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Front Seats......................................................1-2
Bucket Seats.................................................1-2
Split Bench Seat (80/20 Split)..........................1-6
Air Suspension Seats......................................1-6
Rear Seats.......................................................1-8
Rear Seat Operation.......................................1-8
Safety Belts.....................................................1-9
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone.................1-9
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts......1-14
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly.................1-14
Driver Position..............................................1-15
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment.....................1-22
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy..................1-23
Right Front Passenger Position.......................1-23
Center Passenger Position.............................1-24
Rear Outside Passenger Positions
(Crew Cab) ..............................................1-25
Safety Belt Extender.....................................1-28
Child Restraints.............................................1-28
Older Children..............................................1-28
Infants and Young Children............................1-31
Child Restraint Systems.................................1-34
Where to Put the Restraint
(Regular Cab Models)................................1-38Where to Put the Restraint
(Crew Cab Models)....................................1-40
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH)..................................................1-41
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Outside Seat Position
(Crew Cab Models)....................................1-42
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Center Rear Seat Position (Crew Cab) or
Center Front Position.................................1-44
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position............................1-46
Airbag System...............................................1-50
Where Are the Airbags?................................1-54
When Should an Airbag Inflate?.....................1-55
What Makes an Airbag Inflate?.......................1-56
How Does an Airbag Restrain?.......................1-56
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates?.....1-56
Airbag Off Switch..........................................1-58
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle...........1-61
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle....................................................1-61
Restraint System Check..................................1-62
Checking the Restraint Systems......................1-62
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a
Crash......................................................1-63
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts
Q:Will I be trapped in the vehicle after an accident
if I am wearing a safety belt?
A:Youcouldbe — whether you are wearing a safety
belt or not. But you can unbuckle a safety belt,
even if you are upside down. And your chance of
being conscious during and after an accident,
so youcanunbuckle and get out, ismuchgreater if
you are belted.
Q:If my vehicle has airbags, why should I have to
wear safety belts?
A:Airbags are in many vehicles today and will be
in most of them in the future. But they are
supplemental systems only; so they workwith
safety belts — not instead of them. Every airbag
system ever offered for sale has required the use of
safety belts. Even if you are in a vehicle that has
airbags, you still have to buckle up to get the most
protection. That is true not only in frontal collisions,
but especially in side and other collisions.
Q:If I am a good driver, and I never drive far from
home, why should I wear safety belts?
A:You may be an excellent driver, but if you are in an
accident — even one that is not your fault — you
and your passengers can be hurt. Being a good
driver does not protect you from things beyond your
control, such as bad drivers.
Most accidents occur within 25 miles (40 km)
of home. And the greatest number of serious
injuries and deaths occur at speeds of less than
40 mph (65 km/h).
Safety belts are for everyone.
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
This part is only for people of adult size.
Be aware that there are special things to know about
safety belts and children. And there are different
rules for smaller children and babies. If a child will be
riding in your vehicle, seeOlder Children on page 1-28
orInfants and Young Children on page 1-31. Follow
those rules for everyone’s protection.
First, you will want to know which restraint systems your
vehicle has.
We will start with the driver position.
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{CAUTION:
Children who are up against, or very close to,
any airbag when it inates can be seriously
injured or killed. Airbags plus lap-shoulder
belts offer protection for adults and older
children, but not for young children and
infants. Neither the vehicle’s safety belt system
nor its airbag system is designed for them.
Young children and infants need the protection
that a child restraint system can provide.
Q:What are the different types of add-on child
restraints?
A:Add-on child restraints, which are purchased by the
vehicle’s owner, are available in four basic types.
Selection of a particular restraint should take
into consideration not only the child’s weight, height,
and age but also whether or not the restraint will
be compatible with the motor vehicle in which it will
be used.
For most basic types of child restraints, there are
many different models available. When purchasing a
child restraint, be sure it is designed to be used
in a motor vehicle. If it is, the restraint will have a
label saying that it meets federal motor vehicle
safety standards.
The restraint manufacturer’s instructions that come
with the restraint state the weight and height
limitations for a particular child restraint. In addition,
there are many kinds of restraints available for
children with special needs.
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Where to Put the Restraint
(Regular Cab Models)
If your vehicle is a regular cab model with an
air-suspension seat in the right front passenger’s
position, there is no place in your vehicle to secure a
child restraint. The only answer is to have smaller
children make the trip in another vehicle, where they
can get the protection they need.
{CAUTION:
A child restraint cannot be secured properly in
an air-suspension type seat. This is because
an air-suspension seat is designed to move up
and down for an adult passenger. Do not use a
child restraint in an air-suspension seat.If your vehicle is a regular cab model with a static seat
in the right front passenger’s position, or if it has a
bench seat, the child restraint must be secured properly
in the right front passenger’s seat. If your vehicle has
airbags and you need to secure a child restraint in
the right front passenger’s seat, there is a switch on the
instrument panel that you can use to turn off the
passenger’s airbag. SeeAirbag Off Switch on page 1-58
andSecuring a Child Restraint in the Right Front Seat
Position on page 1-46for more on this, including
important safety information.
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Unless the passenger’s airbag has been turned off,
never put a rear-facing child restraint in this vehicle.
Here is why:
{CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the passenger’s
airbag inates. This is because the back of the
rear-facing child restraint would be very close
to the inating airbag. Do not use a rear-facing
child restraint in this vehicle unless the
passenger’s airbag has been turned off.
