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Automatic safety belt retractors
Every safe ty belt is eq uipped with an automatic
be lt retr actor on the shou lder belt. This fea tu re
locks the belt when the be lt is pulled out fast ,
d uring hard braking and in an accident . The belt
may a lso lock when you drive up or down a steep
hill or through a sharp curve. During normal driv-
ing the belt lets you move free ly.
Safety belt preten sioners
The safety belts are equipped with a be lt preten -
sioner that helps to tighten the safety belt and
remove s lack when the pretensioner is activated
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page 141.
The funct ion of the pretensioner is
monitored by a warni ng light
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Convertible locking retractor
Every safety belt except the one on the driver
seat is equipped with a convertib le locking retrac-
tor that
must
be used when the safety belt is
used to attach a child seat. Be sure to read the
important information about this feature
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page 177 .
A
WARNING
Imprope rly positioned safety belts can cause
ser ious injury in an accident
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page 139,
Safety belt position .
- Safety belts offe r optimum protection only
when the seatback is upright and belts are
properly positioned on the body.
- Always make sure that t he rear seat back-
rest to which the cente r rear safety belt* is
attached is securely latched whenever the
rear center safety belt is being used . If the
backrest is not securely latched, the passen -
ger will move forward with the backrest dur-
ing sudden braking, in a sudden maneuver
and especially in a crash.
- Never attac h the safety belt to the buck le
for another seat. Attaching the belt to the
wrong buckle will reduce safety be lt effec-
t iveness and can cause serious personal in-
jury.
- A passenger who is not p roperly rest rained
can be seriously inj ured by the safety belt it-
self when it moves from t he stronger parts
Safety
belts
of the body into critical areas like the abdo-
men .
- Always lock the convertible locking retractor
when you are secur ing a chi ld seat in the ve-
hicle
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page 179.
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Tips
For information on safety belt pretensione rs,
refer to
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page 141.
Safety belt position
Correct belt position is the key to getting ma xi-
mum protection from safety belts.
Fig. 1 53
Safety belt posit ion
Use the height adjustme nt to change the posit ion
of the shoulder belt of the front safety belts .
A
WARNING
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Imp roperly posit ioned safety be lts can cause
se rious pe rsonal injury in a n accident.
- The s hou lder belt should lie as close to t he
center of the collar bone as possib le and
should fit well on t he body. Hold t he bel t
above t he latch tongue and pull it evenly
across the ches t so t hat it sits as low as pos -
sib le on the pe lvis and there is no pressure
on the abdomen. The belt should always fit
snug ly
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fig. 153.
Pull on the belt to tighten
if necessary.
- A loose-fitting safety belt can cause serio us
inj uries by shifting its position on your body
from the strong bones to more vulnerable,
soft t issue and cause serious injury .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information <=:>
page 137 .
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