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[SR02700( ALL)03/95]
RWARNING
Never wear the shoulder belt under the
arm. Never swing it around the neck over
the inside shoulder. Never use a single
belt for more than one person or across
more than one seating position. Each
seating position in your vehicle has a
specific safety belt assembly which is
made up of one buckle and one tongue
that are designed to be used as a pair.
Failure to follow these precautions could
increase the risk and/or severity of injury
in a collision.
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[SR02801( ALL)01/95]
RWARNING
Never drive or ride with a twisted or
jammed safety belt. If you cannot untwist
or unjam the safety belt, see the nearest
qualified technician immediately.
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[SR02901( ALL)05/95]
RWARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury in a
collision, children should always ride with
the seatback upright.
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[SR03001( ALL)05/95]
RWARNING
Never let a passenger hold a child on his
or her lap while the vehicle is moving.
The passenger cannot protect the child
from injury in a collision.
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[SR03200( ALL)05/95]
Lock the doors of your vehicle before driving to
lessen the risk of the door coming open in a
collision.
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[SR03700( ALL)05/95]
Combination Lap and Shoulder
Belts
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[SR03800( ALL)01/95]
While your vehicle is in motion, the combination
lap and shoulder belt adjusts to your movement.
However, if you brake hard, corner hard or if
your vehicle receives an impact of 5 mph
(8 km/h) or more, the lap and shoulder belt
locks and helps reduce your forward movement.
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[SR04100( ALL)05/95]
After you get into your vehicle, close the door
and lock it. Then adjust the seat to the position
that suits you best.
[SR04400( ALL)06/93]
To fasten the belt,pull the lap/shoulder belt
from the retractor so that the shoulder portion of
the belt crosses your shoulder and chest. Be sure
the belt is not twisted. If it is, remove the twist.
Insert the belt tongue into the proper buckle
until you hear a snap and feel it latch. Make
sure the tongue is securely fastened in the
buckle.
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[SR04550( BCGV)01/95]
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Fastening the front seat combination lap and shoulder belt
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[SR04675( ALL)05/95]
NOTE: Be sure to read and understand
Important Safety Belt Informationat
the beginning of this chapter.
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Safety Belts for All Passenger Outboard
Seating Positions
[SR04679( GV)03/95]
Your vehicle is equipped with a dual locking
mode retractor on the shoulder belt portion of
the combination lap/shoulder safety belt for the
front and rear outboard passenger seats.
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[SR04682( ALL)05/95]
Dual locking mode retractors operate in two
ways:
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[SR04683( ALL)03/95]
Vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode
[SR04684( ALL)03/95]
In this operating mode, the shoulder belt
retractor will allow the occupant freedom of
movement, locking tight only on hard braking,
hard cornering or impacts of approximately
5 mph (8 km/h) or more. The retractor can also
be made to lock by pulling/jerking on the belt.
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[SR04685( ALL)04/95]
Automatic locking mode
[SR04686( ALL)03/95]
In this operating mode, the shoulder belt
retractor will be automatically locked and remain
locked when the combination lap/shoulder
safety belt is buckled, and does not allow the
occupant freedom of movement. This mode
provides the following:
[SR04687( ALL)03/95]
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A tight lap/shoulder belt fit on the occupant.
[SR04688( ALL)03/95]
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Child seat or infant carrier installation
restraint.
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[SR04689( ALL)05/95]
RWARNING
Never install a rear-facing child seat or
infant carrier in the right front passenger
seat.
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[SR04690( ALL)03/95]
This modemust be usedwhen installing a child
safety seat on the front passenger seat and rear
outboard seats where dual locking retractors are
provided.
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[SR04691( ALL)04/95]
To switch the retractor from the emergency
locking mode to the automatic locking mode,
perform the following steps:
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[SR04692( ALL)03/95]
1. Buckle the lap/shoulder combination belt.
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[SR04693( ALL)03/95]
2. Grasp the shoulder portion of the belt and
pull downward until all of the belt is
extracted, and when allowed to retract, a
clicking sound will be heard. At this time,
the belt retractor is in the automatic locking
mode (child restraint mode).
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[SR04694( ALL)05/95]
3. A clicking sound will contnue to be heard as
the belt is allowed to retract.
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12 [SR04695( ALL)03/95]NOTE: When the combination lap/shoulder
belt is unbuckled and allowed to
retract completely, the retractor will
switch back to the vehicle sensitive
(emergency) locking mode. See the
detailed instructions underSafety Seats
for Childrenin this chapter.
