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Seat Belts and Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS)
Your vehicle is equipped with lap-
shoulder seat belts, emergency
tensioning retractors for the seat belts,
driver airbag and knee bolster and
passenger airbag and knee bolster.
Seat Belts
Important!
Laws in most states and all Canadian
provinces require seat belt use.
All states and provinces require use of
child restraints that comply with U.S.
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
213 and Canadian Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard 213.1.
We strongly recommend their use.
Warning!
Never ride in a moving vehicle with
the seat back reclined. Sitting in an
excessively reclined position can be
dangerous. You could slide under
the seat belt in a collision. If you
slide under it, the belt would apply
force at the abdomen or neck. That
could cause serious or even fatal
injuries. The seat back and seat
belts provide the best restraint
when the wearer is in an upright
position and belts are properly
positioned on the body.
Seat Belt Warning System
With the key in steering lock position
2, an audible warning sounds for a short
time if the driver's seat belt is not
fastened.
If you are ever in an accident, your
injuries can be considerably more
severe without your seat belt
properly buckled. Without your seat
belt buckled, you can hit the
interior of the vehicle or be ejected
from it. You can be seriously in-
jured or killed.
In the same crash, the possibility
for injury or death is lessened with
your seat belt buckled.
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