
Seat
belts
4-8
Seat and restraint systems
4
N0040600
0439
Seat
belts
are
installed
in your
vehicle
to help
reduce
the
risk
of injury
to the
driver
and
pas-
senger
in
the
event
of
an
accident.
Always
use the provided seat belts. Carefully
review
the
following
information
for proper seat belt usage.
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All
seats
are
equipped
with
a seat
belt
which
uses
one
combined
lap-and-shoulder
belt
with
an emer
gency locking retractor
.
Seat belts
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NING
To help
reduce
the
risk
of injur
y or death
in an accid
ent,
seat
belts
and
child
restrain
t systems
must
alw
ays
be use
d.
Refer
to “Child
restraint
systems”
on
page
4-13 for
addi
tional
infor
mati
on.
Never use
one
seat belt for
mor
e than
one
person. Never
carry
mor
e people
in
your
vehicle
tha
n the
re are seat belts.
Always adjust the seat
belt for a snug
fit.
Alway
s place
the
shoul
der
belt over
your
shoulder
and
acr
oss your
chest.
Never
put
it behind
you
or under
your
arm.
Always
wear
the
lap
belt
as low
as possible
acr
oss your
hips,
not
around
your
waist.
Never
modi
fy
or
alter
the
seat
belts
in
your
vehicle.
To reduce
the risk
to the driver
of seriou
s
injury
or
death
durin
g deploymen
t of the
driver
’s airb
ag,
alw
ays
properly
wear
the
seat belt and
adjust
the
driv
er’s seat as far
bac
k as possi
ble while
mai
ntai
ning
a posi
-
tion
that
still
enables
you
to fully
appl
y the
pedals,
easily
contr
ol
the
steering
wheel,
and safely
operate
the
veh
icle.
To reduce
the
risk
to a front
seat passe
n-
ger
of serious
injury
or death
from a
deployi
ng airb
ag,
make
sur
e the
passenge
r
alw
ays
wears
the
seat
belt properly
,
remai
ns
seate
d all
the
way
bac
k and
upright
in their
seat,
and
moves
the
seat
as
far
bac
k as possi
ble. Refer to “Supplem
en-
tal
Restraint
System
(SRS)
- airbag”
on
page
4-20
for
addi
tional infor
mati
on.
Never
hold
an
infant
or child
in your
arms
or
on
your lap
whe
n rid
ing in this vehicle
even
whe
n you are wearin
g your seat belt.
Never
place
any par
t of the
seat
belt you
are wearing
around
an
infant
or
child.
Failur
e to follow
these
simple
instructions
create
s a risk
of serious
injury
or death
to
your
child
in the
event
of an
accident
or
sudden
stop.
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Child
ren 12
years old and
under
shoul
d
always
rid
e in the
rear seat and
be prop-
erly
restrained. Thi
s reduces
their
risk
of
serious
injur
y or death
in an
accid
ent,
especia
lly due
to a deployi
ng
front
passe
n-
ger
airbag.
Refer
to “Child
restraint
sys-
tems”
on
page
4-13
for
addi
tional
infor
mati
on.
Any
child who
is too
small
to
properly
wear
a seat
belt must
be properly
restrained in an
appr
opriat
e child
restraint
syste
m.
Child
ren 12
yea
rs old
and
under
should
be
seated
only
in
the
rear seat
to
reduce
their
risk
of
serious
injur
y or death
in an
accid
ent,
especia
lly
from
the
deployment
of a front
passenger
airbag.Infants
MUST
be placed
in a rear-facin
g
child safe
ty seat and
positione
d in the
rear
seat.In
the
event
of
an
accident,
all
seat
belt
assemblies,
including
retractors
and
attach
men
t hardwa
re, sho
uld be inspected
by
an
authorized
Mitsubi
shi
Motor
s
dealer
to determ
ine whe
ther
replacem
ent
is necessary
.
Seat belt instructions
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Seat
belts
Seat and restraint systems
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4
This
system
is designed
to provide
both
com-
fort
and
safet
y. It permit
s full
exten
sion
and
automatic
retraction
of
the
belts
during
nor
-
mal
vehicle
operation.
