Front Seats ..................................................... 8
Manual Seats ................................................ 8
Driver Seat Height Adjuster ........................... 9
Reclining Seatbacks .................................... 10
Seatback Latches ........................................ 12
Safety Belts .................................................. 12
Safety Belts: They Are for Everyone ........... 12
Questions and Answers About
Safety Belts ............................................. 17
How to Wear Safety Belts Properly ............. 18
Driver Position ............................................. 18
Safety Belt Use During Pregnancy .............. 26
Passenger Position ...................................... 27
Safety Belt Pretensioners ............................ 27
Safety Belt Extender ................................... 27
Child Restraints ............................................ 28
Older Children ............................................. 28
Infants and Young Children ......................... 30
Child Restraint Systems .............................. 34
Lower Anchors and Tethers for
Children (LATCH) .................................... 38
Securing a Child Restraint in the
Passenger Seat Position .......................... 38
Airbag System .............................................. 43
Where Are the Airbags? .............................. 45
When Should an Airbag Inflate? .................. 47
What Makes an Airbag Inflate? ................... 48
How Does an Airbag Restrain? ................... 48
What Will You See After an
Airbag Inflates? ........................................ 48
Passenger Sensing System ......................... 50
Servicing Your Airbag-Equipped Vehicle ...... 54
Adding Equipment to Your
Airbag-Equipped Vehicle .......................... 55
Restraint System Check ............................... 56
Checking the Restraint Systems .................. 56
Replacing Restraint System Parts
After a Crash ........................................... 57
Section 1 Seats and Restraint Systems
7