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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 pregnan cy.
Fig. 161
Safety belt positio n dur ing pregnancy
To provide max imum protection, safety belts
must always be posit ioned correctly on the wear-
er 's body
¢ page 142.
.,. Adjust the front seat and head restraint cor-
rectly
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page 58, General information .
.,. Hold the belt by the tongue and pull it evenly
across the chest and pelvis
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fig. 161,
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.,. Insert the tongue into the correct buckle of
your seat until you hea r it latch secure ly
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page 141, fig. 159.
.,. Pull on the be lt to ma ke sure t hat it is securely
latched in the buckle .
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WARNING
Improperly positioned safety be lts can cause
serious personal inju ry in an accident.
- Expectant mothers must a lways wear the
lap po rtion 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
¢ .&.in Fasten-
ing safety belts on page 142.
Safet y bel ts
Unfastening safety belts
Unbuckle the safety belt with the red release
button only o~er the vehicle hos stopped .
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Fig. 1 62 Releasing the tong ue from the buckle
.. Push the red re lease button on t he buck le
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fig. 162.
The belt tongue will spring out of
the buck le¢ ,&. .
.,. Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you
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
You con adjust the height of the driver's and
front passenger's safety belts .
The safety belt he ight adjusters for the front
seats can be used to adjust the height of the
shoulder portion of the safety belt so that it is
pos itioned correctly .
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The shoulder belt shou ld lie as close to the center
of the collar bone as possible and s hou ld fit well
on the body
¢ .&. in Safety belt position on
page 142 .
Power safety belt height adjustment*
You can adjust the he ight of the safety be lts us-
ing the multifunction button on the driver or
front passenger seat ¢
page 60 .
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