A
sensing
device
inside
the
belt
retractor
is designed
to lock
the
retractor
in
the
event
of
a sudden
change
in
the vehicle
’s motion.
1.Occupants
should
always
sit
back
in their
seats
with
their
backs
against
the
upright
seatback.
To reduce
the
risk
of
serious
injury
or
death
during
deployment
of
the
airbag,
adjust
the
driver
’s seat
as
far
back
as possible
while
maintaining
a pos
ition
that
still
enables
you
to
fully
apply
the
pedals,
easily
control
the
steering
wheel,
and
safely
operate
the
vehicle.
The
front
passenger
seat
should
also
be
moved
as
far
back
as
possible.
Refer
to
“Supple-
mental
Restraint
System
(SRS)
- airbag”
on
page
4-20.
Also
refer
to “To adjust
the
seat forward or backward” on page 4-3.
2.Grasp
the
latch
plate
and
slide
it up
the
webbing
so
that
it easily
pulls
across
your
body
.
3.Pull
the
seat
belt
out
slowly
while
holding
the
latch
plate.
Push
the
latch
plate
into
the
buckle
until
you
hear
a “click”.
Pull
up
on
the
belt
to be
sure
the
latch
plate
is
locked securely in the buckle.
NOTE
For
instructions
on
installing
a child restrain
t
system
using
a seat
belt,
refer
to “Installing
a
child
restraint
system
using
the
seat
belt”
on
page
4-18.
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To reduce
the
risk
of
serious
injury
or
death
in the
event
of an
accident
or
sud-
den stop,
all
seatbacks
sho
uld be kept
in
the
upright
position
while
the
vehicle
is in
motion.Seat
belt performance
during
an accid
ent
can
be
adversely
affected
if the
seatbacks
are reclined.
The
mor
e a seatback
is
reclined,
the
mor
e likely
seat
belt
perfor
-
mance
will
be
adversely
affected.
If the
seat
belt
is not
properly
positioned
against
the
body durin
g an
accid
ent,
the
re is
increas
ed risk
you
will slide under
the
belt
and
receive s
erious
injur
y or
death.

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Seat and restraint systems
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4
impacted
in
moderate
to
severe
side
impact
collisions.
The
SRS
curtain
airbags
provide
the
driver
and
passengers
on
the
front
seat
and
rear
outboard
seat
with
protection
against
head
injuries
by
deploying
a bag
on
the
side
impacted
in
moderate
to
severe
side
impact
collisions. The
SRS
airbags
are
NOT
a substitute
for
use
of
the
seat
belts.
For
maximum
protection
in
all types
of
accidents,
seat
belts
must
ALWAYS
be
worn
by
everyone
who
drives
or
rides
in
this vehi
cle
(with
infa
nts and
small
children
in an
appropriate
child
restraint
sys-
tem
in the
rear
seat,
and
older
children
buck-
led
in the
rear
seat).
Refer
to “Child
restraint
systems” on page 4-13.
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IT
IS
VER
Y IMPOR
TANT
TO ALWAYS
WEAR
YOUR
SEAT BEL
T PROPER
LY
EVEN WITH AN AIRB
AG.
•Seat
belts
help
keep
the
driver
and
pas-
sengers
properly
position
ed.
This
reduces
the
risk
of injur
y in all
collis
ions,
and
reduces
the
risk
of serious
injuries
or
death
whe
n the
airb
ags i
nflat
e.
During
sudde
n braki
ng
just
before a col-
lision,
an
unr
estrained
or
impr
operly
restrained driv
er or passe
ngers
can
move
for
war
d into
direct contac
t with,
or
within clos
e proximity
to,
the airb
ag
whe
n it be
gins to i
nflate
.
The beginni
ng stage
of airb
ag
inflation
is
the mos
t for
cefu
l and
can
cause
seriou
s
injuries
or death
if the
occupant
comes
in
contact wi
th the
airbag
at thi
s ti
me.
