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Safety
belts
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To provide
maximum protection, safety
belts must always
be
positioned correctly on the wearer's body.
Adjust
the
front
seat
and
head restraint
properly
=>
page
72,
"General
recommendations".
Hold
the
belt
by the tongue and pull it evenly across the
chest and
pelvis=>
&
.
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Insert
the tongue
into the
correct
buckle of your seat
until you hear it latch securely
=>
page 131,
fig.
108.
Pull on
the
belt to make sure that
it
is
securely latched
in
the buckle.
Automatic
safety
belt retractors
Every
safety belt is
equipped
with an automatic belt
retractor
on the
shoulder belt. This feature
locks
the belt
when
the belt is pulled out
fast,
during
hard braking
and
in
an accident
.
The
belt
may also lock
when you drive up or down a steep hill or through a sharp curve.
During normal driving
the belt lets you move freely.
Safety
belt pretensioners
The safety belts on the front seats are equipped with a belt preten-
sion er that helps to tighten the safety belt and remove slack when
the pretensioner is activated.
The
function
of
the pretensioner is
monitored by a warning light
:::::,
page
78, "Airbag system
t!A
(USA
models)
/!.ir
(Canada
models)".
Switchable
locking
feature
Every
safety belt
except the
one on
the
driver seat is equipped with
a switchable
locking
feature that
must be
used when the safety belt
is
used
to
attach
a
child
seat. Be sure
to
read the important informa
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tion about this feature
:::::,
page 170.
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WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause serious injury in an
accident
:::::,
page 132, "Safety belt position".
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Safety belts offer optimum protection only when the seat back
is upright and belts are properly positioned on the body.
•
Never attach the safety belt to the buckle for another seat
.
Attaching the belt to the wrong buckle will reduce safety belt
effectiveness and can cause serious personal injury.
•
A passenger who is not properly restrained can be seriously
injured by the safety belt itself when it moves from the stronger
parts of the body into critical areas like the abdomen.
•
Always lock the convertible locking retractor when you are
securing a child seat in the vehicle:::::, page 172.
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Safety
belt pos
ition
Correct belt position is the key to
getting
maximum
protection f ram safety belts.
Fig.
109 Head restraint
and
safety
belt posi-
tion as seen from the
side
Use the
height adjustment to change the position
of
the shoulder
straps of the front seat safety belts.
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