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The safety belt pretensioners at the front

seating positions are designed to tighten

the safety belts when activated. In frontal

and near-frontal crashes, the safety belt

pretensioners may be activated alone or,

if the crash is of sufficient severity, together

with the front airbags. The pretensioners

may also activate when a Safety Canopy

airbag is deployed.

FASTENING THE SEATBELTS

Standard belts shown, inflatable belts

similar

The front outboard and rear safety

restraints in the vehicle are combination

lap and shoulder belts.

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1. Insert the belt tongue into the proper

buckle (the buckle closest to the

direction the tongue is coming from)

until you hear a snap and feel it latch.

Make sure you securely fasten the

tongue in the buckle.

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2. To unfasten, press the release button

and remove the tongue from the

buckle.

Using the Sliding Clip (If Equipped)

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Slide the clip away from the tongue so

there is no loose webbing when an

occupant or child seat is buckled up. You

can also use the sliding clip to raise the

tongue and prevent it from rattling or to

ease access to the tongue.

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Using Seatbelts During Pregnancy

WARNING

Always ride and drive with your

seatback upright and properly fasten

your seatbelt. Fit the lap portion of

the seatbelt snugly and low across the

hips. Position the shoulder portion of the

seatbelt across your chest. Pregnant

women must follow this practice. See the

following figure.

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Pregnant women should always wear their

seatbelt. Position the lap belt portion of a

combination lap and shoulder belt low

across the hips below the belly and worn

as tight as comfort allows. Position the

shoulder belt to cross the middle of the

shoulder and the center of the chest.

Seatbelt Locking Modes

WARNING

After a crash, have a qualified

technician check all the seatbelts to

make sure the seatbelts including

the automatic locking retractor feature for

child restraints operate properly. We

recommend replacing any system that has

damage or does not operate properly.

Failure to do so can result in personal injury

or death in the event of a sudden stop or

another crash.

All safety restraints in the vehicle are

combination lap and shoulder belts. The

driver seatbelt has the vehicle sensitive

locking mode. The front outboard

passenger and rear seat seatbelts have

both the vehicle sensitive locking mode

and the automatic locking mode.

Vehicle Sensitive Mode

This is the normal retractor mode, which

allows free shoulder belt length

adjustment to your movements and

locking in response to vehicle movement.

For example, if the driver brakes suddenly

or turns a corner sharply, or the vehicle

receives an impact of about 5 mph

(8 km/h) or more, the combination

seatbelts lock to help reduce forward

movement of the driver and passengers.

In addition, the retractor is designed to lock

if you pull the webbing out too quickly. If

the seatbelt retractor locks, slowly lower

the height adjuster to allow the seatbelt

to retract. If the retractor does not unlock,

pull the seatbelt out slowly then feed a

small length of webbing back toward the

stowed position. For rear seatbelts, recline

the rear seat backrest or push the seat

backrest cushion away from the seatbelt.

Feed a small length of webbing back

toward the stowed position.

Automatic Locking Mode

In this mode, the shoulder belt

automatically pre-locks. The belt retracts

to remove any slack in the shoulder belt.

The automatic locking mode is not

available on the driver seatbelt.

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When to Use the Automatic Locking

Mode

Use this mode when you install a child

safety seat, except a booster seat, in the

passenger front or rear seating positions.

Properly restrain children 12 years old and

under in a rear seating position whenever

possible. See Child Safety (page 18).

How to Use the Automatic Locking

Mode

Non-inflatable seatbelts

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1. Buckle the combination lap and

shoulder belt.

2. Grasp the shoulder portion and pull

downward until you pull the entire belt

out. As the belt retracts, you will hear

a clicking sound. This indicates the

seatbelt is now in the automatic

locking mode.

Rear outboard inflatable seatbelts

(second row only–if equipped)

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1. Buckle the combination lap and

shoulder belt.

2. Grasp the lap portion of the belt and

pull upward until you pull the entire

belt out.

3. Allow the belt to retract. As the belt

retracts, you will hear a clicking sound.

This indicates the seatbelt is now in the

automatic locking mode.

How to Disengage the Automatic

Locking Mode

Unbuckle the combination lap and

shoulder belt and allow it to retract

completely to disengage the automatic

locking mode and activate the vehicle

sensitive (emergency) locking mode.

Rear Inflatable Seatbelt (If Equipped)

WARNING

Do not attempt to service, repair, or

modify the supplementary restraint

system or associated components.

Failure to follow this instruction could

result in personal injury or death.

The rear inflatable seatbelts are fitted in

the shoulder portion of the seatbelts of the

second-row outboard seating positions.

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Note: The rear inflatable seatbelts are

compatible with most infant and child

safety car seats and belt positioning booster

seats when properly installed. This is

because they are designed to fill with a

cooled gas at a lower pressure and at a

slower rate than traditional airbags. After

inflation, the shoulder portion of the

seatbelt remains cool to the touch.

The rear inflatable seatbelt consists of the

following:

• An inflatable bag in the shoulder

seatbelt webbing.

• Lap seatbelt webbing with automatic

locking mode.

• The same warning light, electronic

control and diagnostic unit as used for

the front seatbelts.

• Impact sensors in various parts of the

vehicle.

How does the rear inflatable seatbelt

system work?

WARNING

If a supplementary restraint system

component has deployed, it will not

function again. Have the system and

associated components inspected as soon

as possible. Failure to follow this

instruction could result in personal injury

or death.

The rear inflatable seatbelts function like

standard restraints in everyday usage.

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During a crash of sufficient force, the

inflatable belt inflates from inside the

webbing.

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The fully inflated belt's increased diameter

more effectively holds the occupant in the

appropriate seating position, and spreads

crash forces over more area of the body

than regular seatbelts. This helps reduce

pressure on the chest and helps control

head and neck motion for passengers.

The rear inflatable seatbelts are designed

to inflate in frontal or near-frontal crashes

and some side impact crashes and

rollovers. The fact that the rear inflatable

seatbelt did not inflate in a crash does not

mean that something is wrong with the

system. Rather, it means the forces were

not of the type sufficient to cause

activation.

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