Sa f e t y belts
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 pregnancy.
Fig. 227 Safety belt pos ition during pregna ncy
To prov ide max imum protection, safety belts
must always be posit ioned correctly on the wear-
er's body
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Adjust the front seat and head restraint cor-
rectly¢
page 54, Seats and storage.
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Pull the safety belt evenly across the chest so
that it sits as low as possible on the pelv is and
there is no press ure on the abdomen
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Inse rt the tongue into t he cor rect buckle of
your seat until you hea r it latch secure ly
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Pull on the be lt to make sure that it is securely
latched in the buck le.
A WARNING
Improperly pos it ioned safety belts can cause
ser ious persona l injury in an accident.
- Expectant mothers must a lways 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 and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information ¢ .&.
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ing safety belts on page 223.
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Unfastening safety belts
Unbuckle the safety belt with the red release
button only ofter the vehicle hos stopped.
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Fig. 22 8 Releasing the tongue from the buckle
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Push the red re lease but t on on t he buck le
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fig. 228. The belt tongue will spring out of
the buck le ¢
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Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you
guide the belt tongue to its stowed position.
A WARNING
Never unfasten safety be lt wh ile the vehicle is
moving . Doing so will increase your risk of be-
ing injured or killed.
Adjusting safety belt height
You con adjust the height of the driver's and
front passenger's safety belts.
The safety belt he ight adj usters for the front
seats can be used to adjust the height of the
sho ulder portion of the safety belt so that it is
pos it ione d correct ly.
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The shoulder be lt shou ld lie as close to the center
of the collar bone as poss ible and shou ld fit well
on the body
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page 223 .
Power safety belt height adjustment*
You can adjust the he ight of the safety be lts us-
ing the multif unction button on the driver or
front passenger seat ¢
page 54 .
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