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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. 152 Safety belt posit ion dur ing pregnan cy
To provide max imum pro t ection, safety belt s
must always be posit ioned correctly on t he wear-
er 's body ¢
page 144 .
.,. Adjust the front seat and adjustable head re-
strain t * corre ctly ¢
page 48, Seat s and stor-
age .
.,. Pull the safety belt evenly across the chest so
that it sits as low as poss ible on the pelvis and
the re is no pressu re on the abdomen
¢ fig. 152, ¢ ,& .
.,. Inse rt the tongue int o t he correc t buckle of
your seat until you hea r it latch secure ly.
.. Pull on the belt to make sure that it is securely
latched in the buck le.
.&_ 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
i:> &. in Fasten-
ing safety belts on page 144 .
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. 153 Releas ing the tong ue from the buckle
.. Push the red re lease button on t he buckle
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fig. 153. The belt tongue will spring out of
the buck le ¢ ,& .
.,. Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you
guide the belt t ongue to its stowed position .
_& 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. 154 Safety belt height adjust ment fo r the front seats
- loop-around fitt ings
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The shoulder be lt shou ld lie as close to the center
of the collar bone as possible and shou ld fit well
on the body
¢ ,& in Safe ty belt position on
page 144. ..,.
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