4.
Push the latch plate into the buckle until it clicks.
Pull up on the latch plate to make sure it is secure.
If
the belt isn’t long enough, see
Safety Belt
Extender
on
page
1-29.
Make sure the release button on the buckle
is
positioned
so
you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly
if
you ever had to.
5.
To make the lap part tight, pull down on the buckle
end of the belt as you pull up on the shoulder belt.
The lap part of the belt should be worn low and snug on
the hips, just touching the thighs. In a crash, this
applies force to the strong pelvic bones. And you’d be
less likely to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under
it,
the belt would apply force at your abdomen. This
could cause serious or even fatal injuries. The shoulder
belt should go over the shoulder and across the
chest. These parts of the body are best able to take belt
restraining forces.
The safety belt locks
if
there’s a sudden stop or crash,
or
if
you pull the belt very quickly out
of
the retractor.
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