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Essential Safety Equipment

Use of safety equipment, including seats, seat belt system, SRS air bags and
child-restraint systems.

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

Front Seats (Manually Operated Seats) ..................................... 2-2
Front Seats (Electrically Operated Seats) .................................. 2-5
Rear Seat ................................................................................... 2-9

Seat Belt Systems ........................................................................ 2-16

Seat Belt Precautions .............................................................. 2-16
3-Point Type Seat Belt ............................................................ 2-19
Front Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load Limiting Systems ....... 2-21
Rear Center Position Seat Belt ................................................ 2-23
Seat Belt Extender ................................................................... 2-25
Seat Belt Warning Light/Beep ................................................ 2-26

Child Restraint ............................................................................ 2-28

Child Restraint Precautions ..................................................... 2-28
Installing Child-Restraint Systems .......................................... 2-32
LATCH Child-Restraint Systems ............................................ 2-39

SRS Air Bags ............................................................................... 2-44

Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) Precautions ............... 2-44
Supplemental Restraint System Components ......................... 2-49
How the Air Bags Work .......................................................... 2-52

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