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[SR04795( GV)05/95]
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment
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[SR04800( GV)04/95]
Driver and right front passenger
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[SR04900( GV)01/95]
You can adjust the shoulder belt height to one of
five (5) positions. To adjust, pinch the release
button (see Figures 1 and 2) and slide it up or
down until the belt rests across the middle of
your shoulder. Release the button and make sure
the adjuster is firmly in one of the five (5)
positions.
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[SR04940( GV)02/95]
RWARNING
If the shoulder belt is off your shoulder
or on your upper arm, there is a greater
risk of severe injury in a collision.
[SR04950( GV)12/94]
BE SURE THE BELT IS PROPERLY
POSITIONED ON YOUR SHOULDER EACH
TIME YOU USE THE BELT.
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Lap Belts Ð Center Seating
Positions
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[SR09500( GV)05/95]
The lap belts in the center of the front and rear
seats do not adjust automatically. You must
adjust them to fit snugly and as low as possible
around your hips. Do not wear them around
your waist.
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[SR09701( BCGV)05/95]
Pull the belt across your hips andinsert the
tongue into the correct buckleon your seat
until you hear a snap and feel it lock. Make sure
the buckle is securely fastened.
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[SR09801( BCGV)05/95]
If you need to lengthen the belt, unfasten it and
tip the belt tongue at a right angle to the belt.
Pull the belt tongue over your lap until it
reaches the buckle.
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[SR09901( BCGV)05/95]
If you need to shorten the belt, pull on the loose
end of the webbing until the belt fits snugly.
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[SR10300( BCGV)05/95]
To unfasten the belt,push the release button on
the buckle. This allows the tongue to unlatch
from the buckle.
[SR10500( GV)11/92]
Because the center lap belts do not have
retractors, they should be shortened and fastened
when not in use.
[SR10600( GV)11/92]
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Unfastening center lap safety belts
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28 % [SR31857( GV)03/95]Installing Safety Seats in the Front and
Rear Outboard Passenger Seating Positions
[SR31861( ALL)03/95]
For seating positions equipped with a dual
locking mode retractor, use the following
procedure.
[SR31865( ALL)03/95]
If you choose to install a child safety seat or
infant carrier in the front seating positions, move
vehicle seat as far back as possible.
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[SR31870( ALL)04/95]
1. Position the child seat in the center of the
passenger seat.
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[SR31875( ALL)04/95]
2. Pull down on shoulder belt, then grasp
shoulder belt and lap belt together. Figure 1.
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[SR31880( ALL)04/95]
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5. Grasp the shoulder portion of the belt and
pull downward until all of the belt is
extracted and a click is heard. At this time,
the retractor is in the automatic locking
mode (child seat restraint mode). Figure 4.
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[SR31902( ALL)04/95]
NOTE: The dual-locking mode retractor must
be in the automatic locking mode to
properly restrain a child.
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Setting the retractor to automatic locking mode
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6. Allow the belt to retract. Pull up on the
shoulder webbing. A clicking sound will be
heard as the belt retracts. This indicates the
retractor is in the automatic locking mode.
Push down on the child seat while you pull
up on the belt to remove any slack in the
belt. Figures 5 and 6.
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7. Before placing the child in the child seat,
forcibly tilt the seat from side to side, and
tug it forward to make sure that the seat is
securely held in place, Figure 7.
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[SR31930( ALL)04/95]
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Checking that the seat is secure
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[SR31935( ALL)04/95]
8. Double check that the retractor is in the
automatic locking mode. Try to pull more
belt out of the retractor. If you cannot, the
belt is in the automatic locking mode,
Figure 8.
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Checking the retractor
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[SR31945( ALL)04/95]
9. Check to make sure that the child seat is
properly secured prior to each use. If the
retractor is not locked, repeat steps 4
through 7.
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Installing a Child Safety Seat at the Rear
Center Seating Position with Adjustable
Lap Belt
[SR32160( BCGV)03/95]
1. Lengthen the lap belt. To lengthen the belt,
hold the tongue so that its bottom is
perpendicular to the direction of webbing
while sliding the tongue up the webbing.
[SR32170( BCGV)03/95]
2. Place the child safety seat in the center
seating position.
[SR32180( BCGV)03/95]
3. Route the tongue and webbing through the
child seat according to the child seat
manufacturer's instructions.
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