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Right Front Passenger Position

Lap-Shoulder Belt

To learn how to wear the right front pas-

All rear seating positions have lap-shoul-

senger’s safety belt properly, see “Driver

der belts. Here’s how to wear one properly.

Position” in this section.

The right front passenger’s safety belt

works the same way as the driver’s safety

belt.

Rear Seat Passengers

It’s very important for rear seat passengers

to buckle up! Accident statistics show that

unbelted people in the rear seat are hurt

more often in crashes than those who are

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wearing safety belts.

A pregnant woman should wear a lap-

Rear passengers who aren’t safety belted

shoulder belt, and the lap portion should

can be thrown out of the vehicle in a crash.

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be worn as low as possible, below the

And they can strike others in the vehicle

rounding, throughout the pregnancy.

who are wearing safety belts.

Pick up the latch plate and pull the belt

across you. Don’t let it get twisted.

The best way to protect the fetus is to pro-

The shoulder belt may lock if you pull

tect the mother. When a safety belt is worn

the belt across you very quickly. If this

properly, it’s more likely that the fetus won’t

happens, let the belt go back slightly to

be hurt in a crash. For pregnant women, as

unlock it. Then pull the belt across you

for anyone, the key to making safety belts

more slowly.

effective is wearing them properly.

Push the latch plate into the buckle until

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it clicks. Be sure you are using the cor-

rect buckle and that the latch plate

clicks when inserted into the buckle.

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Pull up on the latch plate to make sure

3) To make the lap part tight, pull down on

The lap part of the belt should be worn low

it is secure.

the buckle end of the belt as you pull up

and snug on the hips, just touching the

Make sure the release button on the

on the shoulder part.

thighs. In a crash this applies force to the

buckle is positioned so you would be

strong pelvic bones so you’d be less likely

able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly

to slide under the lap belt. If you slid under

if you ever had to.

it, the belt would apply force at your abdo-

men. This could cause serious or even

fatal injuries. The shoulder belt should go

over the shoulder and across the chest.

These parts of the body are best able to

take belt-restraining forces.

The safety belt locks if there’s a sudden

stop or a crash, or if you pull the belt very

quickly out of the retractor.

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Safety Belt Pretensioner System

pretensioners. For precautions and gen-

WARNING

eral information including servicing the

EXAMPLE

pretensioner system, refer to the “Supple-

You can be severely hurt if your

mental Restraint System (air bags)” sec-

shoulder belt is too loose. In a crash,

tion in addition to this

“Safety Belt

you would move forward too much,

Pretensioner System” section, and follow

which could increase injury. The

all those precautions.

shoulder belt should fit against your

body.

The pretensioner is located in each front

safety belt retractor. The pretensioner

tightens the safety belt so the belt fits the

occupant’s body more snugly in the event

of a frontal crash. The retractors will

remain locked after the pretensioners are

activated. Upon activation, some noise will

occur and some smoke may be released.

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These conditions are not harmful and do

not indicate a fire in the vehicle.

WARNING

The driver and all passengers must be

This section of the owner’s manual

properly restrained by wearing safety belts

describes your vehicle’s SAFETY

at all times, whether or not a pretensioner

BELT PRETENSIONER SYSTEM.

is equipped at their seating position, to

Please read and follow ALL these

minimize the risk of severe injury or death

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instructions carefully to minimize

in the event of a crash. Sit fully back in the

your risk of severe injury or death.

seat; sit up straight; do not lean forward or

To unlatch the belt, just push the button on

the buckle.

sideways. Adjust the belt so the lap portion

Your vehicle is equipped with a safety belt

of the belt is worn low across the pelvis,

pretensioner system at the front seating

not across the waist. Please refer to the

positions. You can use the pretensioner

“Front Seats” section and the instructions

safety belts in the same manner as ordi-

and precautions about the safety belts in

nary safety belts.

this

“Safety Belts” section for details on

proper seat and safety belt adjustments.

