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Pregnant Women and Persons with

Serious Medical Conditions

Pregnant women should always wear

seat belts. Ask your doctor for speci

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recommendations.

The lap belt should be worn SNUGLY

AND AS LOW AS POSSIBLE OVER THE

HIPS.

The shoulder belt should be worn

across your shoulder properly, but

never across the stomach area.

Persons with serious medical

conditions also should wear seat belts.

Check with your doctor for any special

instructions regarding speci

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conditions.

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Emergency Locking Mode

When the seat belt is fastened, it will

always be in the emergency locking

mode.

In the emergency locking mode, the

belt remains comfortable on the

occupant and the retractor will lock in

position during a collision.

If the belt is locked and cannot be

pulled out, retract the belt once, and

then try pulling it out slowly. If this

fails, pull the belt strongly 1 time and

loosen, then pull it out again slowly.

(Seat Belt with Automatic Locking

Mode)

When the seat belt is fastened, it will

always be in the emergency locking

mode until it is switched to automatic

locking mode by pulling it all the way

out to its full length. If the belt feels

tight and hinders comfortable

movement while the vehicle is stopped

or in motion, it may be in the

automatic locking mode because the

belt has been pulled too far out. To

return the belt to the more

comfortable emergency locking mode,

wait until the vehicle has stopped in a

safe, level area, retract the belt fully to

convert it back to emergency locking

mode and then extend it around you

again.

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Automatic Locking Mode (Except

Mexico)

Always use the automatic locking

mode to keep the child-restraint

system from shifting to an unsafe

position in the event of an accident. To

enable seat belt automatic locking

mode, pull it all the way out and

connect it as instructed on the

child-restraint system. It will retract

down to the child-restraint system and

stay locked on it. See the section on

child restraint (page 2-44).

Essential Safety Equipment

Seat Belt Systems

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