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WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can
cause se rious personal injury in an acci-
dent.
- The shoulder belt shou ld lie as close to
the center of the collar bone as poss ible
and should fit we ll on the body. Hold the
belt above the latch tongue and pull it
evenly across t he chest so that it sits as
low as possible on the pe lvis and t here is
no press ure on t he abdomen. The be lt
should a lways f it snugly¢
fig. 149 .
Pull
on the be lt to tighten if necessary.
- The lap belt portion of the safety be lt
must be positioned as low as possible
across pelvis and never over the abdo -
me n. Make sure the be lt lies flat and
snug¢
fig. 149.
Pull on the belt to tight-
en if necessary .
- A loose-fitt ing safety be lt can cause seri-
ous inj uries by sh ifting its position on
your body from the strong bones to more
vulnerab le, soft tissue and cause se rious
injury.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information
¢ page 141.
Pregnant women must also be correctly
restrained
The best way to protect the fetus is to make
sure tha t expectant mothers always wear
safety belts correctly - throughout the preg-
nancy.
Fig. 150
Safety belt pos itio n du ring pregnancy
Safety
belts
143
To p rovide maximum protect ion, safety belts
must a lways be positioned correctly on the
wearer's body
¢ page 142.
.. Adj ust the front sea t and head restraint cor-
rectly ¢
page 58, Seats and storage.
.. Make sure the seatback of the rear seat
bench is in an upright position and secure ly
latched in place before using the belt.
.. Hold the belt by the tongue and pull it even-
ly across the chest and pelvis ¢
fig . 150,
¢ .,&. .
.. Insert the tongue into the correct buckle of
your seat unt il you hear it latch secure ly
¢
page 141, fig. 148 .
.. Pull on the belt to make sure that it is se-
curely latched in the buck le .
A
WARNING
-
Improperly posit ioned safety be lts can
cause ser ious persona l injury in an acc i-
dent.
-
- Expectant mothers must always wear the
lap portion of the safety belt as low as
possible across the pelvis and below the
round ing of the abdomen .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information
¢ .&.in Fas-
tening safety belts on page 142 .
Unfastening safety belts
Unbuckle the safety belt with the red release
button only after the vehicle has stopped.
Fig. 1 51
Releas ing t he tong ue from the buckle
.. Push the red release button on the buckle
¢
fig. 151.
The belt tongue will spr ing out
of the buckle ¢
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