Seating and Safety Restraints
2.
buttonandremovethetonguefrom
thebuckle.
Tounfasten,pushtherelease
Thefrontandrearoutboardsafetyrestraintsinthevehicleare
combinationlapandshoulderbelts.Thefrontpassengerandrearseat
outboardsafetybeltshavetwotypesoflockingmodesdescribedbelow:
Vehicle sensitive mode
Thisisthenormalretractormode,whichallowsfreeshoulderbeltlength
adjustmenttoyourmovementsandlockinginresponsetovehicle
movement.Forexample,ifthedriverbrakessuddenlyorturnsacorner
sharply,orthevehiclereceivesanimpactofapproximately8km/h(5
mph)ormore,thecombinationsafetybeltswilllocktohelpreduce
forwardmovementofthedriverandpassengers.
Automatic locking mode
Theautomaticlockingmodeisnotavailableonthedriversafetybelt.
Whentousetheautomaticlockingmode
Inthismode,theshoulderbeltisautomaticallypre-locked.Thebeltwill
stillretracttoremoveanyslackintheshoulderbelt.Theautomatic
lockingmodeisnotavailableonthedriversafetybelt.
Thismodeshouldbeusedanytimeachildsafetyseatisinstalledina
passengerfrontoroutboardrearseatingposition(ifequipped).Children
12
yearsoldandundershouldbeproperlyrestrainedintherearseat
wheneverpossible.RefertoSafetyrestraintsforchildrenorSafety
seatsforchildrenlaterinthischapter.
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