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Safet y belts
Safety
belts
General
notes
Always wear safety belts!
Wearing safety belts correctly saves lives!
This chapter exp lains why safety be lts are nec-
essary, how they work and how to adjust and
wear them correctly .
.. Read a ll the information that fo llows and
heed all of the instructions and WARNINGS.
A
WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them
improperly increases the risk of ser ious
personal injury and death .
- Safety belts are the sing le most effective
means available to reduce the risk of se-
rious injury and death in automob ile acci-
dents . For your protection and that of
your passenge rs, always correctly wear
safety belts when the vehicle is moving .
- Pregnant women, injured, or physically
impaired persons must also use safety
belts. Like all veh icle occupants, they are
more likely to be seriously injured if they
do not wear safety be lts . The best way to
protect a fetus is to protect the mother -
throughout the entire pregnancy.
Number of seats
Vehicles with five seat s : Your vehicle has two
front seats and three rear seats. Each seating
position has a safety belt .
Vehicle s with six se at s:* Your vehicle has two
front seats, two seats in the second row and
two seats in the third row. Each seating posi-
tion has a safety belt.
Vehicles with seven se at s:* Your vehicles has
two front seats, three seats in the second row
and two seats in the third row. Each seating
position has a safety belt .
A
WARNING
Not wearing safety be lts or wear ing them
improperly increases the risk of serious
personal injury and death.
- Never strap more than one person, in-
cluding small children, into any belt . It is
espec ially dangerous to place a safety
belt ove r a ch ild sitt ing on your lap.
- Never let more people ride in the vehicle
than there are safety belts available .
- Be sure everyone riding in the vehicle is
properly restrained with a separate safe-
ty belt or child restra int.
Safety belt warning light
Your vehicle has a warning system for the
driver and front seat passenger (on USA mod-
els only) to remind you about the importance
of buckling-up.
Fig. 1 96
Safety bel t warning ligh t in the instr um ent
cluste r - e nlarged
Before driving off , alw ays :
.. Fasten your safety belt and make sure you
are wearing it properly .
.. Make sure that your passengers also buckle
up and properly wear their safety be lts.
.. Protect childre n with a child rest raint sys-
tem app ropriate for the s ize and age .
The warn ing light .
in the instrument cluste r
lights up when the ignit ion is switched on as a
rem inder to fasten the safety belts. In addi-
t ion, you will hear a warning tone for a certa in
per iod of t ime.
Faste n your safet y be lt and make sure that
yo ur passe ngers also properly put on t heir
safety be lts.
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