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Front safety belt usage sensors

The

front safety

belt usage

sensors

detect

whether

or

not the

driver

and

front

outboard

passenger

safety

belts

are

fastened.

This information

allows

your

Personal

Safety

System

to

tailor

the air

bag

deployment

and

safety

belt

pretensioner

activation

depending

upon safety

belt usage.

Refer

to

Safety

restraints

section

in this

chapter.

Front safety belt pretensioners

The

safety

belt pretensioners

are

designed

to tighten the

safety belts

firmly

against the occupant's

body

during

a

collision.

This maximizes

the

effectiveness

of

the

safety

belts

and

helps

properly

position

the

occupant

relative

to the

air

bag to

improve

protection.

The

safety

belt

pretensioners

can be

either

activated

alone or,

if

the

collision

is

of

sufficient

severity,

together

with

the

air

bags.

Front safety belt energy

management retractors

The

front safety

belt energy

management

retractors

allow

webbing

to be

pulled out of

the

retractor

in a

gradual and

controlled

manner in response

to

the

occupant's

forward

momentum.

This

helps reduce the risk of

forceĆrelated

injuries

to the

occupant's

chest by

limiting

the

load on

the occupant.

Refer to

Safety

restraints

section

in

this

chapter.

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