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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. 148 Safety belt position during pregnancy
To prov ide max imum protection, safety belts
must always be posit ioned correctly on the wear-
er 's body r=>poge 138.
.,. Adjust the front seat and adjustable head re-
straint* correctly ¢
page 47, Seats and stor-
age .
.,. Pull the safety belt evenly across the chest so
that it sits as low as poss ible on the pelv is and
there is no pressure on the ab domen
¢ fig. 148, ¢ .(D..
.,. Inse rt the tongue into t he cor rect buckle of
your seat until you hea r it latch secure ly.
.. Pull on the be lt to make sure that it is securely
latched in the buck le .
A WARNING
Improperly posit ioned safety be lts can cause
ser ious personal injury in an accident.
- Expectant mothers must always wear the
lap portion of the safety belt as low as pos-
sible across the pelvis and below the round-
ing of the abdomen.
- Always read a nd heed all WARNINGS and
other important information
c:> .&. in Fasten-
ing safety belts on page 138.
Safet y bel t s
Unfastening safety belts
Unbuckle the safety belt with the red release
button only o~er the vehicle hos stopped.
Fig. 14 9 Releasing the to ngue from the buckle
.. Push the red re lease button on the buck le
r=> fig. 149. The belt tongue will spring out of
the buck ler=> .(D..
.. Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you
guide the belt tongue to its stowed position .
A 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
With the aid of the safety belt height adjust-
ment, the three point safety belt strop routing
con be fitted to the shoulder area, according to
body size.
Fig. 150 Safety belt height adjust ment fo r the front seats
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The shoulder be lt shou ld lie as close to the center
of the collar bo ne as possible and shou ld fit well
on the body c:> LD. in Safe ty belt position on
page 138. ..,.
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