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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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........................................................................... 2-5

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
Installing a Child-Restraint System ......................................... 2-23
LATCH Child-Restraint System ............................................. 2-26

SRS Air Bags ............................................................................... 2-29

Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) Precautions ................ 2-29
Supplemental Restraint System Components ......................... 2-33
How the SRS Air Bags Work .................................................. 2-34
SRS Air Bag Deployment Criteria .......................................... 2-37
Limitations to SRS Air Bag .................................................... 2-38
Passenger Air Bag Deactivation Switch .................................. 2-40
Driver and Passenger Occupant Classification System ........... 2-44
Monitoring and Maintenance .................................................. 2-49

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