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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

Seats .......................................................................................... 2-2
Seat Warmer

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........................................................................... 2-4

Seat Belt Systems .......................................................................... 2-6

Seat Belt Precautions ................................................................ 2-6
Seat Belt .................................................................................. 2-10
Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load Limiting Systems ................ 2-12
Seat Belt Extender ................................................................... 2-14
Seat Belt Warning Light/Beep ................................................ 2-15

Child Restraint ............................................................................ 2-17

Child Restraint Precautions ..................................................... 2-17
Installing a Child-Restraint System ......................................... 2-22
LATCH Child-Restraint System ............................................. 2-25

SRS Air Bags ............................................................................... 2-28

Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Precautions ................ 2-28
Supplemental Restraint System Components ......................... 2-32
How the SRS Air Bags Work .................................................. 2-33
SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria .......................................... 2-36
Limitations to SRS Air Bag .................................................... 2-37
Passenger Air Bag Deactivation Switch .................................. 2-39
Driver and Passenger Occupant Classification System ........... 2-43
Monitoring and Maintenance .................................................. 2-48

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