Essential Safety Equipment- Page 13

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Some models.

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Essential Safety Equipment

  Use of 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  ...........................................................................  2-10 

  Seat  Belt  Systems ..............................................................................  2-12 

  Seat  Belt  Precautions  ..................................................................  2-12 
  3-Point  Type  Seat  Belt  ................................................................  2-15 
  Seat  Belt  Warning  Systems  .........................................................  2-16 
  Front Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load Limiting Systems ..........  2-16 
  Center-Rear Position 2-Point Type Seat Belt

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  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  ....................................................................................  2-40 

  Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Precautions ....................  2-40 
  Supplemental  Restraint  System  Components  .............................  2-47 
  How  the  SRS  Air  Bags  Work  ......................................................  2-49 
  SRS  Air  Bag  Deployment  Criteria  ..............................................  2-53 
  Limitations  to  SRS  Air  Bag  ........................................................  2-54 
  Front Passenger Occupant Classifi cation System

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  Constant  Monitoring  ...................................................................  2-61