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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

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

Seat Belt Systems .......................................................................... 2-4

Seat Belt Precautions ................................................................ 2-4
3-Point Type Seat Belt .............................................................. 2-7
Seat Belt Pretensioner and Load Limiting Systems .................. 2-8
Seat Belt Extender ................................................................... 2-10
Seat Belt Warning Light .......................................................... 2-11
Seat Belt Warning Beep .......................................................... 2-12

Child Restraint ............................................................................ 2-13

Child Restraint Precautions ..................................................... 2-13
Installing a Child-Restraint System ......................................... 2-16
LATCH Child-Restraint Systems ............................................ 2-18

SRS Air Bags ............................................................................... 2-20

Supplemental Restraint Systems (SRS) Precautions ............... 2-20
Passenger Air Bag Deactivation Switch .................................. 2-23
Air Bag System Description ................................................... 2-26

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