Front Seats ..................................................... 9
Manual Seats ................................................ 9
Power Seats ............................................... 10
Heated Seats .............................................. 10
Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 11
Head Restraints .......................................... 13
Rear Seats .................................................... 13
Rear Seat Operation ................................... 13
Bucket Seats ............................................... 13
Captain Chairs ............................................ 22
Third Row Seat ........................................... 27
Safety Belts .................................................. 32
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 32
Questions and Answers About Safety
Belts ........................................................ 36
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 37
Driver Position ............................................. 38
Shoulder Belt Height Adjustment ................. 47
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 48
Right Front Passenger Position ................... 48
Rear Seat Passengers ................................ 48
Rear Safety Belt Comfort Guides ................ 52
Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 55
Safety Belt Extender ................................... 55
Child Restraints ............................................ 56
Older Children ............................................. 56
Infants and Young Children ......................... 59
Child Restraint Systems .............................. 63
Where to Put the Restraint .......................... 68
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) .................................... 70
Securing a Child Restraint in a Rear
Seat Position ........................................... 77
Securing a Child Restraint in the Right
Front Seat Position .................................. 80
Built-In Child Restraint ................................. 85
Airbag System .............................................. 96
Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 99
When Should an Airbag Inflate? ................ 101
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? ................. 103
How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................. 104
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
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