belt CHEVROLET S10 1998 Owners Manual

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B-ut don‘t have a seatback reclindif your vehicle
is moving.
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Sitting in a reclined position when your vehicle-is
in motiw can be dangerous, Even if .you buckle
up,
.. your safety belts can’t do theirjob when
you.3-e reclined like thfs.
The shoulder belt can’t :do its
job becausg it
won’t be against your body, Instead, it will.
be in
front
of you. In .a crash you could :.go into it,
receiving neck or other injuries.
The lap belt can’t do its
jab either.. In a crash the
belt
conId.,go. up over your abdomen. The b.elt
.forces would be therei not
at your pelvic bones.
This could cause- serious internal injuries.
Far proper protection when the vehicle is in
motion, have
the seatback upright. Then -sit
well back
in the seat and wear your safety
belt- p-roperly.
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Jump Seat (Extended Cab Nodels)
Your- extended Gab pickup
:has a jump seat in the-.
rear aTe8.
afety Be s: Th-.ey're for Everyone
273j-s part :of the manual tells you how touse safety belts
.properly.
It .also te.lls you. some things you .should not, do-
wiih -safety belts.
And it :explains the. SUPP? -A- ' '..Inflatable Restrat
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Why Safety Belts. Work
Wen you xi& in or on anything, you go as fast as
it goes.
Take :.the .$implest -vehicle. Suppose its just a seat
on wheels.
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orthe instrument panel ,,. or the safety belts !
With safety belts, you slow-do.wri as the vehicle does.
You-get
m-ore time.to stop. Yau st0.p over more distance,
-and ya.w.strongest bones take the fmces. That% why
s-afety belts make such goad. sen-se.
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How to Wear Sa.fety Belts Prop.e,rIy
Adults
Fist, ym'U want to know which reatmint systems your
vehicle has.;
We'll .start with the driver pasition.
Driv-er Position
Lap-Shoulder Belt
The. driver.has allap-shoulder belt. Here's haw to wear
it properly.
1. Close :and lock the. doox.
2. Adjwt the seat (to se:e how, see '4Seats'" in the Index)
SD you cansit up straight.
3. Pick up the latch plateand pull the. belt across you.
Don't let it .get.twisted,
The .shoulder beit may- lock. -if you pull the belt-across;:
.you very .quickly. If this happens, let. the belt go back
- slightly to. unIock it;. Then pull the: belt across .you
more Slowly.
4. Push the latch plateinto the bu&?.e.until it clicks.
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Pull up on ihe.latch plate to make sure -it -is secure.
If the. belt isnyt. long enough, see “Safety Belt
Ewtender’kt the end o€.this section.
Make sufe the release button oh ihe- buckle is-
positiofied so you would be able to unbuckle the
:safety .belt quiCkly if you ever had t.0.
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toa loose. In a wash, you would move fimward
too much,. which. c.auld.increase injury. The
shouIder belt should fit against pur ba-dy.
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Q.: .. m rt9s; wrong.wiih this? L
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You:can De sermusly mpred if your belt is
buckled in the wrong place like this, In a
wash, the belt would go up gver your abdom6n.
.The- belt.'forces would b.e there;not at the
peIvie~ bones. This could cause: serious internal
mpries.
Always bgckle -your belt-into the -bucklel .e .. .
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&; What's wrong with this?
3hu can. loe seriously :injured if yau wear the
shoulder-.belt under .your .arm. &-a crash, your
body would move too %ar .forward, which would
inereas.&
the chance of head and neck-injury.
Aka, the belt. would apply too- much force to. the
ribs, which aren't :as strong as shoulder bones.
You could also severely .injure.intetn,d organs
like
your Ifver or :spleen.
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