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Lap/Shoulder Safety Belt, Front






DESCRIPTION
The active restraints for the front seats are a three-point safety belt system. Each seating position has:
- Safety Belt Buckle
- Safety Belt Tongue
- Continuous Safety Belt
- Locking Retractor Mechanism
- Safety Belt Guide
- Anchor Hardware

OPERATION
The front passenger seat combination lap/shoulder belt has an automatic locking mode for child seat installation. This mode is activated whenever all of the belt webbing is pulled out of the retractor. While in this mode, the belt will retract (tighten) but cannot be pulled back out to obtain more length. The automatic locking mode can be disengaged by unbuckling the belt and allowing the webbing to retract fully.
The safety belt system allows freedom of movement, with the retractor mechanism locking only on hard braking, hard cornering, or impact to the vehicle of approximately 8 km/h (5 mph) or more.