Cessna 172P - 7-R2; Seat Belts and Shoulder Harnesses

SECTION
7
AIRPLANE
&
SYSTEMS DESCR,IPTIONS
CEE¡SNA
MODEL 172P
the
seat frame.
Two-piece
seat
backs
are adjusted
by cytinder lock
release
buttons
recessed
into skirts
located
below the seat frame at
the outboard
ends
of
the
seat. To
adjust the
one
ver,
position
the
seat
back
to the
desired
angle,
thattheback
is locked
in
place.
To
adjust
a
two-piece
seat
back,
push
up
on
the cylinder
lock
release
button
(which
is spring-toaded
to
the locked
position),
recline
the
seat back
to the
desired
position,
and release
the button.
ït hen the seats
are
not
occupied,
either
type of
seat
back
will automatically
fold forward
whenever
the lever
is raised or the
cylinder lock release
button is
pushed
up.
A child's
seat may
be
installed
behind
the rear
passengers'
seat in
the
forward
baggage
compartment, and is
held in
place
by
two brackets
mounted
on the floorboard.
When not
occupied,
the
seat may be stowed
by
rotating
the
seat bottom up
and
aft
until it
contacts
the aft cabin
bulkhead.
Headrests
are available for
any of the
seat configurations except the
child's seat.
To
adjust the headrest, apply
enough
pressure
to
it
to
raise or
lower
it to
the desired level. The headrest
may
be
removed
at
a,ny
time by
raising
it
until it disengages from
the
top of
tho
seat back.
SEAT
BELTS AND
SHOULDER
HARNESSES
AII seat
positions
are equipped
with seat belts
(see
figure
7-4).
The
pilot's
and front
passenger's
seats
ere also equipped
with separate
shoulder
harnesses:
shoulder
harnesses
are available for
the rear seat
positions.
Integrated
seat belt/shoulder
harnesses
with inertia reels
can
be furnished
for the
pilot's
and front
passenger's
seat
positions
if desired.
SEAT BELTS
AII of
the seat belts are a,tta,ched to fittings
on the floorboard. The
buckle half
is
inboard
of each seat and the
link half
is
outboard of each seat.
To
use the
seat
belts for
the
front
seats,
position
the
seat as desired, and
then lengthen
the link
half of the belt
as
needed
by
grasping
the sides
of
the
Iink
and
pulling
against the
belt. Insert and lock the belt link
into the
buckle.
Tighten
the belt to a snug fit.
Seat belts
for the rear
seat and the
child's seat
(if
installed) are used in the same manner
as
the
belts for the
front
seats.
To release the
seat belts,
grasp
thè top of the buckle
opposiüe
the
link
and
pull
outward.
SHOULDER
HARNESSES
Each
front
seat
shoulder
harness
(see
figure 7-4) is
attached to &
rear
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May
198O