Driver and Passenger Safety
This section gives you important
information about occupant
protection. It shows how to use seat
belts properly. It explains the
Supplemental Restraint System
that is standard in all U.S. models.
And it gives useful information
about how to protect infants and
children in your car.
Your Occupant Protection
System........................................ 4
The Seat Belt System
and How It Works.................... 5
Why Wear Seat Belts................... 5
Important Safety Reminders..... 5
Seat Belt System Components... 6
Lap/Shoulder Belt........................ 6
Lap Belt.......................................... 6
Wearing Seat Belts Properly...... 7
Wearing a Lap/Shoulder
Belt............................................. 7
Wearing the Lap Belt.................. 9
Advice for Pregnant Women ... 10
Seat Belt Maintenance.............. 10
Supplemental Restraint System.. 11
Important Safety Reminder..... 12
How the Driver's Airbag
Works........................................ 12
How the SRS Indicator Light
Works........................................ 13
System Service........................... 14
System Service Precautions .... 14
Additional Safety Information..... 15
Seat-back Position..................... 15
Door Locks ..................................
15
Storing Cargo
Safely ................. 16
Driving with Pets ....................... 16
Child Safety..................................... 17
Where Should Children Sit?..... 17
Important Safety Reminders ... 18
General Guidelines
for Restraining Children
Under 18 kg (40 lbs)............... 18
Restraining
an Infant Who Weighs
Less Than 9 kg (20 Ibs).......... 19
Restraining
a Child Who Weighs Between
9 and 18 kg (20 and 40 Ibs).... 19
Using Child Restraints
with Tethers ........................... 20
Using a Seat Belt
Locking Clip............................ 21
Restraining a Child Who Weighs
Over 18 kg (40 Ibs).................. 22
Storing a Child Seat................... 22
Alcohol and Drugs.......................... 23
Carbon Monoxide Hazard ............ 24
Reporting Safety Defects
(US Cars).................................... 25
Safety Labels...................................
26
Driver and
Passenger Safety