Safety Belts; Lap Belts; Retractors - Dodge Xplorer 224 Owner's Manual

• Bolt vehicle side of Quick-D isconnec t socket to bumper of
Motor Home.
10. Plug socket together and test all lights.
CAUTIO N: If a socket is used that does not bolt to bumper,
a ground wire will have to be connecte d between the
bumper bracket of the Motor Home and the socket.
• Also, a ground wire from the trai1er to the trailer
side of the socket.
SAFETY BELTS
Study of thousand s of actual injury-p roducing highway
crashes, reveals that in most cases serious injury occurred
needless ly and could have been avoided by the use of lap belts.
These belts have been provided in
seats of the XPLOR ER 224
for your protectio n.
LAP BELTS:
The lap belt should be worn as low on the abdomen as
possible and drawn snugly across the hips.
To reduce the
risk of sliding under the belt,
it should be adjusted as tight
as comfort will allow WHILE SITTING WELL BACK AND ERECT IN THE
SEAT.
To adjust for size:
To lengthen belt to fit,
turn the
buckle perpendi cular to the belt and pull to desired length.
To shorten, pull loose end of belt.
Slouchin g, sitting on the forward edge,
or lying down on
the seat should be avoided while wearing a lap belt,
since
there is a risk of sliding under the belt and incurring an
injury. Never use a lap belt on more than one person at a
time.
To fasten:
Make sure the belts are not twisted.
Push
tongue end all the way into buckle.
Tighten by pulling the
loose end away from the buckle.
WHEN TIGHTE NING, BE SURE
BELT IS RUN ALL THE WAY OUT OF THE RETRA CTOR.
To unfasten : Depress button in center of buckle and
slide tip end out of buckle.
RETRA CTORS :
A retractor coils the belt when not in use and prevents
it from falling outside where it could become wet or soiled.
When using, be sure that all of the webbing is unwoun d from
the retractor .
To prevent damage to the door panel,
do not
allow the belt to snap into the storage position .
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