Safety Belt Pretensioners; Safety Belt Extender - Buick 2004 Rendezvous Owner's Manual

3. Be sure that the belt is not twisted and it lies flat.
The guide must be on top of the belt.
4. Buckle, position and release the safety belt as
described in Center Rear Passenger Position
on page 1-42. Make sure that the shoulder belt
crosses the shoulder.
To remove and store the elastic cord, remove it from
the comfort guide. The elastic cord will go back
under the head restraint.
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Safety Belt Pretensioners

Your vehicle has safety belt pretensioners. Although
you cannot see them, they are located on the retractor
part of the safety belts for the driver and right front
passenger. They help the safety belts reduce a person's
forward movement in a moderate to severe crash in
which the front of the vehicle hits something.
Pretensioners work only once. If they activate in a
crash, you'll need to get new ones, and probably other
new parts for your safety belt system. See Replacing
Restraint System Parts After a Crash on page 1-83.

Safety Belt Extender

If the vehicle's safety belt will fasten around you, you
should use it.
But if a safety belt isn't long enough to fasten, your
dealer will order you an extender. It's free. When you go
in to order it, take the heaviest coat you will wear, so
the extender will be long enough for you. The extender
will be just for you, and just for the seat in your
vehicle that you choose. Don't let someone else use it,
and use it only for the seat it is made to fit. To wear
it, just attach it to the regular safety belt.