Wearing Seat Belts
Wearing Seat Belts
WARNING: Seat belts should be worn by all occupants for every journey, no matter the driving distance. Failure to do so greatly increases the risk of death or serious injury in the event of a collision.
Seat belts and child restraint systems are the most effective means of restraining vehicle occupants from impact forces, which, in turn, minimizes the danger of injury from interior impacts and the effects of whiplash. Therefore, wearing a seat belt is required by law in most markets.
All seating positions are equipped with three-point inertia retractor seat belts. Inertia retractor seat belts are tensioned automatically and allow freedom of movement during normal driving conditions.
The seat belt retractor automatically locks, preventing movement of occupants, whenever your vehicle experiences the force associated with hard acceleration, braking, cornering, or on impact in a collision. The retractor may also lock when driving on steep hills or slopes.
Automatic Locking Retractors (ALR)
Note: Automatic Locking Retractors are dependent on the market configuration of the vehicle and may not be installed on your vehicle.
To securely hold child safety seats, the front passenger and all rear passenger seating positions are equipped with an Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR). When the belt is completely extended and then allowed to retract (even slightly), the retractor locks so that it cannot be extended. To disengage the ALR, allow the belt to fully retract. See Installing Seat Belt Retained Child Seats.