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14 SAFETY
the lap belt if it is too tight, tilt the latch plate and pull
on the lap belt. A snug seat belt reduces the risk of
sliding under the seat belt in a collision.
Positioning The Lap Belt
5. Position the shoulder belt across the shoulder and chest
with minimal, if any slack so that it is comfortable and
not resting on your neck. The retractor will withdraw
any slack in the shoulder belt.
6. To release the seat belt, push the red button on the
buckle. The seat belt will automatically retract to its
stowed position. If necessary, slide the latch plate down
the webbing to allow the seat belt to retract fully.
Rear Center Lap/Shoulder Belt Retractor Lockout
This feature is designed to lock the retractor whenever the
rear seatback is not fully latched. This prevents someone
from wearing the rear center lap/shoulder belt when the
rear seatback is not fully latched.
NOTE: If the rear center lap/shoulder belt cannot be
pulled out, check that the rear seatback is fully latched.If
the rear seatback is properly latched and the rear center
lap/shoulder belt still cannot be pulled out, the Automatic-
Locking Retractor (ALR) system may be activated. To reset
this feature you must let all of the seat belt webbing return
into the retractor. You will not be able to pull out more
webbing until all of the webbing has been returned back
into the retractor.
WARNING!
The rear center lap/shoulder belt is equipped with a
lock-out feature to ensure that the rear seatback is in
the fully upright and locked position when occupied.
If the rear seatback is not fully upright and locked and
the rear center lap/shoulder belt can be pulled out of
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