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.. Hold the be lt by the tongue and pull it
evenly across the chest and pelvis
¢
_&. .
.. Insert the tongue into the correct buckle of
your seat until you hear it latch securely
¢fi g. 116.
.. Pull on the be lt to make sure that it is se -
curely latched in t he buckle .
Automatic safety belt retractors
Every safety belt is eq uipped with an automat-
ic belt retractor on the shoulder be lt . This fea-
ture locks the be lt when the belt is pulled out
fast, dur ing hard braking and in an accident .
The belt may also lock when you drive up or
down a steep hill or through a sharp curve .
During normal driving the belt let s you move
freely.
Switchable locking feature
Every safety belt except the one on the driver
seat is equ ipped with a switchable locking fea-
ture that
must
be used when the safety belt is
used t o atta ch a child sea t . Be s ure to read the
important information abo ut this fea t ure
¢ page 138 .
A
WARNING
Imprope rly positioned safety belts can
cause serious injury in an accident
Qpage 105, Safety belt position .
- Safety belts offer optimum protection
only when the seatback is upright and
belts are properly positioned on the
body.
-
- Never attach the safety belt to the buck-
le for another seat. Attach ing the be lt to
the wrong buckle will reduce safety belt
effect iveness and can cause serious per-
sonal injury.
- A passenger who is not properly restrain-
ed can be seriously inj ured by the safety
belt itself whe n it moves from the stron-
ger parts of t he body into critical a reas
like t he abdomen.
- Always lock the convert ible locking re-
tra ctor when yo u are secur ing a chi ld
sea t in the vehicle¢
page 140 .
Safety
belts
105
@
Tips
Depending on veh icle equipment, micro-
phones * are located on the safety be lt to
improve hands-free call quality. For addi-
tional information about safety belt m icro-
phones, refer to the infotainment system
owner's manual.
Safety belt position
Correct belt position is the key to getting
maximum protection from safety belts .
Fig. 1 17
Safety belt posit ion
Standard features o n your ve hicle help you ad-
just the pos ition of the safety belt to ma t ch
your body size.
- he ight-adjustable
front seats.
A
WARNING
Improperly posit ioned safety be lts ca n
cause ser ious perso na l injury in an acci-
dent .
-
- The shou lde r belt should lie as close to
the center of the ca lla r bone as possible
a nd should fit well on the body. Hold the
be lt above the latc h tongue and pull it
even ly across the chest so that it sits as
low as possible on the pelv is and there is
no pressure on the abdomen. The belt
should always fit snug L y
Q
fig.
117.
Pull
on the belt to t ighten if necessary.
- The lap be lt portion of the safety belt
must be posit ioned as low as possible
across pelv is and never over the abdo-
men. Make sure the belt lies flat and
snug
¢
fig. 117.
Pull on the belt to tight-
en if necessary.
.,..
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