The safety belt pretensioner system is acti-

vated based on crash severity. The crash

Please note that the pretensioners will acti-

sensors and the electronic controller of the

vate only in severe frontal collisions. They

air bag system also control the safety belt

are not designed to activate in rear

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impacts, side impacts, rollovers or minor

your SUZUKI dealer, body repair shop or

SUZUKI dealer can select the appropriate

frontal collisions. The pretensioners can be

scrap yard for assistance.

safety belt extender.

activated only once. If the pretensioners

•

A safety belt extender should only be

are activated, have the pretensioner sys-

Safety Belt Extender

used for the person, vehicle and seating

tem serviced by an authorized SUZUKI

location it was provided for.

dealer as soon as possible.

•

When using the extender, ensure that

both ends are latched securely. Do not

If the air bag readiness light on the instru-

use the extender if the open end of the

ment cluster does not blink or come on

extender’s buckle is within 152 mm (6

briefly when the ignition switch is turned to

inches) of the center of the occupant’s

the “ON” position, stays on for more than

body (See diagram). Use of the extender

10 seconds, or comes on while driving, the

when the buckle is too close to the cen-

pretensioner system or the air bag system

ter of the body could increase the risk of

may not work properly. Have both systems

abdominal injury in the event of an acci-

inspected by an authorized SUZUKI dealer

dent, and could cause the shoulder belt

as soon as possible.

to be positioned incorrectly.

Service on or around the pretensioner sys-

•

Make sure to use the correct buckle cor-

tem components or wiring must be per-

responding to your seating position.

formed only by an authorized SUZUKI

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•

Safety belt extenders are not intended

dealer who is specially trained. Improper

for use by pregnant women, and should

(1) Center of body

service could result in unintended activa-

only be used upon approval by their

(2) Less than 152 mm (6 inches)

tion of pretensioners or could render the

medical advisors.

(3) Open end of extender buckle

pretensioners inoperative. Either of these

•

Remove and stow the extender when it

two conditions may result in personal

is not being used.

If a safety belt cannot be fastened securely

injury.

because it is not long enough, see your

To prevent damage or unintended activa-

authorized SUZUKI dealer for a safety belt

tion of the pretensioners, be sure the bat-

extender. Safety belt extenders are avail-

tery is disconnected and the ignition switch

able for each seating position except for

has been in the “LOCK” position for at least

the rear center position. After inspecting

60 seconds before performing any electri-

the relationship between the safety belt

cal service work on your SUZUKI. Do not

length, the occupant’s body size, and the

touch pretensioner system components or

seat adjustment (the driver’s seat should

wiring. The wires are wrapped with yellow

always be adjusted as far back as possible

tape or yellow tubing, and the couplers are

while still maintaining control of the vehicle,

yellow. When scrapping your SUZUKI, ask

and other adjustable seats should be

adjusted as far back as possible), your

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Child Restraints

Accident statistics show that children are

WARNING

safer if they are restrained in the rear seat.

Older Children

Failure to follow these instructions

In a crash, children who are not buckled up

may increase the risk of injury in a

can strike other people who are buckled

crash.

up, or can be thrown out of the vehicle.

•

Only use an extender for the per-

Older children

need to use

safety belts

son, vehicle and seating position it

properly.

was provided for.

•

A front safety belt extender must

only be used in a front seating

position, and a rear safety belt

extender must only be used in a

rear seating position.

•

Safety belt extenders are not

intended for use by pregnant

women, and should only be used

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upon approval by their medical

advisors.

Older children who have outgrown booster

•

The extender has been designed

seats should wear the vehicle’s safety

for adults. Never use it for securing

belts.

child seats.

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•

Do not use a safety belt extender if

Question: What is the proper way to

the open end of the extender’s

wear safety belts?

