Maserati GranTurismo 2024 Owner's Manual page 28

Understanding the Vehicle
WARNING!
A seat belt extender is not an authorized
modification. It can provide false
seat belt usage status that disables
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the Drive Away Inhibit strategy and
other important safety features of your
Maserati. ONLY use a seat belt extender
if it is physically required in order to
properly fit the original seat belt system.
DO NOT USE the seat belt extender if,
when worn, the distance between the
front edge of the seat belt extender
buckle and the center of the occupant's
body is LESS than 6 inches.
Using a seat belt extender when not
needed can increase the risk of serious
injury or death in a collision. Only use
the seat belt extender when the lap belt
is not long enough and only use in the
recommended seating positions. When
the seat belt extender is not required
for a different occupant, it must be
removed. Remove and store the seat
belt extender when not needed.
Three-Point Seat Belt Untwisting
Procedure
Use the following procedure to untwist a
twisted three-point belt.
• Position the latch plate as close as
possible to the anchor point.
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• At about 0.5 to 1 ft (15 to 30 cm) above
the latch plate, grasp and twist the belt
by 180 degrees to create a fold that
begins immediately above the latch
plate.
• Slide the latch plate upward over the
folded belt. The folded belt must enter
the slot at the top of the latch plate.
• Continue to slide the latch plate up until
it clears the folded belt.
Passengers Seat Belts
All passengers seat belts are equipped
with Automatic Locking Retractors
(ALR) and can be used to secure a
child restraint system. For additional
information, see "Installing Child
Restraint Systems using the Vehicle Seat
Belt equipped with ALR" under "Child
Restraint Systems (CRS)" in this section.
If the passenger seat position should
not be used to accommodate a child
restraint system, only pull the belt out
far enough to comfortably wrap around
the occupant so as to not activate the
ALR. If the ALR is activated, you will hear
a ratcheting sound as the belt retracts.
In this case, allow the belt to retract
completely and then carefully pull out
only the amount of belt necessary to
comfortably wrap around the seat
occupant.
Slide the latch plate into the buckle until
you hear a "click".
WARNING!
• Remember that, in the event of a
violent impact, the passengers on
the rear seats who are not wearing
the seat belts are not only subject to
personal injury but also represent a
danger for passengers sitting in the
front seats.
• Always fasten the seat belts.
• Traveling without the seat belts
fastened significantly increases the
risk of serious injury in the event of a
collision, even with the airbags.
• In the event of a collision, the seat
belts help reduce the possibility
of the vehicle's occupants being
thrown against the structures of the
passenger compartment or out of the
vehicle.
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The airbags are designed to work
together with the seat belts, not to
substitute them. The front airbags only
deploy in the event of certain head-on
collisions of sufficient intensity. They
may not be activated if the vehicle
rolls over, or in the event of rear
bumps or minor frontal collisions, or
non-frontal collisions.