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SAFETY
I
S
P
MPORTANT
AFETY
RECAUTIONS
Please pay close attention to the information in this
section. It tells you how to use your restraint system
properly, to keep you and your passengers as safe as
possible.
Here are some simple steps you can take to minimize
the risk of harm from a deploying air bag:
1.
Children 12 years old and under should always
ride buckled up in the rear seat of a vehicle with a
rear seat.
2.
A child who is not big enough to wear the vehicle
seat belt properly (Refer to "Child Restraints"
in this section for further information) must be
secured in the appropriate child restraint or belt-
positioning booster seat in a rear seating position.
3.
If a child from 2 to 12 years old (not in a
rear-facing child restraint) must ride in the front
passenger seat, move the seat as far back as
possible and use the proper child restraint (Refer
to "Child Restraints" in this section for further
information).
4.
Never allow children to slide the shoulder belt
behind them or under their arm.
5.
You should read the instructions provided with your
child restraint to make sure that you are using it
properly.
6.
All occupants should always wear their lap and
shoulder belts properly.
7.
The driver and front passenger seats should be
moved back as far as practical to allow the front
air bags room to inflate.
8.
Do not lean against the door or window. If your
vehicle has side air bags, and deployment occurs,
the side air bags will inflate forcefully into the
space between occupants and the door and
occupants could be injured.
9.
If the air bag system in this vehicle needs to be
modified to accommodate a disabled person, refer
to the "Customer Assistance" section for customer
service contact information.
WARNING!
●
Never place a rear-facing child restraint in front of
an air bag. A deploying passenger front air bag can
cause death or serious injury to a child 12 years
or younger, including a child in a rear-facing child
restraint.
●
Never install a rear-facing child restraint in the
front seat of a vehicle. Only use a rear-facing child
restraint in the rear seat. If the vehicle does not
have a rear seat, do not transport a rear-facing
child restraint in that vehicle.
S
B
S
EAT
ELT
YSTEMS
Buckle up even though you are an excellent driver, even
on short trips. Someone on the road may be a poor
driver and could cause a collision that includes you.
This can happen far away from home or on your own
street.
Research has shown that seat belts save lives, and
they can reduce the seriousness of injuries in a
collision. Some of the worst injuries happen when
people are thrown from the vehicle. Seat belts reduce
the possibility of ejection and the risk of injury caused
by striking the inside of the vehicle. Everyone in a motor
vehicle should be belted at all times.
Enhanced Seat Belt Use Reminder
System (BeltAlert)
Driver and Passenger BeltAlert (if equipped)
BeltAlert is a feature intended to remind the
driver and outboard front seat passenger
(if equipped with outboard front passenger
seat BeltAlert) to buckle their seat belts.
The Belt Alert feature is active whenever the ignition
switch is in the ON/RUN position.
Initial Indication
If the driver is unbuckled when the ignition switch is
first in the ON/RUN position, a chime will signal for
a few seconds. If the driver or outboard front seat
passenger (if equipped with outboard front passenger
seat BeltAlert) is unbuckled when the ignition switch
is first in the ON/RUN position the Seat Belt Reminder
Light will turn on and remain on until both outboard
front seat belts are buckled. The outboard front
passenger seat BeltAlert is not active when an
outboard front passenger seat is unoccupied.
BeltAlert Warning Sequence
The BeltAlert warning sequence is activated when the
vehicle is moving above a specified vehicle speed range
and the driver or outboard front seat passenger is
unbuckled (if equipped with outboard front passenger
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