Seating and Safety Restraints
WARNING:Failuretoinspectandreplaceifnecessarythebelt
andretractorassemblyafteranaccidentcouldincreasetherisk
ofinjuryinacollision.
Allsafetyrestraintsinthevehiclearecombinationlapandshoulder
belts.Allofthepassengercombinationlapandshoulderbeltshavetwo
typesoflockingmodesdescribedbelow:
Vehicle sensitive mode
Thisisthenormalretractormode,whichallowsfreeshoulderbeltlength
adjustmenttoyourmovementsandlockinginresponsetovehicle
movement.Forexample,ifthedriverbrakessuddenlyorturnsacorner
sharply,orthevehiclereceivesanimpactofapproximately5mph
(8
km/h)ormore,thecombinationsafetybeltswilllocktohelpreduce
forwardmovementofthedriverandpassengers.
Automatic locking mode
Whentousetheautomaticlockingmode
Inthismode,theshoulderbeltisautomaticallypre-locked.Thebeltwill
stillretracttoremoveanyslackintheshoulderbelt.Theautomatic
lockingmodeisnotavailableonthedriversafetybelt.
Thismodeshouldbeusedanytimeachildsafetyseat(excepta
booster)isinstalledinapassengerfrontoroutboardrearseating
position(ifequipped).Children12yearsoldandundershouldbe
properlyrestrainedintherearseatwheneverpossible.RefertoSafety
restraintsforchildrenorSafetyseatsforchildrenlaterinthischapter.
Howtousetheautomaticlockingmode
•
Bucklethecombinationlapand
shoulderbelt.
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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