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Safety features of your vehicle Seat belts
Pregnant women
The use of a seat belt is recommended
for pregnant women to lessen the
chance of injury in an accident. When a
seat belt is used, the lap belt portion
should be placed as low and snugly as
possible on the hips, not across the
abdomen. For specific recommenda
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tions, consult a physician.
Pregnant women
Pregnant women must never place the
lap portion of the safety belt over the
area of the abdomen where the fetus is
located or above the abdomen where
the belt could crush the fetus during an
impact.
Injured person
A seat belt should be used when an
injured person is being transported.
When this is necessary, you should con
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sult a physician for recommendations.
One person per belt
Two people (including children) should
never attempt to use a single seat belt.
This could increase the severity of inju
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ries in case of an accident.
Do not lie down
To reduce the chance of injuries in the
event of an accident and to achieve
maximum effectiveness of the restraint
system, all passengers should be sitting
up and the front seats should be in an
upright position when the car is moving.
A seat belt cannot provide proper pro
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tection if the person is lying down in the
rear seat or if the front seat is in a
reclined position.
Riding with a reclined seatback
increases your chance of serious or fatal
injuries in the event of a collision or sud
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den stop. The protection of your
restraint system (seat belts and air bags)
is greatly reduced by reclining your seat.
Seat belts must be snug against your
hips and chest to work properly. The
more the seatback is reclined, the
greater the chance that an occupant's
hips will slide under the lap belt causing
serious internal injuries or the occupant's
neck could strike the shoulder belt. Driv
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ers and passengers should always sit
well back in their seats, properly belted,
and with the seatbacks upright.
Care of seat belts
Seat belt systems should never be disas
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sembled or modified. In addition, care
should be taken to assure that seat belts
and belt hardware are not damaged by
seat hinges, doors or other abuse.
僅 When you return the rear seatback to
its upright position after the rear seat
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back was folded down, be careful not
to damage the seat belt webbing or
buckle. Be sure that the webbing or
buckle does not get caught or
pinched in the rear seat. A seat belt
with damaged webbing or buckle will
not be as strong and could possibly
fail during a collision or sudden stop,
resulting in serious injury. If the web
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bing or buckles are damaged, get
them replaced immediately.
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