WARNING

buckle is within 152 mm (6 inches)

of the center of the occupant’s

Answer: If possible, an older child should

Never do this.

body (See diagram).

wear a lap-shoulder belt and get the addi-

Here two children are wearing the

•

Remove and stow the extender

tional restraint a shoulder belt can provide.

same belt. The belt can’t properly

when it is not being used.

The shoulder belt should not cross the face

spread the impact forces. In a crash,

or neck. The lap belt should fit snugly

the two children can be crushed

below the hips, just touching the top of the

together and severely injured. A belt

thighs. It should never be worn over the

must be used by only one person at a

abdomen, which could cause severe or

time.

even fatal internal injuries in a crash.

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Question: What if a child is wearing a

Infants and Young Children

lap-shoulder belt, but the child is so

Everyone in a vehicle needs protection!

small that the shoulder belt is very

This includes infants and all other children.

close to the child’s face or neck?

Neither the distance traveled nor the age

and size of the traveler changes the need

Answer: If the child is sitting in a seat next

to use safety restraints. In fact, the law in

to a window, move the child toward the

every state in the United States and in

center of the vehicle. If the child is sitting in

every Canadian province says children up

the center rear seat passenger position,

to some age must be restrained while in a

move the child toward the safety belt

vehicle.

buckle. In either case, be sure that the

shoulder belt still is on the child’s shoulder,

Every time infants and young children ride

so that in a crash the child’s upper body

in vehicles, they should have the protection

would have the restraint that belts provide.

provided by appropriate restraints. Young

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If the child is so small that the shoulder belt

children should not use the vehicle’s adult

is still very close to the child’s face or neck,

safety belts alone, unless there is no other

you might want to place the child in a seat

WARNING

choice. Instead, they need to use a child

that has a lap belt, if your vehicle has one.

restraint.

Never do this.

Here a child is sitting in a seat that

has a lap-shoulder belt, but the

shoulder part is behind the child. If

the child wears the belt in this way, in

a crash the child might slide under

the belt. The belt’s force would then

be applied right on the child’s abdo-

men. That could cause serious or

fatal injuries.

Wherever the child sits, the lap portion of

the belt should be worn low and snug on

the hips, just touching the child’s thighs.

This applies belt force to the child’s pelvic

bones in a crash.

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Question: What are the different types

of add-on child restraints?

Answer: Add-on child restraints, which are

purchased by the vehicle’s owner, are

available in four basic types. Selection of a

particular restraint should take into consid-

eration not only the child’s weight, height

and age but also whether or not the

restraint will be compatible with the motor

vehicle in which it will be used.

For most basic types of child restraints,

there are many different models available.

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When purchasing a child restraint, be sure

it is designed to be used in a motor vehicle.

If it is, the restraint will have a label saying

WARNING

that it meets federal motor vehicle safety

People should never hold a baby in

Children who are up against, or very

standards.

their arms while riding in a vehicle. A

close to, any air bag when it inflates

The restraint manufacturer’s instructions

baby doesn’t weigh much - until a

can be severely injured or killed. Air

that come with the restraint, state the

crash occurs. During a crash a baby

bags plus lap-shoulder belts offer

weight and height limitations for a particu-

will become so heavy it is not possi-

outstanding protection for adults and

lar child restraint. In addition, there are

ble to hold it. For example, in a crash

older children, but not for young chil-

many kinds of restraints available for chil-

at only 25 mph (40 km/h), a 12-lb. (5.5

dren and infants. Neither the vehi-

dren with special needs.

kg) baby will suddenly become a 240-

cle’s safety belt system nor its air bag

lb. (110 kg) force on a person’s arms.

system is designed for them. Young

A baby should be secured in an

children and infants need the protec-

appropriate restraint.

tion that a child restraint system can

provide.

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Child Restraint Systems

WARNING

Newborn infants need complete sup-

port, including support for the head

and neck. This is necessary because

a newborn infant’s neck is weak and

its head weighs so much compared

with the rest of its body. In a crash,

an infant in a rear-facing seat settles

into the restraint, so the crash forces

can be distributed across the stron-

gest part of an infant’s body, the back

(B)

and shoulders. Infants always should

(A)

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be secured in appropriate infant

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restraints.

