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J94S.book Page 14 Saturday, June 23, 2001 1:04 PM
Essential Safety Equipm ent
Seat Belt Systems
Rear Center Position Seat
Belt
B efore using the rear-center lap/shoulder
belt m ak e sure tongue (A) and anchor
buckle (B) are fastened.
▼ Fastening the Seat Belt
1. G rasp the buckle (D) and tongue (C).
2. S low ly pull out the lap/shoulder belt.
3. Insert the tongue (C) into the buckle
(D) until you hear a click.
A WARNING
Fastening the R ear-C en ter S ea t Belt
w ith O nly O ne Buckle:
F astening the rea r-cen ter sea t belt
w ith only one buckle is dan gerou s. I f
only one p a ir o f sea t b elt tongu e a n d
buckle, eith er tongu e (A) a n d an ch o r
buckle (B) o r tongu e (C) a n d a n ch o r
buckle (D), is fa ste n ed , the seat belt
c a n n o t p ro v id e f u ll protection . In a
su dden stop o r collision, the user
c o u ld slide u n d er the b elt a n d su ffer
seriou s injuries. A lw a ys m ake sure
th a t both p a irs o f se a t b e lt tongues
a n d buckles are fa s te n e d properly.
Positioning the S h ou lder Portion o f
the S ea t Belt:
Im p ro p er p o sitio n in g o f the sh ou lder
p o rtio n o f the se a t b e lt is dangerou s.
A n im properly p o sitio n ed b e lt w ill
pro v id e little o r no p ro tectio n in a
collision. A lw ays m ake su re the
sh o u ld er p o rtio n o f the sea t b elt is
p o sitio n e d a c ross y o u r sh ou lder a n d
n ea r y o u r neck, bu t n ever u n d er y o u r
arm , on y o u r neck, o r on y o u r u pper
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arm .
Form No. 8Q50-EA-01G