Front Seats ......................................................1-2
Manual Passenger Seat ..................................1-2
Four-Way Manual Driver Seat ..........................1-2
Six-Way Power Seats .....................................1-3
Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-4
Heated Seats .................................................1-4
Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-5
Head Restraints .............................................1-6
Rear Seats .......................................................1-7
Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-7
Split Bench Seats ...........................................1-7
Captain Chairs .............................................1-12
Stowable Seat ..............................................1-16
Safety Belts ...................................................1-19
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-19
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-23
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-24
Driver Position ..............................................1-24
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-32
Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-33
Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-34
Center Rear Passenger Position .....................1-38
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides for Children
and Small Adults .......................................1-40
Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-44
Child Restraints .............................................1-45
Older Children ..............................................1-45
Infants and Young Children ............................1-47
Child Restraint Systems .................................1-51
Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-54
Top Strap ....................................................1-54
Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-56
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-59
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System ....................................1-61
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position ................................1-61
Securing a Child Restraint in a Center
Rear Seat Position ....................................1-63
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position ....................................1-65
Air Bag Systems ............................................1-67
Where Are the Air Bags? ...............................1-70
When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ....................1-72
What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? .....................1-73
How Does an Air Bag Restrain? .....................1-73
What Will You See After an Air Bag Inflates? .......1-74
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle .........1-76
Restraint System Check ..................................1-76
Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-76
Replacing Restraint System Parts After a Crash ...1-77
Section 1
Seats and Restraint Systems
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