A rear-facing infant seat

(B) provides

An infant car bed (A), a special bed made

restraint with the seating surface against

for use in a motor vehicle, is an infant

the back of the infant. The harness system

WARNING

restraint system designed to restrain or

holds the infant in place and, in a crash,

The body structure of a young child

position a child on a continuous flat sur-

acts to keep the infant positioned in the

is quite unlike that of an adult or

face. Make sure that the infant’s head rests

restraint.

older child, for whom the safety belts

toward the center of the vehicle.

are designed. A young child’s hip

bones are still so small that the vehi-

cle’s regular safety belt may not

remain low on the hip bones, as it

should. Instead, it may settle up

around the child’s abdomen. In a

crash, the belt would apply force on a

body area that’s unprotected by any

bony structure. This alone could

cause serious or fatal injuries. Young

children always should be secured in

appropriate child restraints.

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injury, the child also has to be secured

within the restraint. The vehicle’s belt sys-

tem secures the add-on child restraint in

the vehicle, and the add-on child restraint’s

harness system holds the child in place

within the restraint.

One system, the three-point harness, has

straps that come down over each of the

(D)

infant’s shoulders and buckle together at

the crotch. The five-point harness system

has two shoulder straps, two hip straps

and a crotch strap. A shield may take the

(C)

(E)

(F)

(G)

place of hip straps. A T-shaped shield has

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shoulder straps that are attached to a flat

pad which rests low against the child’s

A forward-facing child seat (C-E) provides

A booster seat (F-G) is a child restraint

body. A shelf- or armrest-type shield has

restraint for the child’s body with the har-

designed to improve the fit of the vehicle’s

straps that are attached to a wide, shelf-

ness and also sometimes with surfaces

safety belt system. Some booster seats

like shield that swings up or to the side.

such as T-shaped or shelf-like shields.

have a shoulder belt positioner, and some

high-back booster seats have a five-point

When choosing a child restraint, be sure

harness. A booster seat can also help a

the child restraint is designed to be used in

child to see out the window.

a vehicle. If it is, it will have a label saying

that it meets federal motor vehicle safety

Question: How do child restraints

standards.

work?

Then follow the instructions for the

Answer: A child restraint system is any

restraint. You may find these instructions

device designed for use in a motor vehicle

on the restraint itself or in a booklet, or

to restrain, seat, or position children. A

both. These restraints use the belt system

built-in child restraint system is a perma-

in your vehicle, but the child also has to be

nent part of the motor vehicle. An add-on

secured within the restraint to help reduce

child restraint system is a portable one,

the chance of personal injury. When secur-

which is purchased by the vehicle’s owner.

ing an add-on child restraint, refer to the

instructions that come with the restraint

For many years, add-on child restraints

which may be on the restraint itself or in a

have used the adult belt system in the

booklet, or both, and to this manual. The

vehicle. To help reduce the chance of

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child restraint instructions are important,

so if they are not available, obtain a

WARNING

replacement copy from the manufacturer.

(Continued)

Children could be endangered in a

Even though the passenger sensing

crash if their child restraints are not

Where to Put the Restraint

system is designed to turn off the

properly secured in the vehicle.

All child restraint systems are designed to

passenger’s frontal air bag and side

When installing a child restraint sys-

be secured in vehicle seats by either safety

air bag under certain conditions, no

tem, be sure to follow the instruc-

belts (lap belts or the lap portion of lap-

system is fail-safe, and no one can

tions below. Be sure to secure the

shoulder belts) or by special rigid lower

guarantee that an air bag will not

child in the restraint system accord-

anchor bars built into the seats. Whenever

deploy under some unusual circum-

ing to the manufacturer’s instruc-

possible, SUZUKI recommends that child

stance, even though it is turned off.

tions.

restraint systems be installed on the rear

Always secure a rear-facing child

seat. According to accident statistics, chil-

restraint in the rear seat, even if the

Top Strap

dren are safer when properly restrained in

air bags are off.

