Safety Belt Pretensioners; Safety Belt Extender - GMC 2003 Savana Van Owner's Manual

Safety Belt Pretensioners
If the GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) of your
vehicle is lower than 8600, your vehicle has safety belt
pretensioners. You can find the GVWR on the
certification label located on the rear edge of the driver's
door. See Loading Your Vehicle on page 4-30 for
more information.
The safety belt pretensioners are located on the buckle
end 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 1-76.
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.
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