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Safety
belts
- A loose-fitting safety belt can cause seri-
ous injuries by shifting its position on
your body from the strong bones to more
vulnerable, soft tissue and cause serious
injury .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information
c::> page 102.
Pregnant women must also be properly
restrained
The best way to protect the fetus is to make
sure that expectant mothers always wear
safety belts correctly - throughout the preg-
nancy.
Fig. 118
Safe ty belt position durin g pregnancy
To provide maximum protection, safety belts
must always be positioned correctly on the
wearer's body
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page 1 OS.
.. Adjust the front sea t and head restraint cor-
rectly
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pag e 59, Seats and storage.
.. Hold the belt by the tongue and pull it
evenly across the che st so t ha t it sits as low
as possible on the pelvis and there is no
pressure on the abdomen
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fig. 118
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.&_ .
.. Insert the tongue into the correct buckle of
your seat until you hear it latch securely
¢ page 104, fig. 116.
.. Pull on the belt to make sure that it is se-
curely latched in the buckle .
A
WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can
cause serious personal injury in an acci-
dent.
- Expectant mothers must always wear the
lap portion of the safety belt as low as
possible across the pelvis and below the
rounding of the abdomen .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information
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&
in Fas-
tening safety belts on page 1 OS.
· Unfastening safety belts
Unbuckle the safety belt with the red release
butt on only after the vehicle has stopped.
Fig. 119
Releas ing the tong ue from the buckle
.. Push the red release button on the buckle
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fig. 119 .
The belt tongue will spring out
of the buckle
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.&_ .
.. Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you
guide the belt tongue to its stowed position.
A
WARNING
-
Never unfasten safety belt while the vehi-
cle is moving . Doing so will increase your
risk of being injured or killed.
Improperly worn safety belts
Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause
severe injuries.
Wearing safety belts 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 effectiveness of safety belts and will
even
increase the risk of injury and death by
mov -
ing the safety belt to crit ical areas of the
body . Improper seating positions also in-
crease the risk of serious injury and death
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