Essential Safety Equipment; Seat Belt Retractor; Wearing the Lap Belt:- Page 29

Essential Safety Equipment

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WARNING

Wearing the Lap Belt:
A lap belt worn too high can be dan-
gerous. In a collision, this would
concentrate the impact force directly
on the abdominal area, causing seri-
ous injury. Wear the lap belt snugly
and as low as possible.

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How to Untwist or Unjam a
Seat Belt Retractor

If you should jam the lap belt retractor by
allowing the belt to retract when it is
twisted, you can free the webbing with
this procedure:

1. Pull on the belt with both hands to

tighten it on the retractor spool.

2. Feed the belt back into the retractor

until it is completely retracted. Repeat
previous step if necessary.

3. Pull the belt out of its holder as far as

it will go and untwist the belt or
remove the object that is jamming the
belt. Let the belt retract.

4. Then, pull the belt out and let it retract

several times to make sure that the
belt works properly.

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Procedure to Correct a Twisted
Seat Belt at the D-Ring

1. Grasp the belt webbing at the D-ring.

(Wire type shown—vehicles with
other types of D-rings also affected.)