Saab 1987 900 Owner's Manual page 18

16 Interior equipment
Seat belt restraint system
NOTE! Seat belts, properly worn, re-
duce the risk of serious occupant injury
in an accident or emergency maneuver.
Belt type restraints are provided at all
seating positions. Use them for your
comfort and protection.
Inertia reel-type three point manual belts
are provided at the front and
out~oard
rear
seating positions.
A
manually
adJust~~
lap
belt is provided for the center rear posItIon.
Seat belt, front seat
1. Latch tongue
2. Latch stalk
Using manual lap and shoulder belts
Each lap and shoulder (three point) re-
straint consists of a continuous belt, a latch
stalk, and a locking retractor mechanism
which allows passenger movement under
normal circumstances and locks the belt in
emergency situations.
To put the belt on, first grasp it near the
shoulder belt guide loop and pull out a suf-
ficient length of belt to reach the latch
mechanism between the front seats. One
section ofthe belt should now be lying low
over the hips and the other over the shoul-
der nearest the guide loop. Position the
latch tongue on the belt so that it can be in-
serted into the latch stalk.
Pull up on the upper portion of the belt to
take up any slack in the lap portion. The re-
tractor mechanism will automatically ad-
just the shoulder portion. The belt is re-
leased by pressing the red button. The re-
tractor will return the belt to its stored posi-
tion.
NOTE! Pregnant women should use the
belt as described above paying special
attention to applying the lap portion of
the belt as low and snug over the hips as
possible.
When the belts are in use the retractor mec-
hanism is normally unlocked. This allows
freedom of movement for the restrained
occupant automatically The belt locking
mechanism is activated by rapid belt
motion and/or sudden vehicle deceleration.
The belts will lock during hard braking or
when the vehicle is climbing or descending -
steep grades.
WARNING!
1 No alterations or additions should be
made to this belt system.
2 The webbing must not be bleached or
redyed.
3 Each belt is meant for one person only.
The belts at outboard seating positions
must be used as a lap/shoulder restraint
only.
4 Holding your small child is not safe.
Children under 5 years old and weigh-
ing less than 40 lbs, should be re-
strained in a suitable safety seat/re-
straint designed for that purpose. Fol-
low seat manufacturer's instructions
which are based on the size and weight
ofthe child. If the child safety seat is de-
signed to be restrained by a lap belt, use
it in the center rear seating position. Re-
straining a child safety seat with a 3-
point belt may require a special clip
(contact the seat manufacturer) to re-
strict belt movement and prevent the
seat from tipping over. Refer to the in-
structions to determine clip necessity
and availability. For further informa-
tion on child restraint systems for your
car write to: U.S. Dept. of Transporta-
tion, Washington, D.C. 20590.