2. Essential Safety Equipment; Essential Safety Equipment; Seats ..................................................................................................... - Page 15

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*Some models.

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Essential Safety Equipment

Important information about safety equipment, including seats, 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

 ........................................................................... 2-12

Seat Belt Systems .............................................................................. 2-14

Seat Belt Precautions

 .................................................................. 2-14

Seat Belt

 ...................................................................................... 2-17

Seat Belt Warning Systems

 ......................................................... 2-18

Front Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load Limiting Systems

 .......... 2-18

Seat Belt Extender

 ....................................................................... 2-20

Child-Restraint ................................................................................. 2-22

Child-Restraint Precautions

 ........................................................ 2-22

Child-Restraint System Installation

 ............................................ 2-27

Installing Child-Restraint Systems

 ............................................. 2-28

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 Classification System

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 ...................... 2-57

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

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