Jeep Cherokee 1977, Owner'S Manual

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Seat Belts
Seat belts are provided for protection of the driver and occu­
pants of the vehicle. Constant and proper use of seat belts is
a wise precaution. Make rt a habit to wear belts properly and
see that passengers follow your example.
CJ models are equipped with lap belts only for the front and
rear seat occupants. On Cherokee, Wagoneer, and Truck
models, the front seat outboard positions have a lap and a
shoulder belt that are permanently connected at the latch
plate. The lap belt has a retractor reel that locks when you
atop pulllng the belt out. The shoulder belt has an inertial­
locking retractor that locks only when the vehicle stops
abruptly to allow upper body freedom of movement in normal
situations. A plastic comfort clip on the shoulder belt allows
the belt to be adjusted to reduce the pressure of the belt
across the shoulder and chest. The center position, on ve­
hicles with bench seats, is equipped with a manually adjust­
able lap belt.
A seat belt reminder system is provided on Cherokee,
Wagoneer, and Truck models, and consists of a FASTEN
BEL TS indicator light and a buzzer. The light wrll come on
whenever the ignition is turned to the on or start positron,
whether or not the driver has buckled up. It w,11 go off auto­
matically after about 4 to 8 seconds. The buzzer will sound
only if the driver has failed to fasten hrs seat belt and the
rgnitron rs turned to on or start positron; rt wrll go off automat­
ically after about 4 to 8 seconds of buzzing. The warning light
and buzzer work independently of each othe� and only fer the
driver's seat.
The rear seat outboard positions are equipped with auto-
matic-locking lap belt retractors. Rear seat center positions
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have manually adjustable lap belts.
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To "Buckle-Up"
Front Seat Lap-Shoulder Belt
• Adjust front seat to satisfactron of driver (if vehicle has
bench-type seat) and �,t erect and well back in seat.
• Pull the lap-shoulder llelt from the retractors in one con­
tinuous motion so the shoulder portion of the belt crosses
your shoulder and chest and insert metal latch plate into
buckle until you hear a "cltck·· and feel rt latch. If pulling
motion was stopped short so that the latch won t reach
the buckle. let lap belt rewind rnto the retractor to release
locking mechanism. Then. pull belt out to the proper
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