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Additional Information About Your Seat Belts

Lap/Shoulder Belt restrain your body. Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners
The lap/shoulder belt goes over
your shoulder, across your chest, The seat belts in all seating positions
and across your hips. except the driver’s have an additional
locking mechanism that must be Driver
To fasten the belt, insert the latch activated to secure a child seat (see
plate into the buckle, then tug on the page 46 ).
belt to make sure the buckle is
latched (see page 16 for how to If the shoulder part of the belt is and Passenger
properly position the belt). pulled all the way out, the locking
mechanism will activate. The belt
To unlock the belt, press the red will retract, but it will not allow the
PRESSbuttononthe buckle. Guide passenger to move freely. Safety
the belt across your body so that it
retracts completely. After exiting the To deactivate the locking For added protection, the front seat
vehicle, be sure the belt is out of the mechanism, unlatch the buckle and belts are equipped with automatic
way and will not get closed in the let the seat belt fully retract. To seat belt tensioners. When activated,
door. refasten the seat belt, pull it out only the tensioners immediately tighten
as far as needed. the belts to help hold the driver and
All seat belts have an emergency a front passenger in place.
locking retractor. In normal driving,
the retractor lets you move freely in The tensioners are designed to
your seat while it keeps some activate in any collision severe
tension on the belt. During a collision enough to cause a front, side, or side
or sudden stop, the retractor curtainairbagtoinflate.
automatically locks the belt to help CONTINUED

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