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SECTION 2
DRIVING YOUR MOTOR HOME
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
until it locks with a positive “click”.
•
Feed any excess belt length back toward the
wall so the belt retractor will lock the belt at
the proper length for your body when
released.
•
The lap belt portion must be worn snug and
low across the pelvic area.
•
The shoulder strap portion must be worn
diagonally across the chest and over the
shoulder, 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. A ratcheting mechanism
will allow the belt to be pushed upward
but not pulled downward.
•
Seat belts offer optimum protection only
when worn properly on the body and when
the seat is in an upright position.
Unfastening:
•
Press the release button in the buckle.
•
Hold onto the tonque when you release it
from the buckle to keep it from retracting too
rapidly.
SEAT BELT CARE AND CLEANING
•
Be careful not to damage the belt webbing
and hardware. Take care not to pinch them in
the seat or doors.
•
Inspect the belts and hardware periodically.
Check for cuts, frays, and loose parts. Dam-
aged parts should be replaced. Do not
remove or modify the belt system.
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.
WARNING
Never wear the shoulder belt in any
position other than as stated above.
Failure to do so could increase the
chance or extent of injury in a colli-
sion
Press lever to adjust shoulder belt height
WARNING
