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Safety features of your vehicle Seat belts
Pre-tensioner seat belt
Your vehicle is equipped with driver's
and front passenger's pre-tensioner seat
belts.
The purpose of the pre-tensioner is to
make sure that the seat belts fit tightly
against the occupant's body in certain
collisions.
The pre-tensioner seat belts may be
activated in crashes where the collision
is severe enough.
When the vehicle stops suddenly, or if
the occupant tries to lean forward too
quickly, the seat belt retractor will lock
into position. In certain frontal collisions,
the pre-tensioner will activate and pull
the seat belt into tighter contact against
the occupant's body.
If the system senses excessive tension
on the driver or passenger's seat belt
when the pre-tensioner system acti
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vates, the load limiter inside the retractor
pre-tensioner will release some of the
pressure on the affected seat belt.
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 col
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lision, if the vehicle is equipped with a
side or curtain air bag.
The seat belt pre-tensioner system con
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sists mainly of the following compo
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nents. Their locations are shown in the
illustration:
1. Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
air bag warning light
2. Front retractor pre-tensioner assem
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bly
3. SRS control module
Skin irritation
Wash all exposed skin areas thoroughly
after an accident in which the pre-ten
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sioner seat belts were activated. The fine
dust from the pre-tensioner activation
may cause skin irritation and should not
be inhaled for prolonged periods.
僅 Both the driver's and front passen
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ger's seat belt pre-tensioner systems
may be activated not only in certain
frontal collisions, but also in certain
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