2.Essential Safety Equipment; Essential Safety Equipment- Page 13

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Essential Safety Equipment

Important information about safety equipment, includingseats, seat belt 
system, child-restraint systems and SRS air bags.

   Seats .....................................................................................................  2-2 

  Seat  Precautions  ............................................................................  2-2 
  Front  Seat  ......................................................................................  2-5 
  Rear  Seat  .......................................................................................  2-8 
  Head  Restraints  ...........................................................................  2-11 

  Seat  Belt  Systems ..............................................................................  2-13 

  Seat  Belt  Precautions  ..................................................................  2-13 
  3-Point  Type  Seat  Belt  ................................................................  2-16 
  Seat  Belt  Warning  Systems  .........................................................  2-17 
  Front Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load Limiting Systems ..........  2-17 
  Center-Rear Position 2-Point Type Seat Belt

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 .............................  2-19 

  Seat  Belt  Extender .......................................................................  2-21 

  Child-Restraint .................................................................................  2-23 

  Child-Restraint  Precautions  ........................................................  2-23 
  Child-Restraint  System  Installation  ............................................  2-28 
  Installing  Child-Restraint  Systems  .............................................  2-29 

  SRS  Air  Bags  ....................................................................................  2-41 

  Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Precautions ....................  2-41 
  Supplemental Restraint System Components .............................  2-48 
  How the SRS Air Bags Work ......................................................  2-50 
  SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria ..............................................  2-54 
  Limitations to SRS Air Bag ........................................................  2-55 
  Front Passenger Occupant Classifi cation System

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  Constant  Monitoring  ...................................................................  2-62