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1-4Safety — seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system
REAR SEATS
Adjustment
WARNING:
.Never allow anyone to ride in the luggage
area or on the rear seats when they are in
the fold-down position. Use of these areas
by passengers without proper restraints
could result in serious injury in an accident
or sudden stop.
. Do not fold down the rear seats when
occupants are in the rear seat area or any
luggage is on the rear seats.
. Properly secure all luggage to help prevent it
from sliding or shifting. Do not place lug-
gage higher than the seatbacks.
. When returning the seatbacks to the upright
position, be certain they are completely
secured in the latched position. If they are
not completely secured, passengers may be
injured in an accident or sudden stop. Folding (Type A):
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1. Store t\be seat belts in t\be proper position. (See
“T\bree-point type seat belts” (P.1-\f) .)
2. Pull t\be knob to fold t\be seatback down.
Passing t\be seat belt t\broug\b t\be pat\b (if equipped):
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CAUTION:
. Fold down the rear seatback with the rear
center seat belt passed through the path*Aon the seatback. .
When loading the luggage in the luggage
room, be careful not to scratch or damage
the seat belt.
If the rear seatback needs to be folded without
passing the seat belt through the path
*A, be
sure to observe the following items.
. After returning the rear seatback to its
original position, pass the seat belt through
the path
*A.
. When operating the seatback, be careful not
to scratch or damage the seat belt.
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Folding (Type B):
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1. Secure the seat belt \fn the clip.
\b. Pull up the kn\fb
*1and f\fld the seatback d\fwn.
3. Pull the strap
*2and lift the rear \ff the seat
cushi\fn and the seatback.
Securing of the folded rear seat (if equipped) :
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1. Rem\fve the h\f\fk*1fr\fm the anch\fr \fn the
underside \ff the cushi\fn.
\b. Secure the h\f\fk
*2\fn the stalk as illustrated.
WARNING:
. Never allow anyone to ride in the luggage
area or on the rear seats when they are in
the fold-down position. Use of these areas
by passengers without proper restraints
could result in serious injury in an accident
or sudden stop.
. Do not fold down the rear seats when
occupants are in the rear seat area or any
luggage is on the rear seats.
. Properly secure all luggage to help prevent it
from sliding or shifting. Do not place lug-
gage higher than the seatbacks.
. When returning the seatbacks to the upright
position, be certain they are completely
secured in the latched position. If they are
not completely secured, passengers may be
injured in an accident or sudden stop.
. Head restraints should be adjusted properly
as they may provide significant protection
against whiplash injury. Always replace and
adjust them properly if they have been removed for any reason.
HEAD RESTRAINTS (if equipped)
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WARNING:
Do not drive and/or ride in the vehicle with the
head restraint removed. This can be dangerous.
Head restraints should be adjusted properly as
they may provide significant protection against
injury in an accident. Check the height after
someone else uses the seat.
The pr\fper adjustment \ff the head restraint is as
illustrated.
Adjust the head restraint s\f that the head restraint’s
center is level with the center \ff the ears.
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1-10Safety — seats, seat belts and supplemental restraint system
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3. Position the la\f belt \fortion low an\b snug on thehi\fs as shown.
4. Pull the shoul\ber belt \fortion towar\b the retractor to take u\f extra slack. Be sure the shoul\ber belt is
route\b over your shoul\ber an\b is snug across your
chest.
Shoul\ber belt height a\bjustment (if equi\f\fe\b
for front seats)
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WARNING:
.The shoulder belt anchor height should be
adjusted to the position best for you. Failure
to do so may reduce the effectiveness of the
entire restraint system and increase the
chance or severity of injury in an accident.
. The shoulder belt should rest on the middle
of the shoulder. It must not rest against the
neck.
. Be sure that the seat belt is not twisted in
any way.
. Be sure that the shoulder belt anchor is
secured by trying to move the shoulder belt
anchor up and down after adjustment.
The shoul\ber belt anchor height shoul\b be a\bjuste\b to
the \fosition best for you.
The belt shoul\b be away from your face an\b neck, but
not falling off your shoul\ber.
To a\bjust, \full the release button
*1an\b move the
shoul\ber belt anchor to the \fro\fer \fosition*2, so that
the belt \fasses over the center of the shoul\ber.
Release the button to lock the shoul\ber belt anchor
into \fosition.
Unfastening seat belts
Push the button on the buckle. The seat belt
automatically retracts.
Belt hook
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Hook the seat belt at the belt hook when fol\bing \bown
the rear seat.
NOTE:
Before folding down the rear seatback, make
sure that the seat belt tongue is securely
fastened to the belt clip. Also, make sure that
the seat belt does not get caught in the seatback
when folding down the rear seat.
Checking seat belt o\feration
Seat belt retractors are \besigne\b to lock seat belt
movement:
. When the seat belt is \fulle\b quickly from the
retractor.
. When the vehicle slows \bown ra\fi\bly.
To increase your confi\bence in the seat belts, check
the o\feration by gras\fing the shoul\ber belt an\b \fulling
forwar\b quickly. The retractor shoul\b lock an\b restrict
further belt movement. If the retractor \boes not lock
\buring this check, contact a RENAULT \bealer im-
me\biately.
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Rear center seat belt (if equipped)
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\bhe rear center seat belt has a connector tongue*1and a seat belt tongue*2. Both the connector tongue
and the seat belt tongue must be securely latched for
proper seat belt operation.
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WARNING:
. Always fasten the connector tongue and the
seat belt in the order shown.
. Always make sure both the connector ton-
gue and the seat belt tongue are secured
when using the seat belt. Do not use it with
only the seat belt tongue attached. This could result in serious personal injury in
case of an accident or a sudden stop.
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Stowing rear center seat belt:
When folding down the rear seat, the rear center seat
belt can be retracted into a stowed position.
1. Hold the connector tongue
*1so that the seat
belt does not retract suddenly when the tongue is
released from the connector buckle. Release the
connector tongue by inserting a suitable tool such
as key
*2into the connector buckle. 2. Retract the seat belt and store the seat belt
tongue and connector tongue on the stowed
position
*3.
WARNING:
.Do not unfasten the rear center seat belt
connector except when folding down the
rear seat.
. When returning the seatback, be sure to
attach the rear center seat belt connector.
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Approved child restraint positions (models without \fSOF\f\b)
Seating position
Weight group Front passenger Rear (Single folding)
Rear (Tumble)
Right Centre Left Right Centre Left
0 (<10 kg) \bL L L L L L
0 +(<13 kg) \bL L L L L L
\f (9 to 18 kg) UFL \b L L L \b
\f\f (15 to 25 kg) UFL L L L L L
\f\f\f (22 to 36 kg) UFL L L L L L
\b: Not suitable for child restraint system.
UF: Suitable for forward-facing (FWF) universal category child restraint system approved for this group.
L: Suitable for the particular child restraints provided in the following table.
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