Owner's Manual
Safety Belts: They’re for Everyone
This part
of
the manual tells you how to use safety belts
properly. It also tells you some things you should not do
with safety belts.
And it explains the air bag system.
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CAUTION:
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Don’t let anyone ride where he or she can’t wear
a safety belt properly.
If
you are in
a
crash and
you’re not wearing
a
safety belt, your injuries
can be much worse. You can hit things inside the
vehicle
or
be ejected from it.
You
can be seriously
injured
or
killed.
In
the same crash, you might
not be if
you
are buckled up. Always fasten your
safety belt, and check that your passengers’ belts
are fastened properly too.
Your vehicle has a light that
comes on as a reminder to
buckle up. (See “Safety
Belt Reminder Light’’
in
the Index.)
In
most states and Canadian provinces, the law says to
wear safety belts. Here’s why:
They
work.
You
never know if you’ll be in a crash.
If
you do have a
crash, you don’t know
if
it
will be
a
bad one.
A
few crashes are mild, and some crashes can be
so
serious that even buckled up
a
person wouldn’t survive.
But most crashes are in between.
In
many of them,
people who buckle up can survive and sometimes walk
away. Without belts they could have been badly hurt
or killed.
After more than
25
years
of
safety belts
in
vehicles,
the facts are clear.
In
most crashes buckling
up
does
matter
...
a lot!
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