4. Buckle, position and release the safety belt asdescribed inRear Seat Passengers on page 1-22.Make sure that the shoulder belt crosses theshoulder.To remove and store the comfort guides, squeeze thebelt edges together so that you can take them out of theguides. Pull the guide upward to expose its storage clip,and then slide the guide onto the clip. Turn the guide andthe clip inward and insert it in between the seatback andthe interior body, leaving only the loop of elastic cordexposed.Safety Belt PretensionersYour vehicle has safety belt pretensioners. You’ll findthem on the buckle end of the safety belts for the driverand right front passenger. They help the safety beltsreduce a person’s forward movement in a moderate tosevere crash in which the front of the vehicle hitssomething.Pretensioners work only once. If they activate in acrash, you’ll need to get new ones, and probably othernew parts for your safety belt system. SeeReplacingRestraint System Parts After a Crash on page 1-60.Safety Belt ExtenderIf the vehicle’s safety belt will fasten around you, youshould use it.But if a safety belt isn’t long enough to fasten, your dealerwill order you an extender. It’s free. When you go in toorder it, take the heaviest coat you will wear, so theextender will be long enough for you. The extender will bejust for you, and just for the seat in your vehicle that youchoose. Don’t let someone else use it, and use it only forthe seat it is made to fit. To wear it, just attach it to theregular safety belt.1-28
