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2009 Mazda Tribute HEV Tribute Hybrid Owners Manual

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Driver Controls
Locks and Security
Seating and Safety Restraints
Tires, Wheels and Loading
TRAILER TOWING
Maintenance and Specifications
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The front and rear outboard seat belt system has a retractor assembly
that is designed to extend the seat belt webbing in a controlled
manner. This helps reduce the belt force acting on the user’s chest.

All seat belts in the vehicle are combination lap and shoulder belts. The
passenger seat belts have two types of locking modes described below:

Vehicle sensitive mode

This is the normal retractor mode, which allows free shoulder belt length
adjustment to your movements and locking in response to vehicle
movement. For example, if the driver brakes suddenly or turns a corner
sharply, or the vehicle receives an impact of approximately 5 mph
(8 km/h) or more, the combination seat belts will lock to help reduce
forward movement of the driver and passengers.

Automatic locking mode

When to use the automatic locking mode

In this mode, the shoulder belt is automatically pre-locked. The belt will
still retract to remove any slack in the shoulder belt. The automatic
locking mode is not available on the driver seat belt.

This mode should be used

any time

a child safety seat (other than a

belt-positioning booster) is installed. Children 12 years old and under
should be properly restrained in the rear seat whenever possible. Refer
to

Safety restraints for children

or

Safety seats for children

later in

this chapter.

How to use the automatic locking mode

Buckle the combination lap and
shoulder belt.

2009 Tribute Hybrid

(thv)

Owners Guide, 1st Printing
USA

(fus)

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  • The front and rear outboard seat belt system has a retractor assembly that is designed to extend the seat belt webbing in a controlled manner.
  • Buckle the combination lap and shoulder belt.

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