Front Seats..................................................... 8
Power Seats................................................. 8
Power Lumbar.............................................. 9
Heated Seats.............................................. 10
Memory Seat and Mirrors............................ 10
Power Reclining Seatbacks......................... 12
Head Restraints.......................................... 14
Rear Seats.................................................... 15
Heated Seats.............................................. 15
60/40 Split Bench Seat............................... 15
Third Row Seat (SUV)................................ 17
Safety Belts.................................................. 24
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone.............. 24
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts.... 28
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly................ 29
Driver Position............................................. 29
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy.............. 38
Right Front Passenger Position................... 39
Rear Seat Passengers................................ 39
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides................ 42
Safety Belt Extender................................... 45
Child Restraints............................................ 46
Older Children............................................. 46
Infants and Young Children......................... 49Child Restraint Systems.............................. 53
Where to Put the Restraint.......................... 57
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH).................................... 59
Securing a Child Restraint in a
Rear Seat Position................................... 69
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Right Front Seat Position......................... 71
Airbag System.............................................. 77
Where Are the Airbags?.............................. 79
When Should an Airbag In ate?.................. 81
What Makes an Airbag In ate?................... 82
How Does an Airbag Restrain?................... 82
What Will You See After an
Airbag In ates?........................................ 83
Airbag Off Switch........................................ 84
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle........ 88
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle.......................... 89
Restraint System Check............................... 90
Checking the Restraint Systems.................. 90
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash........................................... 91
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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or the safety belts!
With safety belts, you slow down as the vehicle
does. You get more time to stop. You stop
over more distance, and your strongest bones
take the forces. That is why safety belts
make such good sense.
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts
Q:Will I be trapped in the vehicle after an
accident if I am wearing a safety belt?
A:Youcouldbe — whether you are wearing a
safety belt or not. But you can unbuckle a
safety belt, even if you are upside down. And
your chance of being conscious during and
after an accident, so youcanunbuckle and get
out, ismuchgreater if you are belted.
Q:If my vehicle has airbags, why should I
have to wear safety belts?
A:Airbags are supplemental systems only; so
they workwithsafety belts — not instead of
them. Every airbag system ever offered
for sale has required the use of safety belts.
Even if you are in a vehicle that has airbags,
you still have to buckle up to get the most
protection. That is true not only in frontal
collisions, but especially in side and other
collisions.
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