Seat Belts
About Your Seat Belts
Seat belts are the single most effective safety device because they keep you
connected to the vehicle so that you can take advantage of many built-in safety
features. They also help to keep you from being thrown against the inside of the
vehicle, against other passengers, or out of the vehicle. When worn properly, seat
belts also keep your body properly positioned in a crash so that you can take full
advantage of the additional protection provided by the airbags.
1About Your Seat Belts
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Not wearing a seat belt properly increases
the chance of serious injury or death in a
crash, even though your vehicle has
airbags.
In addition, seat belts help to protect you in almost every type of crash, including:
Be sure you and your passengers always
wear seat belts and wear them properly.
- frontal impacts
- side impacts
- rear impacts
- rollovers
WARNING: Seat belts are designed to bear upon the
bony structure of the body, and should be worn low
across the front of the pelvis or the pelvis, chest and
shoulders, as applicable; wearing the lap section of
the belt across the abdominal area must be avoided.
WARNING: Seat belts should be adjusted as firmly as
possible, consistent with comfort, to provide the
protection for which they have been designed. A
slack belt will greatly reduce the protection afforded
to the wearer.
WARNING: Belts should not be worn with straps
twisted.
WARNING: Each belt assembly must only be used by
one occupant; it is dangerous to put a belt around a
child being carried on the occupantβs lap.
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Lap/shoulder seat belts
1About Your Seat Belts
All five seating positions are equipped with lap/shoulder seat belts with emergency
locking retractors. In normal driving the retractor lets you move freely while keeping
some tension on the belt. During a collision or sudden stop the retractor locks to
restrain your body.
Seat belts cannot completely protect you in every
crash. But in most cases, seat belts can reduce your
risk of serious injury.
Most countries require you to wear seat belts. Take
time to familiarize with the legal requirements of the
countries in which you will drive.
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Proper use of seat belts
Follow these guidelines for proper use:
β’ All occupants should sit upright, well back in the seat, and remain in that position
for the duration of the trip. Slouching and leaning reduce the effectiveness of the
belt and can increase the chance of serious injury in a crash.
The emergency locking retractor may lock if you lean
forward too quickly. Slower movements will allow
the belt to extend fully without locking.
β’ Never place the shoulder part of a lap/shoulder seat belt under your arm or
behind your back. This could cause very serious injuries in a crash.
β’ Two people should never use the same seat belt. If they do, they could be very
seriously injured in a crash.
β’ Do not put any accessories on the seat belts. Devices intended to improve comfort
or reposition the shoulder part of a seat belt can reduce the protective capability
and increase the chance of serious injury in a crash.
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1Seat Belt Reminder
Seat Belt Reminder
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The indicator will also come on if a front passenger
does not fasten their seat belt within six seconds after
the ignition switch is turned to ON (w*1
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Front seats
Your vehicle monitors front seat belt use. If
the ignition switch is turned to ON (w*1
before the driverβs seat belt is fastened, the
indicator will blink. If the driver does not
fasten the belt, the indicator will remain on.
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When no one is sitting in the front passengerβs seat,
the indicator will not come on and the beeper will not
sound.
If the indicator comes on or the beeper sounds with
no front passenger, or with a passenger wearing the
seat belt, something may be interfering with the
occupant detection sensor. Such as:
The beeper will also periodically sound and
the indicator will blink while driving until the
driverβs seat belt is fastened.
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Heavy items are on the seat.
A cushion is placed on the seat.
The front passenger is not sitting properly.
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Rear seats
Your vehicle also monitors rear seat belt use.
A multi-information display notifies you if any
of the rear seat belts are used.
: Latched
: Unlatched
If none of these conditions exist, have your vehicle
checked by a dealer as soon as possible.
The display appears when:
β’ A rear door is opened and closed.
β’ Any of the rear passengers latches or
unlatches their seat belt.
The beeper sounds if any rear passengerβs seat
belt is unlatched while driving.
To see the display:
Press the
button.
*1: Models with the keyless access system have an ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an
ignition switch.
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1Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners
Automatic Seat Belt Tensioners
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The seat belt tensioners can only operate once.
If a tensioner is activated, the SRS indicator will come
on. Have a dealer replace the tensioner and
thoroughly inspect the seat belt system as it may not
offer protection in a subsequent crash.
The front seats are equipped with automatic
seat belt tensioners to enhance safety.
The tensioners automatically tighten the front
seat belts during a moderate-to-severe frontal
collision, sometimes even if the collision is not
severe enough to inflate the front airbags.
During a moderate-to-severe side impact, the
tensioner on that side of the vehicle also activates.
1Seat Belt e-pretensioners*
Seat Belt e-pretensioners*
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If only the e-pretensioners were activated, no
components need to be replaced.
Are the motor-powered pretensioners that
start to retract the front seat belts when the
CMBS, brake assist system, or VSA system is in
operation. They may also activate when you
steer the vehicle hard, or the vehicle is
impacted. After retracted, the seat belts are
slackened to their original positions.
The e-pretensioners may not work if:
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Supplemental Restraint System Indicator is on.
Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) System Indicator is on.
As convenient features, the e-pretensioners
slightly retract the seat belts when you latch
the seat belt buckle, depress the brake pedal
more aggressively than you normally do, or
make a sharp turn, and fully retract when you
release the seat belt buckle.
* Not available on all models
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