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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
Non-Adjustable Head Restraints ............................................... 2-4
Seat Warmer

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Seat Belt Systems .......................................................................... 2-7

Seat Belt Precautions ................................................................ 2-7
Seat Belt .................................................................................. 2-11
Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load Limiting Systems ................ 2-13
Seat Belt Extender ................................................................... 2-15
Seat Belt Warning Light/Beep ................................................ 2-16

Child Restraint ............................................................................ 2-18

Child Restraint Precautions ..................................................... 2-18
Child-Restraint System Installation Position .......................... 2-23
Installing a Child-Restraint System ......................................... 2-24
LATCH Child-Restraint System ............................................. 2-27

SRS Air Bags ............................................................................... 2-30

Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Precautions ................ 2-30
Supplemental Restraint System Components ......................... 2-35
How the SRS Air Bags Work .................................................. 2-36
SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria .......................................... 2-40
Limitations to SRS Air Bag .................................................... 2-41
Passenger Air Bag Deactivation Switch .................................. 2-43
Driver and Passenger Occupant Classification System ........... 2-47
Monitoring and Maintenance .................................................. 2-51

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