Front Seats ......................................................1-2
Manual Seats ................................................1-2
Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-3
Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-3
Head Restraints .............................................1-5
Easy Entry Seat .............................................1-5
Rear Seats .......................................................1-7
Rear Seat Operation .......................................1-7
Safety Belts ...................................................1-11
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-11
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-15
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-16
Driver Position ..............................................1-16
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-25
Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-26
Center Passenger Position .............................1-26
Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-28
Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-30
Child Restraints .............................................1-31
Older Children ..............................................1-31
Infants and Young Children ............................1-34
Child Restraint Systems .................................1-37
Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-40
Top Strap ....................................................1-41
Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-43
Lower Anchorages and Top Tethers for
Children (LATCH System) ...........................1-44
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for
the LATCH System ....................................1-46
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Outside Seat Position ................................1-46
Securing a Child Restraint in a Center
Rear Seat Position ....................................1-49
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position ....................................1-51
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) ..............1-54
Where Are the Air Bags? ...............................1-56
When Should an Air Bag Inflate? ....................1-57
What Makes an Air Bag Inflate? .....................1-57
How Does an Air Bag Restrain? .....................1-58
What Will You See After an
Air Bag Inflates? .......................................1-58
Servicing Your Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle .........1-60
Adding Equipment to Your
Air Bag-Equipped Vehicle ...........................1-61
Restraint System Check ..................................1-61
Checking Your Restraint Systems ...................1-61
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash ............................................1-62
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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