Section 2
Seats and Restraint System
Head Restraints
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2-2
Front Seats
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2-4
Manual Seats
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2-4
Seat Height Adjuster
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2-5
Power Seat
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2-5
Power Lumbar
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2-6
Heated Seats
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2-6
Reclining Seatbacks
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2-7
Passenger Folding Seatback
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2-9
Rear Seats
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2-11
Split Folding Rear Seat
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2-11
Safety Belts
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2-14
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone
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2-14
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly
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2-19
Lap-Shoulder Belt
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2-28
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy
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2-34
Safety Belt Extender
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2-34
Child Restraints
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2-35
Older Children
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2-35
Infants and Young Children
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2-38
Child Restraint Systems
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2-41
Where to Put the Restraint
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2-43
Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children
(LATCH)
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2-45
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Seat Position
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2-53
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position
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2-56
Airbag System
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2-60
Where Are the Airbags?
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2-63
When Should an Airbag Inflate?
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2-65
What Makes an Airbag Inflate?
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2-67
How Does an Airbag Restrain?
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2-67
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .. .
2-68
Passenger Sensing System
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2-70
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle
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2-76
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle
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2-77
Restraint System Check
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2-78
Checking the Restraint Systems
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2-78
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a
Crash
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2-79
2-1