Some child restraints have a top strap, or

rear seating positions than in front seating

If you need to secure a forward-fac-

“top tether.” It can help restrain the child

positions. Never put a rear-facing child

ing child restraint in the right front

restraint during a collision. For it to work, a

restraint in the front passenger seat.

seat, always move the front passen-

top strap must be properly anchored to the

Here’s why:

ger seat as far back as it will go. It is

vehicle. Some top strap-equipped child

better to secure the child restraint in

restraints are designed for use with or with-

WARNING

a rear seat.

out the top strap being anchored. Others

A child in a rear-facing child restraint

require the top strap always to be

can be severely injured or killed if the

Wherever you install it, be sure to secure

anchored. Be sure to read and follow the

right front passenger’s frontal air bag

the child restraint properly.

instructions for your child restraint. If yours

inflates. This is because the back of

requires that the top strap be anchored,

Keep in mind that an unsecured child

the rear-facing child restraint would

don’t use the restraint unless it is anchored

restraint can move around in a collision or

be very close to the inflating air bag.

properly.

sudden stop and injure people in the vehi-

(Continued)

cle. Be sure to properly secure any child

If the child restraint does not have a top

restraint in your vehicle - even when no

strap, one can be obtained, in kit form, for

child is in it.

many child restraints. Ask the child

restraint manufacturer whether or not a kit

is available.

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WARNING

Each top tether bracket is designed

to anchor only one child restraint.

Attaching more than one child

restraint to a single bracket could

cause the anchor to come loose or

even break during a crash. A child or

others could be injured if this hap-

pens. To help prevent injury to people

and damage to your vehicle, attach

only one child restraint per bracket.

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Once you have the top strap anchored,

In Canada, the law requires that forward-

you’ll be ready to secure the child restraint

Top strap anchors are located at both sides

facing child restraints have a top strap, and

itself. Tighten the top strap when and as

and at the center of the lower rear tail

that the strap be anchored. In the United

the child restraint manufacturer’s instruc-

member in the rear cargo area.

States, some child restraints also have a

tions say.

Pull the front part of the plastic cover

top strap. If your child restraint has a top

downward to access the top strap anchors.

strap, it should be anchored.

Top Strap Anchor Location

Top strap anchors are already installed in

Anchor the top strap to an anchor point

Securing a Child Restraint with Top

your vehicle for the three rear seating posi-

specified in “Top Strap Anchor Location” in

Strap

tions.

this section. Be sure to use an anchor

Install the child restraint system as follows:

point located on the same side of the vehi-

Do not use a child restraint with a top strap

in the right front passenger’s position

1) Remove the luggage compartment

cle as the seating position where the child

restraint will be placed.

because there is no place to anchor the

cover (if equipped).

top strap.

2) Secure the child restraint on the rear

seat using the procedure described in

“Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear

Seat Position” of this section.

3) Pull the front part of the plastic cover

downward to access the top strap

anchors.

4) Hook the top strap to the anchor

bracket and tighten the top strap

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according to the instructions provided

by the child restraint system manufac-

turer. Be sure to attach the top strap to

the corresponding anchor located

directly behind the child restraint.

WARNING

Each top tether bracket is designed

to anchor only one child restraint.

Attaching more than one child

restraint to a single bracket could

cause the anchor to come loose or

even break during a crash. A child or

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others could be injured if this hap-

pens. To help prevent injury to people

When routing the top strap, be sure to

The disks are located near the base of the

and damage to your vehicle, attach

pass it between the head restraint and

two rear outside seating positions.

only one child restraint per bracket.

the rear seatback as shown. (Refer to

“Head Restraints” in this section for

Canada only

details on how to raise or lower the

head restraint.)

