Fleetwood American Eagle 2006 Owner's Manual page 53

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WARNING
To avoid personal injury and/or property damage if a
blowout or other tire damage occurs, obtain expert tire
selVice help. Do not attempt to change the tire yourself.
SEATS AND SEAT BELTS
Seat belts help to restrain you and your pas-
sengers in case of a collision. In most states,
the law requires their use.
Seat belts provide the best restraint when:
• the seat back is upright
• the occupant is sitting upright (not
slouching)
• the lap belt is snug and low on the hips
• the shoulder belt is snug against the chest
• the knees are straight forward
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WARNING
Make sure that you and your passengers, including
pregnant women, wear safety belts. Be sure that lap
belts fit snugly and as low as possible around the hips.
If safety belts are not used properly, the risk of you or
your passengers being injured in a collision greatly
increases.
For your safety, your vehicle has combination
lap and shoulder belts for the driver and front
seat passenger and lap belts without retractors in
all other designated seating positions.
Always drive and ride with your seatback
upright and the lap belt snug and low across the
hips to reduce the risk of serious injury to the
abdomen or neck that could be caused by slid-
ing under the safety belts in a collision.
Never let a passenger hold a child on his or her
lap while the vehicle is moving. The passenger
cannot protect the child from injury in a colli-
sion. Refer to sections on Safety Restraints for
Children and Safety Belts for Children.
Never use a single belt for more than one person
or across more than one seating position. This
greatly increases the risk that one or both of the
On The Road
people will be injured in a collision. Each desig-
nated seating position in your vehicle has a spe-
cific seat belt assembly which is made up of
one buckle and one tongue that are designed to
be used as a pair.
Combination Lap and
Shoulder Belts
While your vehicle is in motion, the combination
lap and shoulder belt adjusts to your movement.
However, if you brake hard, comer hard or if your
vehicle receives an impact, the lap and shoulder
belt locks and prevents you from moving.
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WARNING
Use the shoulder belt on the outside shoulder only.
Never wear the shoulder belt under the arm. Never
swing it around the neck over the inside shoulder.
Failure to follow these precautions could increase the
risk and/or severity of injury in an accident.
To fasten the belt, pull the lap/shoulder belt
from the extractor so that the shoulder portion
of the belt crosses your shoulder and chest.
Insert the belt tongue into the proper buckle
until you hear a snap and feel it latch.(For more
details on seat belt usage, see Manufacturers
Usage Manual).
To tighten the lap portion of the belt, pull up on
the shoulder belt until it fits you snugly. The
belt should rest as low on your hips as possible.
A longer lap and shoulder belt assembly is
available and is a direct replacement for the
driver and front passenger positions. The longer
lap and shoulder belt is made and tested to the
same standards as the original belt. This belt
assembly can be purchased and installed at any
authorized Fleetwood motor home dealer.
Safety Belt Maintenance
Check your safety belt system periodically to
make sure that it works properly and isn't dam-
aged. If the webbing shows any wear, nicks or
cuts, have it examined by a qualified technician
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