•Seat
belts
reduce
the
risk
of
injury
in
rollovers,
rear
impact
collisions,
and
in
low
er-speed
frontal
collis
ions,
because
the airb
ags
are not design
ed to inflate
in
tho
se situ
ation
s.
•Seat
belts
reduce
the
risk
of
being
thr
own
from
your
vehicle
in a collis
ion
or
rollover
.
IT IS VERY IMPOR
TANT
TO BE
PROP-
ERL
Y SEA
TED.
•A driver
or
front passenger
sittin
g too
clos
e to the steerin
g wheel
or
instru
men
t
panel durin
g airb
ag
deploymen
t can
be
seriously injur
ed or killed.
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•Airb
ags
inflate
very
quick
ly and
with
great force. If the
driver
and
front
pas-
senger
are not
properly
seated
and
restrained,
the
airbag
may
not
provi
de
the
proper
protection
and
can
cause
seri-
ous
injuries
or death
when
it inflates.
•To reduce
the
risk
to the
driv
er of serious
injury
or
death
due
to
a deployin
g
driver
’s airbag,
always
properly
wear
your seat
belt and
adjust
the
driv
er’s seat
as
far
bac
k as possi
ble,
mai
ntai
ning
a
posi
tion
that
still
allows
the
driv
er
to
have
goo
d contr
ol of the
steering
wheel,
brake
, accelerato
r, and
other
veh
icle
con
-
trols.
•To reduce
the
risk
to the
front
passe
nge
r
of serious
injur
y or death
from
a deploy-
ing
passe
nge
r’s airbag,
make
sur
e the
passe
nger
always
wears the
seat
belt
properly
, remai
ns
seate
d upright
and
all
the
way
bac
k in the
seat,
and
posi
tions
the
seat as far
bac
k as possi
ble.
•Seat
all infants
and
children in the
rear
seat,
properly
restrained
in an
appr
opri-
ate
child
restraint syste
m.
Airb
ags
inflate
very
quick
ly
and
with
great
for
ce.
Do
not
sit
on
the
edge
of the
seat
or sit with your
lower
legs
too
clos
e to
the
instr
ume
nt panel,
or lean
your head
or
chest
close
to the
steering
wheel
or the
instrument
panel.
Do
not
put
your
feet
or
legs
on
or
against
the instrument panel.W
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Warning light
Warning display type 1Warning display type 2The
system
checks
itself
every
time
the
igni-
tion switch is turned to the “ON” position. The
SRS
warning
light
will
come
on
for
sev-
eral
seconds
and
then
go
out.
This
is normal
and means the system is working properly
.
If there
is a problem
involving
one
or more
of
the
SRS
components,
the
warning
light
will
come
on
and
stay
on.
At
the
same
time,
the
warning
display
will
appear
on
the
informa-
tion screen in the multi information display
.
The
SRS
warning
light/display
is shared
by
the
SRS
airbag
and
the
seat
belt
pre-tensioner
system.
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0318
The
driver
’s airbag
is located
under
the
pad-
ded
cover
in the
middle
of the
steering
wheel.
The
front
passenger
’s airbag
is contained
in
the
instrument
panel
above
the
glove
com-
partment.
The
driver
’s airbag
and
the
front
passenger
’s airbag
are
designed
to
deploy
at
the
same
time.
However
, the
front
passen-
ger
’s airbag
does
not
deploy
when
the
front
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If any
of
the
followi
ng
condi
tions
occu
r,
you
shoul
d imme
diately
have
the
airbag
syste
m in your
vehicle
inspect
ed by
an
authorized
Mitsubi
shi
Motor
s dealer
as
soon
as possible:
•The
passenger
’s airbag
off
indicator
comes
on
when
an
adult
is sitting
on
the
front
passenger
seat.
•The
passenger
’s airbag
off
indicator
does
not
com
e on
whe
n the
front
passe
nge
r’s
seat is no
t occupied
.
•The
passenger
’s airbag
off
indicator
does
not
come
on
when
the
ignition
switch
is
tur
ned to the
“ON” position.
•The
passenger
’s airbag
off
indicator
comes
on
and
goes
out
repeatedly
.