Make sure that cargo does not interfere

This symbol indicates the

with routing of the top strap.

presence of a lower connector

system on a child restraint

system or booster cushion.

Lower Anchorages and Top Teth-

ers for Children (LATCH System)

Your vehicle has a LATCH system. You’ll

86Z004

find anchors (A) in the rear outside seat

positions.

To assist you in locating the lower anchors,

each seating position with the LATCH sys-

tem has a circular disk on the seatback at

each lower anchor position.

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Securing a Child Restraint

Designed for the LATCH System

(Rear)

1) Find the anchors for the seating posi-

tion you want to use, where the bottom

of the seatback meets the back of the

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seat cushion.

2) Put the child restraint on the seat.

3) Attach the anchor points on the child

restraint to the anchors in the vehicle.

The child restraint instructions will show

you how.

4) If the child restraint is forward-facing,

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attach the top strap to the top strap

anchor. See “Top Strap” in this section.

With this type of child restraint, use the

Tighten the top strap according to the

LATCH system instead of the vehicle’s

child restraint instructions.

safety belts to secure the child restraint.

5) Push and pull the child restraint in dif-

ferent directions to be sure it is secure.

WARNING

To remove the child restraint, simply

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If a LATCH-type child restraint isn’t

unhook the top strap from the top tether

attached to its anchorage points, the

anchor and then disconnect the lower

In order to use the system, you need either

restraint won’t be able to protect the

anchor points.

a forward-facing child restraint that has

child correctly. In a crash, the child

attaching points (B) at its base and a top

could be severely injured or killed.

tether anchor (C), or a rear-facing child

Make sure that a LATCH-type child

restraint that has attaching points (B), as

restraint is properly installed using

shown here.

the anchorage points. If your child

restraint is not designed for the

LATCH system, use the vehicle’s

safety belts to secure the restraint,

following the instructions that came

with that restraint, and also the

instructions in this manual.

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Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear

Seat Position

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If your child restraint is equipped with the

LATCH system, see “Lower Anchorages

and Top Tethers for Children (LATCH Sys-

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tem)” in this section. See “Top Strap” in this

section if the child restraint has one.

Buckle the belt. Make sure the release

5) To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder

If your child restraint does not have the

button is positioned so you would be

belt back into the retractor while you

LATCH system, you will be using the lap-

able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly

push down on the child restraint. If

shoulder belt to secure the child restraint in

if you ever had to.

you’re using a forward-facing child

this position. Be sure to follow the instruc-

restraint, you may find it helpful to use

tions that came with the child restraint.

your knee to push down on the child

Secure the child in the child restraint when

restraint as you tighten the belt.

and as the instructions say.

6) Push and pull the child restraint in dif-

ferent directions to be sure it is secure.

1) Put the restraint on the seat.

2) Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap

To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle

and shoulder portions of the vehicle’s

the vehicle’s safety belt and let it go back

safety belt through or around the

all the way. The safety belt will move freely

restraint. The child restraint instructions

again and be ready to work for an adult or

will show you how.

larger child passenger.

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4) Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the

way out of the retractor to set the lock.

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Securing a Child Restraint in the

Your vehicle has a right front passen-

Right Front Seat Position

WARNING

ger’s frontal air bag. See “Passenger

Sensing System” in this section. Always

A child in a rear-facing child restraint

secure a rear-facing child restraint in

can be severely injured or killed if the

the rear seat, even if the air bag is off. If

right front passenger’s frontal air bag

your child restraint is forward-facing,

inflates. This is because the back of

move the seat as far back as it will go

the rear-facing child restraint would

before securing the child restraint in this

be very close to the inflating air bag.

seat. See “Manual Seats” in this sec-

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Even though the passenger sensing

tion.

system is designed to turn off the

When the passenger sensing system

Your vehicle has a right front passenger air

passenger’s frontal air bag under cer-

has turned off the right front passen-

bag. A rear seat is a safer place to secure

tain conditions, no system is fail-

ger’s frontal and side air bag, the pas-

a child restraint. See “Where to Put the

safe, and no one can guarantee that

senger air bag off indicator should light.

