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 any 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
3WARNING
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 occupant's lap.
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β Lap/shoulder seat belts
1About Your Seat Belts
All five or seven 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 familiarise with the legal requirements of the
countries in which you will drive.
The seat belt must be properly secured when using a front-facing child restraint
system.
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If you extend the seat belt too quickly, it will lock in
place. If this happens, slightly retract the seat belt,
then extend it slowly.
β 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.
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.
β Front seats
The seat belt system includes an indicator on
the instrument panel to remind the driver or a
front passenger or both to fasten their seat
belts.
If the ignition switch is turned to ON (w*1 and
a seat belt is not fastened, the indicator will
blink. After a few seconds, the indicator will
come on and remain illuminated until the seat
belt is fastened.
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 one sitting in the front passengerβs seat. Check if:
β’ There is nothing heavy placed on the front
passenger seat.
β’ The driverβs seat belt is fastened.
The beeper will periodically sound and the
indicator will blink while the vehicle is moving
until the seat belt is fastened.
If the indicator does not light when the passenger is
seated and is not fastened, something may be
interfering with the occupant detection sensor.
Check if:
β’ A cushion is placed on the seat.
β’ The front passenger is not sitting properly.
If none of these conditions exist, have your vehicle
checked by a dealer.
*1: Models with the keyless access system have an ENGINE START/STOP button instead of an
ignition switch.
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β Rear seats
Models without third row seat
: Latched
Your vehicle monitors rear seat belt use.
The driver information interface notifies you if
any of the rear seat belts are used.
: Unlatched
The display appears when:
β’ A rear door is opened or 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.
Models with third row seat
: Latched
To see the display:
: Unlatched
Press the
(display/information) button.
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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 and the outer second row seats are equipped with automatic seat belt
tensioners to enhance safety.
The tensioners automatically tighten the front seat belts and the outer second row
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.
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1Seat Belt e-pretensioners
Seat Belt e-pretensioners
β
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:
β’ Supplemental Restraint System Indicator is on.
β’ 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.
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