Sa f e t y belts
Safety belts
Fastening safety belts
Safety first - everybody buckle up!
Fig. 230 Belt buckle and tong ue on t he dr iver's seat
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To prov ide max imum protection, safety belts
must always be positioned correctly on the wear -
er's body .
"' Adjust the fro nt sea t and head restra int proper-
ly
¢ page 59, Front seats .
"' Make s ure the seatback of the rear sea t bench
is in an upright position and secure ly latched in
place before using the belt ¢ .&_.
"' Pull the safety belt evenly across the chest and
pelvis ¢
fig. 230, ¢ .&_.
"' Insert t he t ongue into the correct buckle of
you r seat until you hear it latch securely .
"' Pull on the be lt to make sure that it is securely
latched in the buck le.
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,
du ring hard braking and in an accident . The be lt
may a lso lock when you drive up or down a steep
hill or th rough a sharp curve. During no rma l dr iv-
ing the bel t lets you move freely.
Safety belt pretensioners
Safety belts with pretensioners help to tighten
the safety belt and remove slack when the pre-
tensioners a re activated ¢ page 267 . The func-
tion of the pretens ioner is moni t ored by a warn-
ing light¢
page 26.
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Convertible locking retractor
Every safe ty belt except t he one on t he d river
seat is equipped with a convertib le locking retrac -
tor that
must be used when the safety be lt is
used to attach a ch ild seat. Be sure to read the
important information about this feature
¢ page 305 .
A WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause
serious injury in an accident ¢ page 265,
Safety belt position .
- Safety belts offer optimum protection only
when the seatback is up right and belts are
properly posit ioned on the body .
- Always make sure that the rear seat back -
rest to which the center rear safety belt* is
at t ached is securely latched whenever the
rear cent er safety belt is being used. If the
backrest is not sec urely latche d, t he passen-
ger will move forward with the bac krest du r-
ing sudden braking, in a sudden maneuver
and especia lly in a crash.
- Never attach the safety belt to the buckle
for another seat. Attaching the belt to the
wrong buckle will reduce safety be lt effec-
tiveness and can cause serio us personal in-
jury.
- A passenge r who is not properly restrained
can be seriously injured by the safety belt it-
self when it moves from the stronger parts
of the body into crit ical areas like t he abdo-
men .
- Always lock the convertible locking retractor
when yo u are securing a child seat in the ve-
hicle
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page 307.
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