Fig. 60
Safety belt webbing running through the front safety belt loop.
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Please first read and note the introductory information and heed the WARNINGS
Properly worn safety belts help to hold occupants in their seats and provide optimum protection during
braking or in a collision or other accident
⇒
.
The switchable locking feature makes a “clicking” sound when the safety belt is winding back onto the
safety belt retractor wheel after being pulled
all the way
out. Whenever a child restraint is installed with
a safety belt, the safety belt must be locked so that the safety belt webbing cannot unreel
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page 147,
Child safety and child restraints
. If active, deactivate the locking feature before using the safety belt to
restrain a person without a child restraint system.
Fastening safety belts
Always buckle your safety belt before driving.
x
Adjust the front seat and head restraint correctly
Adjusting the seating position
.
x
Grasp the safety belt by the buckle tongue and pull it out of the belt guide
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fig. 60
(B)
.
x
Unsnap the safety belt loop on the front seat backrest
(A)
and guide the belt strap through the loop.
Close the snap.
x
Hold the safety belt by the tongue and pull it slowly and evenly across the chest and pelvis. Do
not
twist the safety belt webbing
⇒
.
x
Insert the tongue into the correct buckle for your seat until you hear it latch securely
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fig. 59
A
.
x
Pull on the safety belt to make sure that it is securely latched in the buckle.
Unfastening safety belts
Unfasten safety belts only when the vehicle is not moving
⇒
.
x
Press the red button on the buckle
B
. The buckle tongue is ejected.
x
Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you guide the belt tongue to its stowed position to help
prevent the safety belt from twisting and to help avoid damage to the interior trim.
