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3. Pull the shoulder portion of the safetybelt all the way out. When the shoulder
portion of the safety belt is fully
extended, it will shift the retractor to
the “Auto Lock” (child restraint) mode. 4. Slowly allow the shoulder portion of
the safety belt to retract and listen for
an audible “clicking” or “ratcheting”
sound. This indicates that the retractor
is in the “Auto Lock” mode. If no distinct
sound is heard, repeat steps 3 and 4. 5. Remove as much slack from the belt
as possible by pushing down on the
child restraint system while feeding the
shoulder belt back into the retractor.
6. Push and pull on the child restraint system to confirm that the safety belt is
holding it firmly in place. If it is not,
release the safety belt and repeat
steps 2 through 6.
7. Double check that the retractor is in the “Auto Lock” mode by attempting to
pull more of the safety belt out of the
retractor. If you cannot, the retractor is
in the “Auto Lock” mode.
To remove the child restraint, press the
release button on the buckle and then
pull the lap/shoulder belt out of the
restraint and allow the safety belt to
retract fully.
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NOTICEWhen the safety belt is allowed to
retract to its fully stowed position, the
retractor will automatically switch from
the “Auto Lock” mode to the emergency
lock mode for normal adult usage.
Securing a child restraint seat with
“Tether Anchor” systemChild restraint hook holders are located
on the shelf behind the rear seats.
1. Open the tether anchor cover on the shelf behind the rear seats. 2. Route the child restraint seat strap
over the seatback.
For vehicles with adjustable headrest,
route the tether strap under the head-
rest and between the headrest posts,
otherwise route the tether strap over
the top of the seatback.
3. Connect the tether strap hook to the correct child restraint hook holder and
tighten to secure the seat.
WARNING
- Auto lockmode
The lap/shoulder belt automatically
returns to the “emergency lock
mode” whenever the belt is allowed
to retract fully. Therefore, the pre-
ceding seven steps must be fol-
lowed each time a child restraint is
installed.
If the safety belt is not placed in the
“auto lock” mode, severe injury or
death could occur to the child
and/or other occupants in the vehi-
cle in a collision, since the child
restraint will not be effectively held
in place.
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Child seat lower anchorsSome child seat manufacturers make
child restraint seats that are labeled as
LATCH or LATCH compatible. LATCH
stands for “Lower Anchors and Tethers
for Children”. These seats include two
rigid or webbing mounted attachments
that connect to two lower anchors and a
tether anchors at specific seating posi-
tions in your vehicle. This type of child
restraint seat eliminates the need to use
seat belts to attach the child seat in the
rear seats.
WARNING
- Tether strap
If the tether strap is secured incor-
rectly, the child restraint seat may
not be restrained properly in the
event of a collision. Do not mount
more than one child restraint seat
to a tether anchorage, since the
anchorage can then fail in a colli-
sion.
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WARNING
- Child restraint
Check that the child restraint sys-
tem is secure by pushing and
pulling it in different directions.
Incorrectly fitted child restraints
may swing, twist, tip or come away
causing death or injury.
WARNING
- Child restraint anchorage
 Child restraint anchorages are
designed to withstand only those
loads imposed by correctly fitted
child restraints. Under no circum-
stances are they to be used for
adult seat belts or harnesses or
for attaching other items or
equipment to the vehicle.
 The tether strap may not work properly if attached somewhere
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3There is a child restraint symbol located
on the lower portion of each side of the
rear seatbacks. These symbols indicate
the position of the lower anchors for child
restraints so equipped. LATCH anchors have been provided in
your vehicle. The LATCH anchors are
located in the left and right outboard rear
seating positions. Their locations are
shown in the illustration. There is no
LATCH anchor provided for the center
rear seating position.
The LATCH anchors are located between
the seatback and the seat cushion of the
rear seat left and right outboard seating
positions.Follow the child seat manufacturer
’s
instructions to properly install child
restraint seats with LATCH or LATCH-
compatible attachments.
Once you have installed the LATCH child
restraint, assure that the seat is properly
attached to the LATCH and tether
anchors. Also, test the child restraint seat
before you place the child in it. Tilt the
seat from side to side. Also try to tug the
seat forward. Check to see if the anchors
hold the seat in place.
