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Lap-shoulder belt
Emergency locking retractor {ELR) The seat belt has an emergency locking retractor {ELR), which is designed to lock the seat belt only during a sudden stop or impact. It also may lock if you pull the belt across your body very quickly. If this happens, let the belt go back to unlock it, and then pull the belt across your body more slowly.
Sit up straight and fully back
Low on hips
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To reduce the risk of sliding under the belt during a collision, position the lap portion of the belt across your lap as low on your hips as possible and adjust it to a snug fit by pulling the shoulder portion of the belt upward through the latch plate. The length of the diagonal shoulder strap adjusts itself to allow freedom of movement.
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To fasten the seat belt, sit up straight and far back into the seat, pull the latch plate attached to the seat belt across your body and press it straight into the buckle until you hear a click.
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To unfasten the seat belt, push the red "PRESS" button on the buckle and retract the belt slowly while holding the belt or/and the latch plate.
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Lap-shoulder belt with detachable
connector (if equipped)
The rear lap-shoulder belt has a buckle, a latch plate and a detachable connector. The rear seat belt buckle and the connector are designed so as not to allow a wrong latch plate to be inserted.
When the rear seatback is in the upright position, keep the detachable connector latched. Only when the rear seatback is folded down, unlatch the detachable connector. To latch and unlatch the connector, refer to "Unlatching and latching detachable connector" in this section.
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Fastening Before fastening the rear lap-shoulder belt, check the following precautions. The detachable connector (1) is securely
latched. The webbing is not twisted. The rear lap-shoulder belt is not put through the seat belt hanger.
To fasten the belt, sit up straight and far back into the seat, pull the latch plate (2) across your body and press it straight into the buckle (3) until you hear a click.
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A WARNING
When fastening the rear seat belt, always use the closest buckle to you. If you use the buckle for your next rear seat position by mistake, the rear seat belt may not function properly.
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Unfastening To unfasten the seat belt, push the button on the buckle (3) and retract the belt slowly while attaching a hand to the belt or/and the latch plate.
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A WARNING
To minimize risk of severe injury or death in the event of a collision, always fasten seat belt with both latches buckled.
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Unlatching and latching detachable connector
Unlatching To unlatch the connector: 1) Insert a key into the slot (1) on the connector and allow the belt to retract. 2) Once the belt has completely retracted. stow the belt in the holder. Refer to "Stowing rear lap-shoulder belt"" for
details in this section.
Latching To latch the connector: 1) Pull the belt out from the holder.
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2) Insert the connector latch plate (2) into the connector (3).
A WARNING
Check that the detachable connector is securely latched and the webbing is not twisted.
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Stowing rear lap-shoulder belt Stow the belt after it is retracted com
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Bind the seat belt (4) with band (5).
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![SUZUKI JIMNY 2022 Owners Manual FOR SAFE DRIVING
Seat belt reminder
Instrument cluster (Type A)
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(1) Driver's seat belt reminder light/ front passenger's seat belt reminder light (2) Rear passenger's seat belt reminder light (rear left)*1
(3) Rear passenger's seat belt reminder light (rear right)'2
•1 This symbol represents that the seat belt is unfastened. •2This symbol represents that the seat belt is fastened.
When the driver and/or passenger(s) do not fasten their seat belts, the seat belt reminder lights will come on or blink and a buzzer will sound to remind the driver and/ or passenger(s) to fasten their seat belts. For more details, refer to the explanation below.
A. WARNING
It is absolutely essential that the driver and passengers fasten their seat belts at all times. Persons who are not fastening seat belts have a much greater risk of injury if an accident occurs. Make a regular habit of buckling your seat belt before putting the key in the ignition.
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Driver's seat belt reminder If the driver's seat belt remains unbuckled when the ignition switch is turned to "ON" position, the reminder works as follows: 1) The driver's seat belt reminder light will come on. The front passenger's seat
belt reminder light will also come on if a front passenger does not fasten his/her seat belt. 2) After the vehicle's speed has reached about 15 km/h, the driver's seat belt reminder light will blink and a buzzer will sound for about 95 seconds. 3) The reminder light will remain on until the driver's seat belt is buckled. If the driver has buckled his or her seat belt and later unbuckles the seat belt, the reminder system will be activated from Step 1) or 2) according to the vehicle's speed. When the vehicle's speed is less than 15 km/h, the reminder will start from Step 1 ). When the vehicle's speed is more than 15 km/h, the reminder will start from Step 2). The reminder will be automatically canceled when the driver's seat belt is buckled or the ignition switch is turned off.
Front passenger's seat belt reminder (if equipped) If there is a person sitting in the front passenger seat and the front passenger seat belt is unbuckled when the ignition switch is turned to "ON" position, the front passenger's seat belt reminder will activate. The front passenger's seat belt reminder works in the same manner as the driver's seat belt reminder.
NOTICE
The sensor of the front passenger's
seat belt reminder is located in the seat cushion. Therefore, if you spill liquid such as liquid aromatics1 soft drinks or juice on the front passenger's seat cushion, immediately wipe it dry with a soft cloth. Otherwise, the sensor of the front passenger's seat belt reminder can be damaged.
NOTE: If you put an object on the passenger's seat, the weight of the object will be sensed by the sensor and the front passenger's seat belt reminder light (if
equipped) will come on and then the interior buzzer may beep. ff a child or a sma/1 sized person sit on the front passenger's seat or the cushion is put on the front passenger's seat, the weight wi/1 not be sensed by the sensor and the interior buzzer may not beep.
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Rear passenger's seat belt reminder (if equipped) If there is a person sitting in the rear passenger seat and the rear passenger seat belt is unbuckled when the ignition switch is turned to "ON" position, the rear passenger's seat belt reminder will activate. The rear passenger's seat belt reminder works in the same manner as the driver's seat belt reminder.
NOTICE
The sensor of the rear passenger's seat belt reminder is located in the seat cushion. Therefore, if you spill liquid such as liquid aromatics, soft drinks or juice on the rear passenger's seat cushion, immediately wipe it dry with a soft cloth. Otherwise, the sensor of the rear passenger's seat belt reminder can be damaged.
NOTE: ff you put an object on the rear passenger's seat, the weight of the object will be sensed by the sensor and the rear passenger's seat belt reminder light (if equipped} wi/1 come on and then the interior buzzer may beep. ff a child or a small sized person sit on the rear passenger's seat or the cushion is put on the rear passenger's seat, the weight will not be sensed by the sensor and the interior buzzer may not beep.
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Seat belt hanger
NOTICE
When you move a seatback, make sure the belt webbing is hooked in the seat belt hangers so the seat belts are not caught by the seatback, seat hinge, or seat latch. This helps prevent damage to the belt system.
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Seat belt inspection
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Periodically check if the seat belts work properly and are not damaged. Check the webbing, buckles, latch plates, retractors, anchorages and guide loops. Replace any seat belts which do not work properly ·or
are damaged.
A WARNING
Inspect all seat belt assemblies after any collision. Any seat belt assembly which was in use during a collision (other than a very minor one) should be replaced, even if damage to the assembly is not obvious. Any seat belt assembly which was not in use during a collision must be replaced if the airbags and the seat belt pretensioners activated. The airbags, the pretensioners and the load limitter will only function once. In case they did not activate, consult with Suzuki dealer.