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THINGSTOKNOWBEFORESTARTINGYOURVEHICLE
Research has show n that seat belts save lives, and they
can red uce the seriou sness of injuries in a collision. Some
of the worst injuries hap pen when peop le are throw n
from the vehicle. Seat belts red uce the possibility of
ejection and the risk of injury caused by striking the
insid e of the vehicle. Everyone in a motor vehicle shou ld
be belted at all times.
WARNING!
• Wearingbeltsaredesignedaseatbelttoincorrectlygoaroundisthedangerous.largebonesSeatof
your body. These are the strongest parts of your
body and can take the forces of a collision the
best.Wearingyourbeltinthewrongplacecould
makeyourinjuriesinacollisionmuchworse.You
might suffer internal injuries, or you could even
slideoutofpartofthebelt.Followtheseinstruc-
tions to wear your seat belt safely and to keep
yourpassengerssafe,too.
Lap/ShoulderBelts
All the seats in you r vehicle are equ ipped with lap/
shou lder belts.
The belt webbing retractor is designed to lock during
very sudden stop s or collisions. This featu re allow s the
shou lder part of the belt to move freely with you und er
norm al cond itions. But in a collision, the belt will lock
and red uce the risk of you striking the insid e of the
vehicle or being throw n out.
•
Two people should never be belted into a single
seatbelt.Peoplebeltedtogethercancrashintoone
anotherinanaccident,hurtingoneanotherbadly.
Never use a lap/shoulder belt or a lap belt for
morethanoneperson,nomatterwhattheirsize.
| Categories | Jeep Liberty Manuals, Jeep Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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