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WARNING
If the child restraint is not anchored
properly, the risk of a child being
seriously injured or killed in a colli-
sion greatly increases.
WARNING
When using the vehicle’s “LATCH”
system to install a child restraint
system in the rear seat, all unused
vehicle rear seat belt metal latch
plates or tabs must be latched
securely in their seat belt buckles
and the seat belt webbing must be
retracted behind the child restraint
to prevent the child from reaching
and taking hold of unretracted seat
belts. Unlatched metal latch plates
or tabs may allow the child to reach
the unretracted seat belts which
may result in strangulation and a
serious injury or death to the child
in the child restraint.
WARNING
 Do not mount more than onechild restraint to a single tether or
to a child restraint lower anchor-
age point. The improper
increased load may cause the
anchorage points or tether
anchor to break, causing serious
injury or death.
 Do not install a child restraint seat at the rear center seating
position using the vehicle’s
LATCH anchors. The LATCH
anchors are only provided for the
left and right outboard rear seat-
ing positions. Do not misuse the
LATCH anchors by attempting to
attach a child restraint seat in the
middle rear seating position to
the LATCH anchors.
In a crash, the child restraint seat
LATCH attachments may not be
strong enough to secure the child
restraint seat improperly in the
rear center seating position and
may break, causing serious injury
or death.
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 Attach the LATCH or LATCH-com-patible child restraint seat only to
the appropriate locations shown
in the illustration.
 Always follow the installation and use instructions provided by the
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3AIR BAG - ADVANCED SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM ➀Driver’ s air bag
➁Front passenger’ s
air bag
➃Curtain Air bag
➄Front impact
sensor
➆SRS control module\bSide impact sensor
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2128/OGH026023/1LDN2167/5GHN3001
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What your air bag system doesDriver’s air bag and front passenger’ s air
bag are designed to supplement the pro-
tection offered by the safety belt in cer-
tain frontal collisions. Likewise, side air
bag and curtain air bags are designed to
supplement the protection offered by the
safety belt in side collisions. Safety belts
are designed to reduce the injury of the
driver or passengers in case of impact or
collision. No safety belt or air bag system
can completely eliminate injuries that
may be caused in collisions or impacts.
To help reduce impact on driver or pas-
sengers in any collision, safety belts
must be correctly worn.
What your air bag system does
not doThe air bag system is designed to sup-
plement the protection offered by the
safety belt system. IT IS NOT A SUB-
STITUTE FOR THE SAFETY BELT.
The importance of using
safety beltsThere are four very important reasons to
use safety belts even with an air bag
supplemental restraint system. They:
 help keep you in the proper position
(away from the air bag) when it inflates.
 reduce the risk of harm in rollover, side
impact (vehicles not equipped with
side and curtain air bags) or rear
impact collisions, because an air bag is
not designed to inflate in such situa-
tions and even a side curtain air bag is
designed to inflate only in certain side
impact collisions.
 reduce the risk of harm in frontal or
side collisions which are not severe
enough to actuate the air bag supple-
mental restraint system.
 reduce the risk of being ejected from
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NOTICEYour vehicle’s Supplemental Restraint
System Control Module is equipped
with a recording device that may record
the use or status of the safety belt
restraint system by the driver and front
passenger in certain collisions.
WARNING
- Air bags &
safety belts
 Even in vehicles with air bags,
you and your passengers must
always wear the safety belts pro-
vided in order to minimize the risk
and severity of injury in the event
of a collision or rollover.
 Always wear your safety belt. It can help keep you away from the
air bags during heavy braking
just before a collision.
 If occupants are not wearing safe- ty belts or correctly seated, they
cannot be protected, and thus
face serious injury or death.
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 Driver’s and front passenger’s airbags are designed to inflate only
in certain frontal collision, and
side and curtain air bags are
designed to inflate in certain side
impacts. Frontal air bags will gen-
erally not provide protection in
side impacts (vehicles not
equipped with side and curtain air
bags) or rear impacts, rollovers,
less severe frontal collisions.
They will not provide protection
from later impacts in a multi-
impact collision.
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