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Essential Safety Equipment

Seat Belt Systems

Do not leave a seat belt extender 

connected to the buckle:

Leaving a seat belt extender connected 

to the buckle without using the seat 

belt is dangerous. When the seat belt 

extender is connected to the driver's 

seat belt buckle (or front passenger's 

seat belt buckle), the SRS driver's (or 

front passenger's) air bag system will 

determine that the driver (or front 

passenger) is wearing the seat belt 

even if the driver (or front passenger) 

is not wearing it. This condition could 

cause the driver's (or front passenger's) 

air bag to not activate correctly and 

result in death or serious injury in the 

event of collision. Always wear the seat 

belt with the seat belt extender.

Do not use the seat belt extender when 

installing a child-restraint system on the 

front or rear passenger seat:

Using a seat belt extender to fasten 

a child-restraint system on any seat 

is dangerous. Always follow the 

child-restraint system manufacturer's 

installation instructions and never use 

a seat belt extender.

NOTE

When not in use, remove the seat belt 

extender and store it in the vehicle. If the 

seat belt extender is left connected, the 

seat belt extender might get damaged 

as it will not retract with the rest of the 

seat belt and can easily fall out of the 

door when not in use and be damaged. In 

addition, the seat belt warning light will 

not illuminate and function properly.

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