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Seat, seatbelt and SRS airbags

NOTE

When the seatbelt extender is used by

a pregnant passenger, consult a doctor

to get approval in advance.

To connect the extender to the seatbelt,

insert the tongue plate into the seatbelt

buckle so that the “PRESS” signs on the

buckle-release buttons of the extender

and the seatbelt are both facing outward

as shown in the diagram. You will hear a

click when the tongue plate locks into the

buckle.

When releasing the seatbelt, press on the

buckle-release button on the extender, not

on the seatbelt. This helps to prevent

damage to the vehicle interior and extend-

er itself.

Front seatbelt pretensioners

The driver’s and front passenger’s seat-

belts have a seatbelt pretensioner. The

seatbelt pretensioners are designed to be

activated in the event of an accident in-

volving a moderate to severe frontal colli-

sion.

Also, the seatbelt pretensioners are de-

signed to be activated in the event of an

accident involving a moderate to severe

side impact collision.

The pretensioner sensor also serves as

the frontal and side SRS airbag sensors. If

the sensors detect a certain predeter-

mined amount of force during a frontal col-

lision or a side impact collision, the front

seatbelt is quickly drawn back in by the re-

Failure to follow these instructions

and warnings could reduce the ef-

fectiveness of the seatbelt and re-

sult in more serious injury in the

event of a collision.

y

Never use the extender when the

belt itself is long enough to permit

it to be buckled properly. If remov-

al of heavy clothing is all that is

needed to permit the seatbelt to

be buckled properly, remove the

heavy clothing and do not use the

extender.

y

Do not use the extender if the

buckle of the extender rests over

the abdomen.

y

Do not let someone else use the

extender. Use of an extender

when it is not needed could re-

duce the effectiveness of the seat-

belt and result in more serious in-

jury in the event of a collision.

y

Use the extender only for the front

seatbelts and only for the model

for which it was originally provid-

ed. Never use the extender for the

rear seatbelts or for a different

model.

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