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WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can
cause se rious personal injury in an acci-
dent .
- Expectant mothers must a lways wear the
lap portion of the safety belt as low as
poss ible across the pelv is and be low the
rounding of the abdomen.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information
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tening safety belts on page 133.
Unfastening safety belts
Unbuckle the safety belt with the red release
button only after the vehicle has stopped .
Fig. 151 Releasing the to ngue fr om the buckle
... Push the red release but t on on the buc kle
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fig. 151 .
The belt tongue will spring out
of the buckle
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... Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you
gu ide the belt tongue to its stowed position.
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WARNING
Never unfasten safety belt while the veh i-
cle is moving. Doing so will increase your
risk of being injured or killed .
Improperly worn safety belts
Incorrectly posi tioned safety bel ts can cause
severe injuries.
Wea ring safety be lts improperly can cause se-
rious injury or death. Safety belts can only
work when they are correctly positioned on
the body . Improper seating positions reduce
the effect iveness of safety belts and will even
Safety
belts
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increase the risk of injury and death by mov-
ing the safety be lt to critica l areas of the
body. Improper seating positions a lso in-
crease the risk of serious injury and death
when an airbag deploys and strikes an occu-
pant who is not in the correct seating posi -
t ion. A driver is respo ns ible for the safety of
all vehicle occupants and especially for chil-
dren. Therefore:
... Never perm it anyone to assume an incorrect
sitt ing pos ition in the vehicle while traveli ng
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WARNING
Improperly worn safety bel ts increase the
risk of ser ious persona l injury and death
whenever a vehicle is being used .
- Always ma ke sure that all vehi cle occu-
pants are correctly restrained and stay in
a correct seating position whenever the
veh icle is being used .
- Always read and heed a ll WARNINGS and
other important information
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Safety
belt
preten-
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s1oners
How safety belt pretensioners work
In front, side and rear-end collisions above a
particular severity, safety belts are tensioned
automatically.
The safety belts are equipped with safety belt
pretensioners . The system is act ivated by se n-
sors in fro nt, side and rear -end collisions of
great seve rity. This tightens the belt and takes
up belt slack ¢
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safety belt pretension er on page 136.
Taking
up the slack he lps to reduce fo rward occupant
movement during a collision .
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Note
Never let the belt remain ove r a rear seat-
back that has been fo lded forward .
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