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Seat s and s t o rage
Belts showing damage to webbing, bind-
ings, buckles, or retractors must be re-
placed.
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Note
- If you move the front seat back when the
rear seat backrest is fo lded forward, you
could damage the head restraints on the
rear seat.
- Slide the belt guide on the outside safety
belt all the way up before folding the
backrest back forward. Make sure the
seat belt is not p inched or damaged
when the rear seat backrest if folded
back. Other objects shou ld be removed
from the rear seat bench to protect the
seatbac k from da mage.
Tie-downs and cargo net
The cargo net" prevents small objects from
sliding.
Fig. 66
Locat ion of the tie -downs in the luggage com -
partment
Fig. 67
Luggage compartme nt: ca rgo net*
... To secure objects with the luggage compa rt-
ment net*, fold the tie-down bracket up-
ward
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fig.
66.
... Insert the hooks on the luggage compart -
ment net* into the tie-downs
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fig .
67.
... Read and heed all WARNINGS
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Stowing luggage.
In a collision, the laws of physics mean that
even smaller items that are loose in the vehi-
cle will turn into heavy missi les that can cause
serious injury. Items in the vehicle pick up ki-
netic energy which varies with the veh icle and
the weight of the item . Vehicle speed is the
most sign ificant factor .
For example, in a frontal collision at a speed
of 30 mph (48 km/h), the forces acti ng on a
10-lb (5 kg) object are about
20 times
the
normal we ight of the item . This means that
the weight of the item would sudden ly be the
equivalent of a bo ut 200 lbs (90 kg). One can
easily imagine t he injuries that an item of that
weight flying freely through the passenge r
compartment ca n cause in a collision at a
speed considered relatively low.
A
WARNING
-
Weak, damaged or improper straps used
to secure items to tie-downs can fail dur-
ing hard braking or in a collision and cause
serious personal injury.
- Always use suitable retaining straps and
properly secure items to the tie-downs in
the luggage compartment to help pre-
vent items from shift ing or flying for-
ward.
- Never attach a chi ld seat tether strap to
a tie-down.
- For strength-related
reasons, the mou nt-
ing hooks can only be used to secure ob-
jects weigh ing up to 10 lb. (5 kg). Heavi-
er objects will not be adequ ately sec ured
- there is a risk of injury.
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