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S S E E A A T T B B E E L L T T S S
Seat belt restraint system
WARNING
• To achieve the maximum pro-
tection of the restraint sys-
tem, the seat belts must
always be fastened whenever
the vehicle is in motion.
• A seat belt is most effective,
when a seatback is in the
upright position.
• Children age 12 and under
must
always
be
restrained in the rear seat.
Never allow children to ride in
the front passenger's seat.
When a child over the age of
12 needs to seat in the front,
he/she must be properly belt-
ed and the seat should be set
in the rearmost position.
• Never fasten the shoulder belt
under your arm or behind your
back. An improperly posi-
tioned shoulder belt may
cause serious injury in a
crash. The
shoulder
should be positioned midway
over your shoulder across
your collarbone.
• Always wear both the shoul-
der portion and lap portion of
the lap/shoulder belt.
• Avoid wearing a twisted seat
belt. A twisted belt cannot
properly activate. It may even
cut through in a collision.
Make sure that a belt webbing
is straight and untwisted.
• Be careful not to damage a
belt webbing or other compo-
nents. When the belt webbing
or other components is dam-
aged, replace it.
Safety system of your vehicle
A seat belt is designed to be
fastened across the bony struc-
ture of the body. The lap portion
of the belt should be fastened
low across the front pelvis.
Fastening the lap portion of the
belt across the abdomen must
be avoided.
A seat belt should be tightly fas-
tened, in accordance with an
occupant's comfort, to provide
properly
the protection, for which a seat
belt is designed.
Loose fastening of a seat belt
greatly reduces an occupants'
protection.
Particular care should be taken
to avoid any webbing contami-
nation with polishes, oils, chem-
icals
Immediately clean the webbing,
using mild soap and water. A
belt should be replaced, when
its webbing is frayed, contami-
nated or damaged. It is essen-
belt
tial to replace the entire assem-
bly after a severe impact, even if
damage to the assembly is not
obvious. A belt, of which straps
are twisted, should not be fas-
tened. Each seat belt assembly
must be used only by one occu-
pant. it is dangerous to fasten a
belt over a child being carried
on an occupant's laps.
WARNING
or
battery
acid.
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