Front Seats ......................................................1-2
Manual Seats ................................................1-2
Driver Seat Height Adjuster ..............................1-3
Manual Lumbar ..............................................1-3
Reclining Seatbacks ........................................1-4
Head Restraints .............................................1-5
Passenger Folding Seatback ............................1-6
Rear Seats .......................................................1-9
Split Folding Rear Seat ...................................1-9
Safety Belts ...................................................1-10
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ................1-10
Questions and Answers About Safety Belts ......1-15
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly .................1-16
Driver Position ..............................................1-16
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment (Sedan) .........1-22
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy ..................1-23
Right Front Passenger Position .......................1-23
Rear Seat Passengers ..................................1-23
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ....................1-26
Safety Belt Pretensioners ...............................1-29
Safety Belt Extender .....................................1-29
Child Restraints .............................................1-30
Older Children ..............................................1-30
Infants and Young Children ............................1-32
Child Restraint Systems .................................1-36
Where to Put the Restraint .............................1-39
Top Strap ....................................................1-39
Top Strap Anchor Location .............................1-41
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) ......................................1-42
Securing a Child Restraint Designed for the
LATCH System .........................................1-43
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear Seat
Position ...................................................1-44
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right Front
Seat Position ............................................1-46
Airbag System ...............................................1-49
Where Are the Airbags? ................................1-51
When Should an Airbag Inflate? .....................1-54
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? .......................1-55
How Does an Airbag Restrain? .......................1-56
What Will You See After an Airbag Inflates? .....1-56
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...........1-58
Adding Equipment to Your Airbag-Equipped
Vehicle ....................................................1-59
Restraint System Check ..................................1-59
Checking the Restraint Systems ......................1-59
Replacing Restraint System Parts After
a Crash ...................................................1-60
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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