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Safety features of your vehicle Seat belts
without rollover sensor
The pre-tensioner will 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.
For your safety, be sure that the belt
webbing is not loose or twisted and
always sit properly on your seat.
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. SRS air bag warning light
2. Front retractor pre-tensioner assem
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bly
3. SRS control module
4. Emergency fastening device (EFD) (if
equipped)
5. Rear retractor pre-tensioner assembly
(if equipped)
To obtain maximum benefit from a pre-
tensioner seat belt:
1. The seatbelt must be worn correctly
and adjusted to the proper position.
Please read and follow all of the
important information and precau
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tions about your vehicle’s occupant
safety features – including seat belts
and air bags – that are provided in
this manual.
2. Be sure you and your passengers
always wear seat belts properly.
僅 Pre-tensioner seat belts will be acti
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vated in certain frontal collisions. The
pre-tensioner seat belts can be acti
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vated, where the frontal collision is
severe enough, together with the air
bags.
僅 When the pre-tensioner seat belts are
activated, a loud noise may be heard
and fine dust, which may appear to be
smoke, may be visible in the passen
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ger compartment. These are normal
operating conditions and are not haz
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ardous.
僅 Although it is harmless, the fine dust
may cause skin irritation and should
not be breathed for prolonged peri
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ods. Wash all exposed skin areas thor
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oughly after an accident in which the
pre-tensioner seat belts were acti
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vated.
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