Do
not
attach
any
accessory
to your
vehi-
cle
that
make
s the
passe
nge
r’s airbag
off
indicator
difficu
lt or
impossi
ble to see.
You must
be able
to
see
the
passe
nge
r’s
airbag
off
indicator
and
verify
the
status
of the
passe
nge
r’s airbag
syste
m.
SRS warning light/display
W
AR
NING
If any
of
the
followi
ng
condi
tions
occu
r,
there may
be a problem
with the SRS
air-
bags
and/or
seat
belt
pre-tension
ers
, and
they
may
not
function
properly
in a colli-
sion
or
may
suddenly
activate
without
a
collis
ion:
•Even whe
n the
igni
tion
swi
tch is in ON,
the
SRS
war
ning
light
doe
s not
come
on
or it remains
on.
•The SRS
war
ning
light
and/
or the
war
n-
ing display
comes
on while
drivin
g.
The SRS
airb
ags
and
seat
belt
pre-ten
-
sioners
are designe
d to
help
reduce
the
risk
of serious
injur
y or death
in certai
n
collisions.If either
of
the
above
conditions
occurs,
immediately
have
your
vehicle
checked
by
an
authorized
Mitsubishi
Motors
dealer
.
Driver
’s and passenge
r’s fr
ont
airbag system

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Seat and restraint systems
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4
passenger
seat
is not
occupied
or
when
the
weight
sensor
in
the
front
passenger
seat
senses
a weight
on
the
seat
of
less
than
approximately 66 pounds (30 kg).
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010
The
driver
’s knee
airbag
is located
under
the
steering
wheel.
The
driver
’s knee
airbag
is
designed
to
deploy
at
the
same
time
as
the
driver
’s front airbag.
Driver
’s knee airbag system
Driver
Front
passenge
r

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Seat and restraint systems
4
The
front
airbags
and
driver
’s knee
airbag
may
deploy
if the
underside
of
the
vehicle
suf
fers
a moderate
to
severe
impact
(under
-
carriage
impact).
Some
typical
situations
are
shown in the illustrations.Because
the
front
airbags
and
driver
’s knee
airbag
may
deploy
in
certain
types
of
unex-
pected
impacts,
as
shown
in the
illustrations,
and
these
unexpected
impacts
can
move
you
out
of position,
it is important
to always
wear
your
seat
belts
properly
. When
worn
properly
,
seat
belts
can
help
maintain
your
distance
from
the
airbags
and
driver
’s knee
airbag
when
they
begin
to
inflate.
The
beginning
stage
of
airbag
inflatio
n is the
most
forceful
and
can
cause
serious
injury
or
death
if you
are close to the deploying airbag.The fr
ont airbags and driver
’s
knee airbag MA
Y DEPLOY when
…
Collisi
on with a
n elevated median/island or
curbVehicle travels over a deep hole/potholeVehicle drives down a
steep slope and hits the
ground
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Do not
attach
anyth
ing to
the steerin
g
wheel’
s padded
cover
, such
as
trim
mate-
rial,
badges,
etc.
These
could
strike
and
injur
e an
occupant
if the
airbag
inflate
s.
Do
not
set anythi
ng
on,
or attac
h anythi
ng
to, the
instr
ume
nt
panel above
the
glove
compartme
nt. Suc
h items
coul
d strik
e and
injur
e an occupant
if the
airbag
inflate
s.
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Do
not
attac
h accessories
to, or put
the
m
in
front
of,
the
windshield.
They
could
restrict
the
airbag
inflation,
or
strike
and
injur
e an
occupant,
when
the
airbag
inflates.

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Head-on
collision
Rear e
nd c
ollisi
on
SRS
servicing W
AR
NING
Any
mai
nte
nance
perfor
med on or
near
the
compone
nts
of the
SRS
shoul
d be per-
form
ed only by
an
authorized
Mitsubi
shi
Motor
s dealer
. Do
not
perm
it any
one
else
to do any
serv
ice,
inspect
ion,
mai
nte
nanc
e
or
repair
on any
SRS
compone
nts
or wir-
ing.
