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Sa f e ty belts
Pregnant women must also be correctly
restrained
The best way to protect the fetus is to make sure
that expectant mothers always wear safety belts
correctly - throughout the pregnancy.
Fig. 151 Safety belt position during pregnancy
To prov ide maximum protection, safety belts
must always be posit ioned correctly on the wear-
er's body
¢ page 131 .
... Adjust the front seat and adjustable head re-
straint* correctly ¢
page 52, General informa-
tion .
... Hold the belt by the tongue and pull it evenly
across the chest and pelv is
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fig. 151 ,
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... Inse rt the tongue into the correct buckle of
your seat until you hear it latch secure ly
¢page 130, fig. 149.
... Pull on t he be lt to make sure that it is securely
latched in the buck le .
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WARNING
Improperly pos itioned safety be lts can cause
ser ious persona l injury in an accident.
- Expectant mothers must a lways wear the
lap portion of the safety belt as low as pos-
sible across the pelvis and below the round-
ing of the abdomen .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information¢
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in Fasten-
ing safety belts on page 131.
132
Unfastening safety belts
Unbuckle the safety belt with the red release
button only ofter the vehicle hos stopped.
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Fig. 15 2 Releasing the tongue from the buckle
... Push the red re lease button on t he buck le
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fig. 152.
The belt tongue will spring out of
the buck le
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... Let the belt wind up on the retractor as yo u
guide the belt tongue to its stowed position .
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WARNING
Never unfasten safety belt wh ile the vehicle is
moving . Doing so will increase your risk of be-
ing injured or killed .
Adjusting safety belt height
With the aid of the safety belt height adjust-
ment, the three point safety belt strop routing
con be fitted to the shoulder area, according to
body size.
Fig. 153 Safety belt height adjustment for the front seats
- loop -around fittings
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The shoulder be lt shou ld lie as close to the center
of the co llar bo ne as poss ible and shou ld fit well
o n the body
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in Safe ty belt posi tion on
page 131.
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