Safety features of your vehicle
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Seat belts
into tighter contact against the
occupant's body
If the system senses excessive ten
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sion on the driver or passenger's
seat belt when the pre-tensioner
activates, the load limiter inside the
pre-tensioner will release some of
the pressure on the affected seat
belt. (if equipped)
For your safety, be sure that the
belt webbing is not loose or twisted
and always sit properly on your
seat.
The pre-tensioner may activate not
only in a frontal collision but also in a
side collision, if the vehicle is
equipped with a side or curtain air
bag.
The seat belt pre-tensioner system
consists mainly of the following
components. Their locations are
shown in the illustration:
1. Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS) air bag warning light
2. Retractor pre-tensioner assembly
3. SRS Control Module
Skin Irritation
Wash all exposed skin areas thor
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oughly after an accident in which
the pre-tensioner seat belts were
activated. The fine dust from the
pre-tensioner activation may cause
skin irritation and should not be
inhaled for prolonged periods.
䳜 Both the driver's and front pas
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senger's seat belt pre-tensioner
systems may be activated not
only in certain frontal collisions,
but also in certain side collisions
or rollovers, if the vehicle is
equipped with a side or curtain air
bag.
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