Seats
&
Restraint Systems
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1.
Pick up the latch plate and pull the
belt across you. Don’t let it get
twisted.
2.
Push the latch plate into the buckle
until it clicks. Pull up on the latch
plate to make sure it is secure. When
the shoulder belt is pulled out all the
way, it will lock. If it does, let it go
back all the way and start again.
If the belt is not long enough, see
Safety
BeZt
Extender
at the end of this section.
Make sure the release button on the
buckle is positioned
so
you would be
able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly
if you ever had to.
3.
To make the lap part tight, pull down
on the buckle end
of
the belt as you
pull up on the shoulder part.
The lap part of the belt should be worn
ow and snug on the hips, just touching
:he thighs. In a crash, this applies force
:o
the strong pelvic bones. And you’d be
ess likely to slide under the lap belt. If
JOU
slid under it, the belt would apply
iorce at your abdomen. This could cause
;erious or even fatal injuries. The
;houlder belt should go over the
;houlder and across the chest. These
?arts
of
the body are best able to take
lelt restraining forces.
The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden
;top or a crash.
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