Fleetwood 1997 Discovery Owner's Manual page 52

ON ThE
ROAd
Seat belts help to restrain you and your passengers in case of a
collision. In most states, the law requires their use.
Seat belts provide the best restraint when:
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the seat back is upright
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the occupant is sitting upright (1I0t slouching)
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the lap belt is SlIug alld low on the hips
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the shoulder belt is sllug against the chest
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the knees are straight forward
For your safety, your vehicle has combination lap and shoul-
der belts for the driver and front seat passenger and lap belts
without retractors in all other designated seating positions.
Always drive and ride with your seat back upright and the lap
belt snug and low across the hips to reduce the risk of serious
injury to the abdomen or neck that could be caused by sliding
under the safety belts in a collision.
Never let a passenger hold a child on his or her lap while the
vehicle is moving. The passenger cannot protect the child
from injury in a collision.
Children should always ride with the seatback in the fully
upright position. When the seatback is not fully upright, there
is a greater risk that the child will slide under the safety belt
and be seriously injured in a collision.
Never use a single belt for more than one person or across
more than one seating position. This greatly increases the risk
that one or both of the people will be injured in a collision.
Each designated seating position in your vehicle has a specific
safety belt assembly which is made up of one buckle and one
tongue that are designed to be used as a pair.
While your vehicle is in motion, the combination lap and
shoulder belt adjusts to your movement. However, if you
brake hard, corner hard or if your vehicle receives an impact,
the lap and shoulder belt locks and prevents you from moving.
SEATS ANd
SEAT BElTS
WARNING
Make sure that you and
your passengers, includ-
ing pregnant women,
wear safety belts. Be
sure that lap belts fit
snugly and as low as
possible around the hips.
If safety belts are not
used properly, the risk of
you or your passengers
being injured in a colli-
sion greatly increases.
WARNING
Use the shoulder belt on
the outside shoulder
only.
Never
wear the
shoulder belt under the
arm. Never swing it
around the neck
over
the
inside shoulder. Failure
to follow these precau-
tions could increase the
risk and/or severity of
injury in an accident.
OJ,14 DiSCOVERY - CopYRiqlfT 1996, FlEETWood ENTERPRisES,
INC.
All
Riqlm RESERVEd.