CAUTION: (Continued)
CAUTION: (Continued)
Even though the airbag off switch is designed
to turn off the passenger’s frontal airbag, no
system is fail-safe, and no one can guarantee
that an airbag will not deploy under some
unusual circumstance, even though it is turned
off. We recommend that rear-facing child
restraints be transported in vehicles with a
rear seat that will accommodate a rear-facing
child restraint, whenever possible.
If you need to secure a forward-facing child
restraint in the right front static seat or the
right front bench seat, always move the
passenger seat as far back as it will go.
Keep in mind that an unsecured child restraint can
move around in a collision or sudden stop and injure
people in the vehicle — even when no child is in it.
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Where to Put the Restraint
(Crew Cab Models)
Accident statistics show that children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear rather than the front seat. We
recommend that child restraints be secured in a rear
seat position, including an infant riding in a rear-facing
infant seat, a child riding in a forward-facing child
seat and an older child riding in a booster seat.
If your vehicle has airbags and you need to secure a
child restraint in the right front passenger’s seat, there is
a switch on the instrument panel that you can use to
turn off the passenger’s airbag. SeeAirbag Off Switch
on page 1-58andSecuring a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position on page 1-46for more on this,
including important safety information.Unless the passenger’s airbag has been turned off,
never put a rear-facing child restraint in this vehicle.
Here is why:
{CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the right front
passenger’s airbag inates. This is because
the back of the rear-facing child restraint
would be very close to the inating airbag.
Be sure to turn off the airbag before using a
rear-facing child restraint in the right front seat
position.
Even though the airbag off switch is designed
to turn off the passenger’s airbag, no system
is fail-safe, and no one can guarantee that an
airbag will not deploy under some unusual
circumstance, even though it is turned off. We
recommend that rear-facing child restraints be
secured in the rear seat, even if the airbag
is off.
CAUTION: (Continued)
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Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position
Do not use a child restraint with an air suspension seat.
{CAUTION:
A child restraint cannot be secured properly in
an air-suspension type seat. This is because
an air-suspension seat is designed to move up
and down for an adult passenger. Do not use a
child restraint in an air-suspension seat.
There is no top tether anchor in this position. Do not
secure a child seat in this position if a national or local
law requires that the top tether be anchored, or if
the instructions that come with the child restraint say
that the top tether must be anchored. SeeLower
Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) on page 1-41
if your child restraint has a top tether.If your vehicle has a right front passenger’s airbag,
there is a switch on the instrument panel that you can
use to turn off the right front passenger’s airbag
when you need to secure a child restraint in the right
front passenger’s position. SeeAirbag Off Switch
on page 1-58for more on this, including important safety
information.
United States
Canada
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A rear seat is a safer place to secure a forward-facing
child restraint. Never put a rear-facing child restraint
in the right front passenger’s seat unless the airbag is
off. Here is why:
{CAUTION:
A child in a rear-facing child restraint can be
seriously injured or killed if the passenger’s
airbag inates. This is because the back of the
rear-facing child restraint would be very close
to the inating airbag. Do not use a rear-facing
child restraint in this vehicle unless the
passenger’s airbag has been turned off.
Even though the airbag off switch is designed
to turn off the passenger’s frontal airbag, no
system is fail-safe, and no one can guarantee
that an airbag will not deploy under some
unusual circumstance, even though it is turned
off. We recommend that rear-facing child
restraints be transported in vehicles with a
rear seat that will accommodate a rear-facing
child restraint, whenever possible.
CAUTION: (Continued)
CAUTION: (Continued)
If you need to secure a forward-facing child
restraint in the right front static seat or the
right front bench seat, always move the
passenger seat as far back as it will go.
{CAUTION:
If the airbag readiness light ever comes on
when you have turned off the airbag, it means
that something may be wrong with the airbag
system. The right front passenger’s airbag
could inate even though the switch is off. If
this ever happens, do not let anyone whom the
national government has identied as a member
of a passenger airbag risk group sit in the right
front passenger’s position (for example, do not
secure a rear-facing child restraint in the right
front passenger’s seat) until you have your
vehicle serviced. SeeAirbag Off Switch on
page 1-58andAirbag Readiness Light on
page 3-29for more on this, including important
safety information.
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You will be using the lap-shoulder belt. Be sure to follow
the instructions that came with the child restraint.
Secure the child in the child restraint when and as the
instructions say.
1. If your vehicle has a right front passenger’s airbag
seeAirbag Off Switch on page 1-58. If your vehicle
has a right front passenger’s airbag and your
child restraint is forward-facing, always move the
seat as far back as it will go before securing it in this
seat. SeeBucket Seats on page 1-2. Never use a
rear-facing child restraint in this seat unless the
airbag is off.
2. Put the child restraint on the seat.
3. Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap and shoulder
portions of the vehicle’s safety belt through or
around the restraint. The child restraint instructions
will show you how.4. Buckle the belt. Make sure the release button is
positioned so you would be able to unbuckle the
safety belt quickly if you ever had to.
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If you were using a child restraint in a vehicle equipped
with a right front passenger’s airbag, turn on the
right front passenger’s airbag when you remove the
child restraint from the vehicle unless the person who
will be sitting there is a member of a passenger
airbag risk group. SeeAirbag Off Switch on page 1-58.
{CAUTION:
If the right front passenger’s airbag is turned
off for a person who is not in a risk group
identied by the national government, that
person will not have the extra protection of an
airbag. In a crash, the airbag will not be able to
inate and help protect the person sitting
there. Do not turn off the passenger’s airbag
unless the person sitting there is in a risk
group. SeeAirbag Off Switch on page 1-58for
more on this, including important safety
information.
Airbag System
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