Sa f e ty belts
- Always keep the belts clean. Dirty belts may
not work properly and can impa ir the func-
t ion of the inertia reel
c::> table Internal
cleaning on page 274 .
Safety belts
Fastening safety belts
Seat first - everybody buckle up!
.,
Fig. 155 Belt buckle and tongue on the dr iver's seat
To provide maximum protection, safety belts
must always be posit ioned correctly on the wear-
er 's body .
... Adjust the front seat properly
c::> page 47, Seats
and storage.
... Make sure the seatback of the rear seat bench
is in an upright position and securely latched in
place before using the belt
c::> ,& .
... Hold the be lt by the tongue and pull it even ly
across the chest and pe lvis
c::> .&_.
... Inser t the tongue into the correct buckle of
you r seat until you hea r it latch secure ly
c::>fig . 155.
... Pull on the be lt to make sure that it is securely
latched in the buck le.
Automatic safety belt retractors
Every safety be lt is equipped with an automatic
belt retractor on the shoulder belt . This feature
locks the belt when the belt is pul led out fast,
du ring hard braking and in a n accident . The be lt
may also lock when you drive up or down a steep
hill or through a sharp curve . During norma l driv-
ing the belt lets you move freely .
186
Safety belt pretensi oners
The safety belts on the front seats are equipped
with a belt pretensioner that he lps to tighten the
safety be lt and remove s lack when the preten-
sioner is activated. The function of the preten-
sioner is monitored by a warning light
c::> page 15.
Convertible locking retractor
Every safety belt except the one on the driver
seat is equipped with a convertib le locking retrac-
tor that
must be used when the safety be lt is
used to attach a child seat. Be sure to read the
important information about this feature
c::>page225.
_&. WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause
serious injury in an accident c::>page 187,
Safety belt position.
- Safety belts offer optimum protection only
when the seatback is up right and belts are
properly positioned on the body .
- Always make sure that the rear seat back-
rest to which the center rear safety belt* is
at ta ched is securely latched whenever the
rear center safety belt is being used. If the
backrest is not se curely latched, the passen -
ge r will move forward with the back rest dur -
ing sudden braking, in a sudden maneuver
and especia lly in a crash .
- Always make sure that the rear seat back-
rest is securely latched whenever the rear
safety belt is being used .
If the backrest is
not securely latched, the passenger will
move forward with the backrest during sud-
den braking, in a sudden mane uver and es-
pec ia lly in a crash.
- Never attach the safety belt to the buckle
for another seat . Attach ing the belt to the
wrong buckle will reduce safety be lt effec-
tiveness and can cause serio us pe rsonal in-
jury.
- A passenge r who is not prope rly rest rained
can be seriously injured by the safe t y belt it-
self when it moves from the st ronger parts
of the body into critica l areas like t he abdo -
men.
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