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Fastening the Seatbelts
The front outboard and rear safety restraints in the vehicle are combination lap and shoulder belts.
- Insert the belt tongue into the proper buckle (the buckle closest to the direction the tongue is coming from) until you hear a snap and feel it latch.
- Make sure the tongue is securely fastened in the buckle.
- To unfasten, press the release button and remove the tongue from the buckle.
When in use, place the rear seatbelts in the belt guides on the outboard seatbacks.
Using Seatbelts During Pregnancy
WARNING:
Always ride and drive with your seatback upright and properly fasten your seatbelt. Fit the lap portion of the seatbelt snugly and low across the hips. Position the shoulder portion of the seatbelt across your chest. Pregnant women must follow this practice. See the following figure. |
Pregnant women should always wear their seatbelt.Position the lap belt portion of a combination lap and shoulder belt low across the hips below the belly and worn as tight as comfort allows.
Position the should belt to cross the middle of the shoulder and the center of the chest.
Seatbelt Locking Modes
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WARNING:
After a crash, have a qualified technician check all the seatbelts to make sure the seatbelts including the automatic locking retractor feature for child restraints operate properly. We recommend replacing any system that has damage or does not operate properly. Failure to do so can result in personal injury or death in the event of a sudden stop or another crash.
WARNING:
You must replace the seatbelt if the automatic locking retractor or any other seatbelt function is not operating correctly. Failure to replace the seatbelt and retractor assembly could increase the risk of injury in a crash. |
All safety restraints in the vehicle are combination lap and shoulder belts. The driver seatbelt has the first type of locking mode, and the front outboard passenger and rear seat seatbelts have both types of locking modes described as follows:
Vehicle Sensitive Mode
This is the normal retractor mode, which allows free shoulder belt length adjustment to your movements and locking in response to vehicle movement. For example, if the driver brakes suddenly or turns a corner sharply, or the vehicle receives an impact of about
5 mph (8 km/h) or more, the combination seatbelts lock to help reduce forward movement of the driver and passengers.
In addition, the retractor is designed to lock if you pull the webbing out too quickly. If this occurs, let the belt retract slightly and pull the webbing out again in a slow and controlled manner.
Automatic Locking Mode
In this mode, the shoulder belt automatically pre-locks. The belt still retracts to remove any slack in the shoulder belt. The automatic locking mode is not available on the driver seatbelt.
When to Use the Automatic Locking Mode
Use this mode any time a child safety seat, except a booster, is installed in passenger front or rear seating positions. Properly restrain children 12 years old and under in a rear seating position whenever possible. See
Child Safety.
How to Use the Automatic Locking Mode
- Buckle the combination lap and shoulder belt.
- Grasp the shoulder portion and pull downward until you pull the entire belt out.
Allow the belt to retract. As the belt retracts, you will hear a clicking sound. This indicates the seatbelt is now in the automatic locking mode.
How to Disengage the Automatic Locking Mode
Unbuckle the combination lap and shoulder belt and allow it to retract completely to disengage the automatic locking mode and turn on the vehicle sensitive (emergency) locking mode.
How to Extract Seatbelts in the Rear Outboard Positions
Seatbelts in the rear outboard positions can lock if the seatback is returned firmly to its upright position. Unlock the seatbelts using the following procedures.
For vehicles where the rear seats recline:
- Recline the seat to its full rear recline position.
- The seatbelt should then unlock.
- Return the seatback to its desired upright position.
For vehicles with rear seats that do not recline or are locked with the seat in its full rear recline position:
- Grasp the seatbelt webbing at the top of the seatback.
- Pull the seatbelt webbing forward, firmly.
- After pulling the seatbelt forward, allow the seatbelt to feed back into the seatbelt retractor as much as possible. If necessary, press the seatback down to allow the seatbelt webbing to retract further.
- The seatbelt should then unlock.
- If the seatbelt does not unlock, repeat steps 1-3.
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