light stays
on or comes on while you are driv-
ing, have the safety belt preten-
sioners checked. See "Safety Belt
Pretensioners" under "Supplemen-
tal Restraints" later in this section
for more information about this
feature.