Seats and Restraints 43
Seats and
Restraints
Head Restraints
Head Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Front Seats
Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Reclining Seatbacks . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Front Seat Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heated Front Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rear Seats
Rear Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Safety Belts
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
How to Wear Safety Belts
Properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Lap-Shoulder Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Safety Belt Use During
Pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Safety Belt Extender . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Safety System Check . . . . . . . . . . 54
Safety Belt Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Replacing Safety Belt System
Parts after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Airbag System
Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Where Are the Airbags? . . . . . . . 57
When Should an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
What Makes an Airbag
Inflate? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
How Does an Airbag
Restrain? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
What Will You See after an
Airbag Inflates? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Passenger Sensing System . . . 61
Servicing the Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Adding Equipment to the
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle . . . . . 65
Airbag System Check . . . . . . . . . . 66
Replacing Airbag System Parts
after a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Child Restraints
Older Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Infants and Young Children . . . . 69
Child Restraint Systems . . . . . . . 71
Where to Put the Restraint . . . . . 73
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) . . . . 74
Replacing LATCH System Parts
After a Crash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Securing Child Restraints
(Rear Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Securing Child Restraints (Front
Passenger Seat) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Head Restraints
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Warning
With head restraints that are not
installed and adjusted properly,
there is a greater chance that
occupants will suffer a neck/
spinal injury in a crash. Do not
drive until the head restraints for
all occupants are installed and
adjusted properly.