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During normal driving the belt lets you move
freely.
Safety belt pretensioners
The safety belts are equipped with a belt pre-
tensione r that helps to t igh t en the safety be lt
and remove slack when the pretensione r is ac-
tivated. The function of the pretensioner is
monitored by a warning light
¢ page 16 .
Switchable locking feature
Every safe t y belt excep t the one on the driver
seat is eq uipped with a switchab le locking fea-
ture that
must
be used when the safety belt is
used to attach a child seat . Be sure to read the
important informat ion about th is f eature
c:;, page 144.
A
WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can
cause serious injury in an accident
¢
page 111, 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 belt to
the wrong buckle will reduce safety belt
effect iveness and ca n cause seri ous per-
sonal inju ry.
- A passenger who is no t p roperly rest rain-
ed can be se riously inju red by the safety
belt itself when it moves from the stron-
ger parts of the body into critical areas
like the abdomen .
- Always lock the convert ible locking re-
tractor when yo u are secur ing a child
seat in the vehicle
c:;,
page 146 .
Safety
belts
111
Safety belt position
Correct belt position is the key to getting
maximum protection from safety belts .
Fig. 1 16
Head restra int and safety belt position as
seen from t he side
Use the height adjustment to change the posi-
tion of the shoulder straps of the fro nt seat
safety belts .
A
WARNING
Imp roperly posit ioned safety be lts can
cause ser ious persona l injury in an acci-
dent.
- The shou lder belt portion of the safety
be lt must be posi t ioned over the midd le
of t he occupant's shoulder a nd never
across the neck or throat.
- The safety be lt must lie fla t and sn ug on
the occupant's upper body ¢
fig. 116.
Pull on the belt to tighten if necessary.
-
- The lap be lt po rtion of the safety belt
must be posit ioned as low as possib le
across pelvis and never over the abdo -
men. Make sure the belt lies flat and
snug ¢
fig. 116 .
Pull on the belt to tight-
en if necessary .
- A loose-fitting safety belt can cause seri-
ous injuries by shifting its pos it ion on
your body from the strong bones to more
vulne rable , soft tissue and cause ser ious
inj ury.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information
¢page 109 .
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