Restraint” in this section.

an air bag will not deploy under some

See “Passenger Sensing System” in

unusual circumstance, even though it

In addition, your vehicle has a passenger

this section.

sensing system. The passenger sensing

is turned off. Always secure a rear-

A thick layer of additional material such

facing child restraint in the rear seat,

system is designed to turn off the right

as a blanket, or aftermarket equipment

front passenger’s frontal and side air bag

even if the air bag is off.

such as seat covers heaters or mas-

when an infant or a small child is detected.

sagers, located between the seat cush-

See

“Passenger Sensing System” and

If you need to secure a forward-facing child

ion and the child restraint or small

“Manual Seats” in this section for more

restraint in the right front seat position,

occupant, can affect how the passenger

information on this including important

move the seat as far back as it will go

sensing system operates. Remove any

safety information.

before securing the forward-facing child

additional material from the seat cush-

restraint. See “Manual Seats” in this sec-

ion before installing/securing the child

tion.

restraint or small occupant.

If you need to secure a forward-facing child

Put the child restraint on the seat.

Pick up the latch plate, and run the lap

restraint in the right front seat, you will be

using the lap-shoulder belt to secure the

and shoulder portions of the vehicle’s

safety belt through or around the

child restraint, even if the child restraint is

equipped with the LATCH system. Be sure

restraint. The child restraint instructions

will show you how.

to follow the instructions that came with the

child restraint. Secure the child in the child

restraint when and as the instructions say.

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SEATS AND RESTRAINT SYSTEMS

Supplemental Restraint

System (air bags)

This section explains the frontal and side

impact air bag systems.

WARNING

This section of the owner’s manual

describes the protection provided by

your vehicle’s SUPPLEMENTAL

RESTRAINT SYSTEM (advanced air

bags). Please read and follow ALL

these instructions carefully to mini-

L3U1069A

L3U1060A

mize your risk of severe injury or

death in the event of a collision.

Buckle the belt. Make sure the release

To tighten the belt, feed the shoulder

button is positioned so you would be

belt back into the retractor while you

Your vehicle has an advanced frontal air

able to unbuckle the safety belt quickly

push down on the child restraint. You

if you ever had to.

may find it helpful to use your knee to

bag for the driver and an advanced frontal

air bag for the right front passenger. Your

push down on the child restraint as you

tighten the belt.

vehicle also has side impact air bags for

the driver and right front passenger.

Push and pull the child restraint in dif-

ferent directions to be sure it is secure.

Your vehicle is equipped with a Supple-

If the air bag is off, the passenger air

mental Restraint System consisting of the

bag off indicator located in the clock

following components in addition to a lap-

display in center of the instrument panel

shoulder belt at each front seating position.

will be lit.

To remove the child restraint, just unbuckle

the vehicle’s safety belt and let it go back

all the way. The safety belt will move freely

again and be ready to work for an adult or

L3U1059A

larger child passenger.

Pull the rest of the shoulder belt all the

way out of the retractor to set the lock.

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SEATS AND RESTRAINT SYSTEMS

1. Driver’s air bag

2. Front passenger’s air bag

3. Safety belt pretensioner

4. Air bag controller (SDM)

5. Occupant classification module

6. “PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF”

indicator

7. Air bag readiness light

8. Early crash sensor

9. Side air bag

10. Side air bag sensor

S4U1014A

The words AIR BAG will appear on the

side of the front seatback closest to the

85Z008

door, to indicate the presence of a side

impact air bag.

Frontal air bags are designed to help

reduce the risk of injury from the force of a

frontal crash. Side impact air bags are

designed to help reduce the risk of injury

from the force of a side impact crash. But

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