MG RX5 - Page 158

Seats&Restraints
IMPORTANT
•Alwaysensuretheseatbeltwillnotbecometrapped
inthedooraperturewhenclosingthedoor,damage
willoccur.
•Pullingtheseatbeltouttooquicklymaycauseitto
'lock'.Inthiscase,allowtheseatbelttoretract
slightlyandthenpullitacrossyourbodyslowly.
•Ifitisdifculttopulltheseatbeltout,itmaybedue
totwistedwebbing.Ifthisisthecase,fullyextract
theseatbelt,removethetwist,allowtheseatbelt
toretractslowly.
•Afterusingtherearouterseatbelts,pleaseensure
thebeltisinstalledintheDpillarretainingclip.This
willpreventthebeltbecomingjammedwhenfolding
therearseat.
CorrectRoutingoftheSeatBelts
Ensuretheseatbeltiscorrectlypositionedon
thebody,nevercrosstheneckorabdomen,
neverpasstheseatbeltbehindthebackor
underthearms.
Whenwearingseatbelts,thelapbeltsectionshouldbe
positionedaslowaspossibleacrossyourhips,neveracross
theabdomen.Intheeventofacollision,thelapbeltcan
applyaforceonthehipsandreducethepossibilityofyou
slippingunderthelapbelt.Ifyouslipunderthelapbelt,the
beltwillapplyforceonyourabdomen,whichmaycause
seriousorfatalinjuries.Thediagonalsectionofthebelt
shouldcrossthemiddleoftheshoulderandthechest.In
theeventofemergencybrakingorcollision,thediagonal
sectionofthebeltwillbelocked.
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