Seating and Safety Restraints
Itisextremelydangeroustorideinacargoarea,insideor
outsideofavehicle.Inacollision,peopleridingintheseareas
aremorelikelytobeseriouslyinjuredorkilled.Donotallowpeopleto
rideinanyareaofyourvehiclethatisnotequippedwithseatsand
safetybelts.Besureeveryoneinyourvehicleisinaseatandusinga
safetybeltproperly.
Inarollovercrash,anunbeltedpersonissignificantlymorelikely
todiethanapersonwearingasafetybelt.
Eachseatingpositioninyourvehiclehasaspecificsafetybelt
assemblywhichismadeupofonebuckleandonetonguethat
aredesignedtobeusedasapair.1)Usetheshoulderbeltonthe
outsideshoulderonly.Neverweartheshoulderbeltunderthearm.
2)
Neverswingthesafetybeltaroundyourneckovertheinside
shoulder.3)Neveruseasinglebeltformorethanoneperson.
Alwaystransportchildren12yearsoldandunderintheback
seatandalwaysproperlyuseappropriatechildrestraints.
Safetybeltsandseatscanbecomehotinavehiclethathasbeen
closedupinsunnyweather;theycouldburnasmallchild.Check
seatcoversandbucklesbeforeyouplaceachildanywherenearthem.
Energy Management Feature
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Thisvehiclehasasafetybeltsystemwithanenergymanagement
featureatthefrontseatingpositionstohelpfurtherreducetheriskof
injuryintheeventofahead-oncollision.
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Thissafetybeltsystemhasaretractorassemblythatisdesignedto
extendthesafetybeltwebbinginacontrolledmanner.Thishelps
reducethebeltforceactingontheuser’schest.
BELTANDRETRACTORASSEMBLYMUSTBEREPLACEDif
thesafetybeltassemblyautomaticlockingretractorfeatureor
anyothersafetybeltfunctionisnotoperatingproperlywhenchecked
byanauthorizeddealer.FailuretoreplacetheBeltandRetractor
assemblycouldincreasetheriskofinjuryincollisions.
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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