All occupants, including the driver, should not
operate a vehicle
or sit in a vehicle's seat until
the head restraints are placed in their proper
positions in order to minimize the risk of neck
injury in the event of a crash.
SEAT BELTS
Introduction
Your Grenadier is
equipped with a seat belt at each seating
position. The seat belt is the primary restraint system for each
adult. Each person in your Grenadier must be the sole occupant of
one of the ve seating positions.
All seating positions in your Grenadier have lap and shoulder
seatbelts. Airbags are designed to supplement, and not replace,
seatbelts. It is essential that all occupants are correctly seated and
using their seat belts properly, for their own safety and the safety
of others in the vehicle. Even with airbags, serious injuries and
possible death can occur if seat belts are not worn correctly.
The seat belt works when it is buckled. A retractor at the end of
the shoulder belt applies load to the belt to snug it over the belted
occupant’s chest. During ordinary driving, the retractor will allow
webbing to be pulled o the retractor so that an occupant wearing
the Grenadier’s seat belt can move within the seat. During a crash,
the retractor will lock when it senses either:
That forces (Gs) exceeding a certain threshold are being
applied to your Grenadier’s body;
That the webbing is being pulled out at a speed above a
certain rate; or
Both.
There is also
a pre-lock “Automatic Locking Retractor” function for
use with car seats. This is triggered when the webbing is pulled all
the way out and is then allowed to retract. When the webbing is
pulled all the way out, it triggers a switch which activates the pre-
lock ALR function. The pre-lock ALR then sets a lock as the
webbing is retracted more and more. The lock will make a clicking
sound as you allow the webbing to retract. This allows the seat
belt to secure a car seat without having the car seat move about
during normal driving. But this also can keep an adult from
moving in the seat belt webbing. To turn o the pre-lock ALR
function, simply let the seat belt webbing retract all the way. Then
the pre-lock ALR function will turn o and the webbing can be
pulled out normally.
Note that the retractor may lock outside of a crash when your
Grenadier is on a steep slope or the webbing is pulled on rapidly.
That is normal operation; the retractor senses Gs and webbing
pull rate, not vehicle body damage.
SEATS, SEAT BELTS, CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS & BOOSTER SEATS, & AIR BAGS
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