SECTION 2
DRIVING YOUR MOTOR HOME
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SEAT BELTS
Seats intended for occupancy while the vehi-
cle is in motion are equipped with seat belts for
the protection of the driver and passengers.
Lap Belts
The lap belts must be worn as low as possible
and fit snugly across the hip area. Always sit
erect and well back into the seat. To gain full pro-
tection of the safety belt, never let more than one
person use the same safety belt at any one time,
and do not let the safety belts become damaged
by pinching them in the doors or in the seat mech-
anism. After any serious accident, any seat belts
which were in use at the time should be replaced.
Adjustment:
To lengthen belt, turn tongue at a
right angle to belt and pull to desired length. To
shorten, pull loose end of belt.
To Fasten:
Be sure belt is not twisted. Grasp
each part of the belt assembly and push tongue
into buckle. Adjust to a snug fit by pulling the
loose end away from the tongue.
To Release:
Press button in center of buckle and
slide tongue out of buckle.
THREE-POINT LAP-
SHOULDER BELTS
The driver and co-pilot seat belts in your
coach are equipped with automatic locking re-
tractors that let you easily adjust your seat belt to
the proper length for passenger safety.
Fastening:
·
Grasp the belt just behind the tongue using
the hand nearest the door or sidewall. Be sure
the belt is not twisted before fastening.
·
Pull the belt smoothly outward from the wall
and across your body, then insert the tongue
into the buckle on the aisle side of the seat un-
til it locks with a positive “click”.
·
The lap belt portion must be worn snug and
low across the pelvic area.
·
The shoulder strap portion must be worn di-
agonally across the chest and over the shoul-
der, but not against the neck.
NOTE: The shoulder belt height can be adjusted
to provide the most comfortable position
for each individual person’s size. To ad-
just shoulder belt height, press the lever
down, select the desired position and re-
lease the lever. (See following photo.) A
ratcheting mechanism will allow the belt
to be pushed upward but not pulled
downward.
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1 . P U L L T O T I G H T E N .
2 . T O N G U E .
3 . P U S H T O R E L E A S E .
Snug and low belt positions are
essential. This will ensure that the
force exerted by the lap belt in a colli-
sion is spread over the strong hip area
and not across the abdomen, which
could result in serious injury.
Only seats equipped with seat belts
are to be occupied while vehicle is in
motion.
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