Similarly, no par
t of the
SRS
shoul
d
ever
be
handled,
removed
or
disposed
by
anyone
except
an
authorized
Mitsubishi
Motor
s dealer
.
Impr
oper work
methods
on the
SRS
com
-
ponents
or
wiring
could
result
in an
acci-
dental
airb
ag deployme
nt
or coul
d make
the
SRS
inoperable.
Either
of these
situa-
tions
could
result
in
serious
injury
or
death. Do not modify your
steering
wheel
or
any
other
SRS
component
or
related
vehicle
part.
For
example,
replacement
of
the
steering
wheel,
or
modifications
to
the
front
bumper
or body
structur
e can
advers
ely
affect
SRS
perfor
mance
and
may
lead
to injury
.
If your
vehicle
has
receiv
ed any
damage
,
you
shoul
d have
the
SRS
inspect
ed by
an
authorized
Mitsubishi
Motors
dealer
to
make sur
e it is in pr
oper working order
.
Do
not
modi
fy your
front
seats,
center
pil-
lar or center
console.
Suc
h modi
ficati
ons
can
advers
ely
affect
SRS
performan
ce and
may
lead
to injury.
Also,
if you
discover
any
tear or ope
n
seam
in the seat
fab
ric
near
the side air-
bag,
have
the seat
inspected
by an autho-
rized
Mitsubi
shi
Motors
dealer
.
If you find
a cra
ck in or damage
to the
front
pillar
, rear
pillar
, or
roof
side
rail
wher
e the
curtain
airbag
is located,
have
the
SRS
inspected
by
an
authorized
Mit-
subishi
Motors
dealer
.
NOTE
When
you
trans
fer
owners
hip
of the
vehicle
to another
person,
we
urge
you
to alert
the
new
owner
that
it is equipped
with
the
SRS
and
refer
that
owner
to the
applicable
sec-
tions i
n this owne
r’s manual.
If you
decide
to junk
or scrap
your
vehicle,
we urge
you
to firs
t take
it to an
authorized
Mitsubi
shi Mot
ors
dealer
so that the SRS
can
be made s
afe
for
dispos
al.
If any
of
the
following
parts
needs
to
be
mod
ified
for
use by
a handicap
ped
person,
the adv
anced
airbag
system
will
be greatly
affected.
Pleas
e consult
an authorized
Mit-
subishi
Motors
dealer
for
assistance.
•Driver
’s seat
•Front
passenger
seat
•Front seat
belt
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Occupant
restraint
warning
labels
for
the
SRS
are
located
in
the
vehicle
as
shown
in
the
illustration.
•Steering
wheel
•Instrument
pan
el
[For vehicles sold in U.S.A.]To contact Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc. call 1-888-648-7820 or write to:Mitsubishi Motors North America, Inc.Customer Relations DepartmentP. O. Box 6400Cypr
ess, CA 90630-0064
[For vehicles sold in Canada]To contact Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada, Inc. call 1-888-576-4878 or write to:Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada, Inc. Customer Relations DepartmentP.O. Box 410094141 Dixie RoadMississauga, ON L4W 5C9NOTE
[For vehicles sold in Puerto Rico]To contact Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Caribbean, Inc.call 1-787-251-8715 or write to:Mitsubishi
Motor
Sales
of Caribbean,
Inc.Customer Service DepartmentP.O. Box 192216SAN JUAN PR 00919-2216[For vehicles sold in Guam]To contact
Triple J Enterprises Inc.
call (671) 649-3673 or write to:Triple
J Enterprises,
Inc.
P.O. Box 6066TAMUNING
GUAM
96931
[For vehicles sold in Saipan] To contact T
riple J Motors
call (670) 234-7133 or write to:Triple
J Motors
P.O. Box 500487SAIP
AN, MP96950-0487
[For vehicles sold in American Samoa]To contact Pacific Marketing Inc.call 684 (699) 9140 or write to:Pacific Marketing, Inc.P.O. Box 698PAGO P
AGO,
AMERICAN SAMOA
AS, 96799
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