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Seats and Restraint Systems
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Rear Seat Passengers
It's very important for rear seat
passengers to buckle up! Accident
statistics show
that unbelted people
in
the
rear seat are hurt more often in crashes
than those who are wearing safety belts.
Rear passengers who aren't safety belted
can be thrown
out
of the vehicle in a
crash. And they can strike others in the
vehicle who are wearing safety belts.
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The rear seats
have
lap-shoulder belts.
Here's how
t o
wear one properly.
1. Pick up the latch plate and pull the
belt across you. Don't let
it
get
twisted.
2.
Push
the latch plate into the
buckle
until
it clicks.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure
it
is secure.
When the shoulder belt is pulled out all
the way, it will lock. If it does, let
it
go
back all the way and start again.
If the belt is not long eqough, see "Safety
Belt Extender" at the end of this section.
Make sure the release button on the
buckle is positioned so you would be able
to unbuckle the safety belt quickly if you
ever had to.
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